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Last Updated: May 27, 2023
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2023 EVENTS | |
May 28, 2023 - 2:00 pm.The Concord Historical Society and the San Ramon Valley Branch (SRVB) Model Railroad Group, present an N-scale model of the San Ramon Valley Branch Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it was circa 1914 to 1924 at the new Concord Historical Society Museum Exhibit Space, 1928 Clayton Road, Concord, CA. MAP • FLYER |
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TUOLUMNE PRESERVATION EXPRESS | June 3, 2023 - 4:30 pm, Wine & Cheese Train Ride, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, 10501 Reservoir Rd, Jamestown, CA • MAP • FLYER • Boards 4:30 PM • Departs 5:00 PM • Join us on a very special train sponsored by the Tuolumne Historical Railroad Association, Inc. (THRA), a California 50l(c)(3) non-profit corporation dedicated to local railroad preservation projects. The Tuolumne Preservation Express is a rolling party that will travel through the beautiful Mother Lode countryside west of Jamestown on a two-plus hour trip. Wine, cheese, and munchies provided by area restaurants are included in the ticket price (non-alcoholic beverages will be served to passengers under the age of 21). Beer and soft drinks will be available. Sonora's acclaimed Black Irish Band will be on board, strolling through the coaches, playing its most popular songs. Order your tickets today to avoid disappointment! Learn about our association and purchase tickets online at www.TuolumneRailroad.org. Tickets: $50.00 for THRA Members $75.00 for Non-Members FOR PCR MEMBERS AND ATTENDEES OF THE WEST SIDE REUNION YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT $50 PER PERSON FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR GUESTS. APPROVED BY JOHN ZACH, THRA TREASURER. |
June 7 – 11, 2023 - Pacific Southwest Region's Grand Canyon Special 2023 Convention, High Country Conference Center, 201 West Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ. MAP The highlight of the convention will be the chartered steam train ride to and from the Grand Canyon on Saturday, June 10th. |
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June 10 & 11, 2023 - Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Model Train Show, Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club, Monroe Gymnasium (next to Coy Burnett Stadium) at the Corner of Snyder Ave and Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, CA. • MAP Listen to the whistles, bells, huffing and chuffing as you watch the operating layouts in Large Scale, Lionel, S, HOn3, and Z Modules. It's a fun time for the public as well as the modelers. There will also be a promotions table, featuring gift items for the rail fans in your family: hats, shirts, mugs, pins, patches and more. The Lancaster North Western Garden Railroad Club will be joining us with their “G” Gauge layout. The ZoCal club will be joining us with their Z scale layout. Southern California S-Gaugers Club will be joining us with their S scale layout. We will also have a bake sale. There will be vendors selling train and model train items. Admission is FREE! For more information call or text Mike @ (661?) 330-4814. |
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National N Scale Convention 2023 | June 14-16, 2023 - 29th National N Scale Convention, Hosted by The N Scale Enthusiast. Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks, Nevada • MAP
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June 17, 2023 - 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, San Francisco Bay Area Prototype Modelers 2023 Meet, St. David's School Hall, 871 Sonoma St., Richmond, CA. MAP View lots of superb railroad models! Bring your models, finished or, better yet, still in progress! All scales, eras, and roads are welcome. Bring your Friends! Featuring:
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June 24 – 25, 2023 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Model Railroad Open House,
Carquinez Model Railroad Society, 645 Loring Ave (across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA. • MAP Come visit this HO scale tri-level 36' x 60' model railroad depicting the Southern Pacific/Union Pacific railroad as it traverses California from Oakland, California through the picturesque East Bay before climbing through the dramatic scenery of the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sparks, Nevada. Our walk-around model railroad allows you to closely follow a train as it traverses the railroad from Oakland to Sparks. Admission: $5.00; children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult. Info: president@cmrstrainclub.org or secretary@cmrstrainclub.org |
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June 30, 2023 • 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monthly Model Train Show,
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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July 28, 2023 • 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monthly Model Train Show,
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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July 29, 2023 - 10:00 am,
Daylight Division Summer Meet, South Coast Railroad Museum at the Historic Goleta Depot, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA. • MAP Bruce Morden is working on getting the presentations/clinics and layout tours organized, so please be sure to check out the latest Daylight Summer Meet information by visiting the Next Daylight Meet webpage. Please consider joining us in Goleta on Saturday, July 29th, for the Daylight Division Summer Meet. Besides, for you Valley members, it's a great excuse to escape the Valley's summer blazing heat!!! Besides, we'd greatly appreciate seeing you folks once more! |
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August 20 – 26, 2023 - Texas Express 2023, NMRA National Convention, Hosted by Lone Star Region. Convention Hotel: Gaylord Texan, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas, USA • MAP | |
August 25, 2023 • 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monthly Model Train Show,
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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August 26 – 27, 2023 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Model Railroad Open House,
Carquinez Model Railroad Society, 645 Loring Ave (across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA. • MAP Come visit this HO scale tri-level 36' x 60' model railroad depicting the Southern Pacific/Union Pacific railroad as it traverses California from Oakland, California through the picturesque East Bay before climbing through the dramatic scenery of the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sparks, Nevada. Our walk-around model railroad allows you to closely follow a train as it traverses the railroad from Oakland to Sparks. Admission: $5.00; children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult. Info: president@cmrstrainclub.org or secretary@cmrstrainclub.org |
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September 10, 2023 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Model Railroad Open House,
Carquinez Model Railroad Society, 645 Loring Ave (across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA. • MAP Come visit this HO scale tri-level 36' x 60' model railroad depicting the Southern Pacific/Union Pacific railroad as it traverses California from Oakland, California through the picturesque East Bay before climbing through the dramatic scenery of the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sparks, Nevada. Our walk-around model railroad allows you to closely follow a train as it traverses the railroad from Oakland to Sparks. Admission: $5.00; children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult. Info: president@cmrstrainclub.org or secretary@cmrstrainclub.org |
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September 16 & 17, 2023 - 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Weekend Model Train Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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September 29, 2023 • 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monthly Model Train Show,
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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October 6 – 8, 2023 -
Central Coast Railroad Festival, San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties, CA. Hosted by San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum, 1940 Santa Barbara Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA. MAP |
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October 14 – 15, 2023 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Model Railroad Open House,
Carquinez Model Railroad Society, 645 Loring Ave (across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA. • MAP Come visit this HO scale tri-level 36' x 60' model railroad depicting the Southern Pacific/Union Pacific railroad as it traverses California from Oakland, California through the picturesque East Bay before climbing through the dramatic scenery of the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sparks, Nevada. Our walk-around model railroad allows you to closely follow a train as it traverses the railroad from Oakland to Sparks. Admission: $5.00; children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult. Info: president@cmrstrainclub.org or secretary@cmrstrainclub.org |
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October 25 – 28, 2023 -
SPH&TS Bakersfield 2023 Convention,
Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bakersfield,
3100 Camino Del Rio Court, Bakersfield, CA • MAP |
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October 27, 2023 • 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monthly Model Train Show,
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD MONTH! | |
November 11 & 12, 2023 - Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, International Railfair Model Railroad Show.
NEW VENUE! We display operating model railroads to the public and educate the public about model railroading, railroad history, and prototypical railroad operations. We want to share the best family hobby in the world with you and your family! The two-day show is called "International Railfair" because one of our sponsor clubs, European Train Enthusiasts, specializes in building and operating European model railroads. Today our show has become a county fair of model railroad activities. International Railfair offers many operating model railroads. The show will be filled with operating model railroads of different scales and sellers who sell model railroad and railfan products. The Rainbow Girls will operate snack bars during both days of the show. Kids love model railroads. So do adult kids! Be sure to bring your cameras and plan to spend a day full of fun for you and your family! If you have any questions while at the show, please feel free to ask our members wearing green International Railfair vests. |
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November 17 – 19, 2023 - Friday: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Holiday Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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November 24 – 26, 2023 - Friday: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Saturday & Sunday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Holiday Show, Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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December 9 – 10, 2023 - 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Model Railroad Open House,
Carquinez Model Railroad Society, 645 Loring Ave (across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA. • MAP Come visit this HO scale tri-level 36' x 60' model railroad depicting the Southern Pacific/Union Pacific railroad as it traverses California from Oakland, California through the picturesque East Bay before climbing through the dramatic scenery of the Sierra Nevada mountains to Sparks, Nevada. Our walk-around model railroad allows you to closely follow a train as it traverses the railroad from Oakland to Sparks. Admission: $5.00; children under 16 free when accompanied by an adult. Info: president@cmrstrainclub.org or secretary@cmrstrainclub.org |
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December 29, 2023 • 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Monthly Model Train Show,
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society, in Larkey Park, 2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek, CA. • MAP The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (WCMRS) operates the Diablo Valley Lines (DVL) model railroad, one of the most mountainous and one of the largest exclusively HO scale model railroads in the United States. This model railroad features standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban (overhead electric) freight and trolley lines. Fares: • $5.00 Adults • $3.00 Seniors & Children (6-12 yrs) • Children under 6: FREE For information call: (925) 937-1888 Visit our website: wcmrs.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcmrs |
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2024 and FUTURE EVENTS | |
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February 2 – 4, 2024 – San Francisco Bay Area Layout Design & Operations Weekend 2023. Sponsored by Pacific Coast Region-NMRA and Layout Design SIG
Location to be announced The Bay Area Layout Design and Operations meet is a model railroading event for modelers interested in model railroad design, model railroad operations, railroad and local history, or any related topic. The event is a mix of clinics and talks, in-person events, and tours of model railroads in the San Francisco Bay Area. We also invite attendees to participate in operating sessions on local model railroads, and especially invite folks who haven't done operations before to join in. If you'd like feedback or advice on model railroad design, you can sign up for a layout design consulting session where you can brainstorm or seek advice from other modelers about your future layout design. The meet is open to ALL, regardless of affiliation or membership. NMRA, PCR, LDSIG, OPSIG membership is NOT required! Website for the January 30-31, 2021 SIG Meet TSG Multimedia's video of Bay Area Meet 2019. TSG video report of Live Crew Lounge Panel Discussion at 2020's meet (Starts at 0:49) |
April 24 – 28, 2024 - The Tech Line, Silicon Valley, CA, Pacific Coast Region 2024 Convention. Sonesta San Jose - Milpitas Hotel, 777 Bellew Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. • MAP |
Future NMRA Conventions for Long Range Planning
August 20 – 26, 2023 - Texas Express 2023, Gaylord Texan Hotel, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas, USA.
August 4 – 11, 2024 - SurfLiner 2024 NMRA 2024 National Convention, The Westin Long Beach, 333 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, California, USA. (MAP)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations are still closed in 2021. Please refer to the sponsoring organization's website for their current status. The PCR is not responsible for events canceled without notice. There is no guarantee events will happen as shown below.
Weekly Club Activities
Changes? e-Mail Dave Grenier at: pcrWebmaster@pcrnmra.org
Every Monday 7:00 PM / Santa Cruz County Railroad Historical Society (HO, N, G)
Watsonville, CA / Rick Lopez, e-mail: rick213@pnet.net or 831-768-8211Every Tuesday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM / Empire Builders Model Railroad Club (HO) 3318 School St, Oakland, CA / e-mail: president@ebmrc.org. Also see Saturday.
Every Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 PM / Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club (HO)
Roseville, CA / George Carter, e-mail: Geo_Clairie_Carter@msn.comEvery Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 PM / Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society (HO, N)
Bakersfield, CA / Doug Wagner, e-mail: carldw@aol.com or 661-589-0391 / Club phone 661-325-5820Every Tuesday 5:00 to 8:00 PM / South Bay Historical Railroad Society (Museum, Library, HO, N, 4'8½")
1005 Railroad Ave, Santa Clara, CA / Club phone 408-243-3969. Also see Saturday.Every Tuesday / Lompoc Valley Model Railroad and Historical Society (HO) CLOSED – Another Fallen Flag!
Gone, but not forgotten. See the photos taken by Anita Walker, owner of Central Coast Trains at the Society's 2015 open house.Every Tuesday 7:30 PM / South Coast Society of Model Engineers (Z, N, HO, O, G, Steam, Trolley, Diesel)
Round robin meetings weekly at members' homes. Also field trips. Business meeting on third Tuesday at Wood Glen Hall, 3010 Foothill Rd (@Alamar), Santa Barbara, CA / Contact: Bruce Morden, e-mail: bdmorden@sbceo.orgEvery Tuesday and Friday 7:00 - 10:00 pm / Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club Work and gab session (HO) Antioch, CA / E-mail: info@blackdiamondlines.com / Club phone 925-779-1964.
Every Tuesday and Friday 7:00 PM / Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (HO, HOn3)
Walnut Creek, CA / Darlene Ferguson, e-mail: totempolekds@hotmail.com / Club phone 925-937-1888Every Wednesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (and every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM • Admission: Free / Bay Area N-Trak Model Railroad Club (N)
Wells Fargo Express Room, Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, 900 Loring Ave., Crockett, CA • Map / Donations are welcome. / Contact: Jim Gray, send text to 925-260-5804 or e-mail to graymarks@hotmail.comNEW! Added 10/17/22 • Every Wednesday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM / Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers, Inc. / 75th Anniversary Year / 854 E Broadway, San Gabriel, CA 91776 • MAP / Large HO-scale model railroad / Free admission / Call to confirm: (626) 285-1031 / Contact: Marc Thrasher: email general_superintendent@highlandpacificrr.com
Every Wednesday 7:30 PM / Gold Coast Modular RR Club (HO)
Meets in members' homes in Ventura County, CA / Jerry Mittelholtz, e-mail: mittelj@vcss.k12.ca.us or 805-525-5136 / David Minkin, e-mail: dddave@compuserve.comEvery Wednesday (and Saturday/Sunday) from April to December, Wednesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Trains run on Sundays only, admission is charged. Displays are open for viewing on Wednesday and Saturday, admission is free / Golden State Model Railroad Museum / East Bay Model Engineers Society (O, HO, N, Narrow Gauge, Traction) / Point Richmond, CA / Club Phone 510-234-4884 or info@gsmrm.org
Every Wednesday & Friday 7:00 to 10:00 PM / Carquinez Model Railroad Society (HO)
645 Loring Ave (Across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA / Greg Ockander 510-787-6703 or cmrs.trainclub@gmail.comEvery Wednesday 7:00 to 9:00 PM / West Bay Model Railroad Association (HO) / 1090 Merrill Street, south end of the Menlo Park Caltrain Station, Menlo Park, CA / Scheduled work sessions. Construction and scenery 100% complete on new DCC 2-level layout designed for operations; signaling design in process. Visitors welcome. Membership open. e-mail westbaylines@gmail.com
Every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday / Santa Susana Railroad Historical Society (HO)
Simi Valley, CA / Richard Dale Parshall, e-mail: oltwntrn@pacbell.net / 805-522-9721 or jamromin@socal.rr.com / http://www.trainweb.org/ssmrc/Every Thursday 2:00 to 7:30 PM, also Saturday, events permitting, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM / The Tidewater Southern MRC Inc & Tidewater Southern Railway Historical Society Inc.(HO / N)
San Joaquin Fairgrounds, Building 1, corner of Airport and Charter Ways (Hwy 4), Stockton, CA / Tiffany Barning, tidewatersrhs@gmail.comEvery Thursday 5:00 to 8:00 PM and Sunday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM / Eastern Sierra Railroad Society (HO, N) / 520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 / Facebook page or call Gary Gearhart, (760) 269-5762
Every Thursday 6:15 PM / Thursday Nite Boomers (all) / San Luis Obispo County, CA / Terry N. Taylor, e-mail: terryntaylor@charter.net or 805-595-9535
Every Friday 7:00 PM / Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (HO, HOn3)
Walnut Creek, CA / Darlene Ferguson, e-mail: totempolekds@hotmail.com / Club phone 925-937-1888Every Friday / Lompoc Valley Model Railroad and Historical Society (HO) CLOSED – Another Fallen Flag!
Gone, but not forgotten. See the photos taken by Anita Walker, owner of Central Coast Trains at the Society's 2015 open house.Every Friday 7:00 - 10:00 pm / Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club Work and gab session (HO) Antioch, CA / E-mail: info@blackdiamondlines.com / Club phone 925-779-1964 (Also Tuesday night)
Every Friday 7:30 PM / Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society (HO, On3)
Sacramento, CA / Dave Megeath, e-mail: d.megeath@comcast.net or 916-927-3618Every Friday 7:30 PM / Silicon Valley Lines Model Railroad Club (HO)
San Jose, CA / Bernhard Beck, e-mail: svl@siliconvalleylines.com or 408-753-6196 • Weekly meetings of club members currently are on Google Meet. Visit Website for details.Every Friday 7:30 - 9:30 PM / Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (HO, N)
Niles Plaza, Fremont, CA / Stanley Keiser, e-mail: sbkeiser@juno.com or 510-791-1504Every Saturday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM / Fresno Model Railroad Club (HO, N)
1321 Betty Lane, Selma, CA / Mailing Address: PO Box 181, Selma, CA 93662Every Saturday 9:00 AM to Noon / Belmont Model Railroad Club (HO)
1719 E. Belmont Avenue, Fresno, CA / Facebook page. Info: (559) 289-5549.Every Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM / San Leandro Historical Railway Society (HO, O, G)
1302 Orchard Ave, San Leandro, CA / Information: Eugene (510) 963-2985 or info@slhrs.org.Every Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM / South Bay Historical Railroad Society (Museum, Library, HO, N, 4'8½") 1005 Railroad Ave, Santa Clara, CA / Club phone 408-243-3969. Also see Tuesday.
Every Saturday, events permitting, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, also every Thursday 2:00 to 7:30 PM / The Tidewater Southern MRC Inc & Tidewater Southern Railway Historical Society Inc.(HO / N)
San Joaquin Fairgrounds, Building 1, corner of Airport and Charter Ways (Hwy 4), Stockton, CA / Tiffany Barning, tidewatersrhs@gmail.comEvery Saturday (and Wednesday/Sunday) from April to December, Wednesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Trains run on Sundays only, admission is charged. Displays are open for viewing on Wednesday and Saturday, admission is free / Golden State Model Railroad Museum / East Bay Model Engineers Society (O, HO, N, Narrow Gauge, Traction) / Point Richmond, CA / Club Phone 510-234-4884 or info@gsmrm.org
Every Saturday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM / Empire Builders Model Railroad Club (HO) 3318 School St, Oakland, CA / e-mail: president@ebmrc.org. Also see Tuesday.
Every Saturday Noon to 5:00 PM / West Bay Model Railroad Association (HO) / 1090 Merrill Street, south end of the Menlo Park Caltrain Station, Menlo Park, CA / Scheduled work sessions. Construction and scenery 100% complete on new DCC 2-level layout designed for operations; signaling design in process. Visitors welcome. Membership open. e-mail westbaylines@gmail.com
Every Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM / Amador County Model Railroad Museum (HO) / 13828 Gold Mine Rd., Suite 1, Pine Grove, CA. / Call (209) 418-5820 for more information.
Open during COVID-19 • We will remain open if anyone wishes to come run their HO DCC trains with us. Please contact us before showing up. We look forward to having some fun with all of you.Every Sunday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and Thursday 5:00 to 8:00 PM / Eastern Sierra Railroad Society (HO, N) / 520 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 / Facebook page or call Gary Gearhart, (760) 269-5762
Every Sunday (and Wednesday/Saturday) from April to December, Wednesday 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Trains run on Sundays only, admission is charged. Displays are open for viewing on Wednesday and Saturday, admission is free / Golden State Model Railroad Museum / East Bay Model Engineers Society (O, HO, N, Narrow Gauge, Traction) / Point Richmond, CA / Club Phone 510-234-4884 or info@gsmrm.org
Monthly Club Activities
Changes? e-Mail Dave Grenier at: pcrWebmaster@pcrnmra.org
First Thursday - 10:00 AM / Siskiyou Model RR Club / Currently meeting at members' hones. Info: Tom Brass, (530) 842-4921
First Saturday 10:00 AM / San Leandro Historical Railway Society (HO, O, G), Monthly meeting / 1302 Orchard Ave, San Leandro, CA / Information: Eugene 510-963-2985 / Info: info@slhrs.org.
First Saturday 11:00 am to 12:00 PM / Golden State Model Railroad Museum / East Bay Model Engineers Society (O, HO, N, Narrow Gauge, Traction) / Point Richmond, CA / Club Phone 510-234-4884 or info@gsmrm.org. Free coffee and doughnuts.
First Saturday 12:30 PM / European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) Sacramento Chapter (HO, HOm, N)
3600 J Street, Sacramento, CA. (entrance from 36th Street near East Sacramento YMCA). Social and H0 layout running 12:30 to 2:00 PM, then program/show and tell, followed by 2:30 PM business meeting. / Contact: Dusan Petras (650) 300-9504 or Helmuth Nixdorf (916) 481-0991, e-mail: dusanpetras@aol.com / See the website for additional information: www.ete.org.Second Tuesday 7:30 PM / Empire Builders Model Railroad Club (HO) 3318 School St, Oakland, CA / e-mail: president@ebmrc.org
Second Wednesday 7:30 PM / Golden Empire Historical and Modeling Society (HO&N)
Bakersfield, CA / Doug Wagner, e-mail: carldw@aol.com or 661-589-0391 / Club phone: 661-325-5820Second Saturday 10:00 AM / Tehachapi Loop RR Club / Tehachapi, CA / Tom O'Brien, e-mail: threerail@earthlink.net 661-822-1546
Second (and Fourth) Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (and every Wednesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) • Admission: Free / Bay Area N-Trak Model Railroad Club (N)
Wells Fargo Express Room, Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, 900 Loring Ave., Crockett, CA • Map / Donations are welcome. / Contact: Jim Gray, send text to 925-260-5804 or e-mail to graymarks@hotmail.comSecond Saturday 1:00 to 4:00 PM / West Bay Model Railroad Association, (HO) Open House. 1090 Merrill Street, south end of the Menlo Park Caltrain Station, Menlo Park, CA / We run trains for visitors. Free admission; donations greatly appreciated. e-mail westbaylines@gmail.com
Second Saturday 1:00 to 5:00 PM / European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (HO)
Location varies / Contact: Brian Hitchcock, brianhitchcockdba@gmail.com / See the website for additional information: www.ete.org.Second Saturday 1:30 PM / Carquinez Toy Train Operating Museum Business Meeting , 645 Loring Ave (Across from C&H Sugar), Crockett, CA. MAP
Second Saturday 3:00 - 6:00 PM / California Central Club (HO & HOn3) / Old Agnew Station, 4185 Bassett St, Santa Clara, CA / Subject to change, contacting us in advance of your visit is highly recommended at: ccmrc1961@gmail.com
Second & Fourth Weekends / Swanton Pacific Railroad Society (19")
Santa Cruz County, CA / Ed Carnegie, e-mail: ecarnegi@calpoly.edu or 805-756-2378Mid-Month Weekends / Bitter Creek Western RR (Live Steam)
Arroyo Grande, CA / Dan Andrews, e-mail: danandrews@charter.net or 805-481-0419Third Monday 7:00 PM / San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association (all)
Oceano Depot, CA / Dennis Pearson, e-mail: info@slomra.org or 805-929-3062Third Tuesday 7:00 PM / Visalia Electric Model Railroad & Historical Society / Meets at Ryan's Place Restaurant, 3103 South Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA / Cecil Eppler, e-mail: cecil_eppler@sbcglobal.net
Third Wednesday 8:00 PM / West Bay Model Railroad Association, (HO) Monthly Business Meeting, 1090 Merrill Street, south end of the Menlo Park Caltrain Station, Menlo Park, CA / Membership open. e-mail westbaylines@gmail.com
Third Friday 7:00 - 11:00 PM / Black Diamond Lines Model Railroad Club Operating session (HO) / Antioch, CA / Info: info@blackdiamondlines.com / Club phone 925-779-1964
Third Saturday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Noon / San Joaquin Central Operating Session (HO) / Fresno, CA / Chuck Harmon, e-mail: harmonsta@aol.com or 559-299-4385. It's April 1949 on SP's Donner Pass and fictitious SJC. An advance courtesy contact is appreciated. Send e-mail to be added to mailing list.
Third Saturday / Sacramento Modular Railroaders Operating Session (HO) / Sacramento, CA / Scott McAllister, e-mail: scooter923@att.net
Fourth Wednesday 7:00 PM / Coast Toy Train Club / Wood Glen Hall, 3010 Foothill Rd (at Alamar), Santa Barbara, CA / Lots of collecting in S, O, and Standard gauges. / Contact: Ken Kelley, e-mail: kenatttr@thirdrail.com
Fourth (and Second) Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (and every Wednesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) • Admission: Free / Bay Area N-Trak Model Railroad Club (N)
Wells Fargo Express Room, Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, 900 Loring Ave., Crockett, CA • Map / Donations are welcome. / Contact: Jim Gray, send text to 925-260-5804 or e-mail to graymarks@hotmail.com
Other Club Activities
Changes? e-Mail Dave Grenier at: pcrWebmaster@pcrnmra.org
Irregular / Central California Operators Group (all) / varies / Steve Hayes, e-mail: hayeswp@hotmail.com 209-536-1847
Irregular / Northern California Free-mo (HO) / San Francisco Bay Area / Gregg Fuhriman, e-mail: gregg@atwc.teradyne.com or 408-365-9508 / http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Free-mo/
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