This Week’s Model Railroad/Railroad Events

Below are the upcoming model railroad/railroad events that I am aware of for this week. If details for an event were previously posted on my Yahoo group I also included a link to that message. Otherwise, try Googling the name of the sponsoring organization for details.
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January 21 - Pacific Railroad Society Excursion To Perris, Los Angeles

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10301

January 21 & 22 - Orange Empire Railway Museum Behind The Scenes Event, Perris

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10419

January 22 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

2017 Calendar Of Southern California Model Railroad/Railroad Events

For those of you living in Southern California here is an updated 2017 calendar of events. On Monday I will post a reminder along with a link to details (if available) for the week's events.

Upcoming Model Railroad/Railroad Events

Area Covered: Counties of Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Mono, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara & Ventura + NMRA National Convention

Updated 1/13/16

 

2017

January 14 - San Diego Division Layout Tour, Location TBA

January 14 & 15 - Great Train Show, Costa Mesa

January 21 - Pacific Railroad Society Excursion To Perris, Los Angeles

January 21 & 22 - Orange Empire Railway Museum Behind The Scenes Event, Perris

January 22 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

January 28 - San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum Movie Event, San Luis Obispo

January 30 – La Mesa Model RR Club TT&TO 1950’s Operating Session, San Diego

February 4 - Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society Mini Meet, West Covina

February 4 - Los Angels Division Banquet, Burbank

February 11 - San Diego Division Event, Clairemont

February 11 & 12 - World's Greatest Hobby On Tour, Pomona

February 18 & 19 - Great Train Show, Del Mar

February 17-26 – Coachella Valley Model Railroaders/Riverside County Fair National Date Festival. Indio

February 19 - California Express Railroadiana Show, Buena Park

February 25 - Model Railroads Of Southern California Layout Tour #51, Riverside-San Bernardino

February 25 - Roundhouse Gang Swap Meet, San Bernardino`

February 26 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

March 4 - Orange Empire Railway Museum Swap Meet, Perris

March 4 & 5 – Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society Train Show, Bakersfield

March 11 - San Diego Division Layout Tour, Location TBA

March 11 – Coachella Valley Model Railroaders Open House, Indio

March 18 - Los Angeles Division Spring Rail, Whittier

March 18 - Los Angeles Division Swap Meet, Whittier

March 18 & 19 Orange Empire Railway Museum Iron Horse Family Steampunk Carnival, Perris

March 24 - 26 - Calrailfans Trackside Meet, Tehachapi

March, 25 - Western Prototype Modelers Meet, Bellflower

March, 25 - Santa Susana RR Historical Society Swap Meet, Simi Valley

March 26 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

March 31, April 1 - Cajon Division Spring Meet, Temecula

April 1, 2, 8 & 9 - Orange Empire Railway Museums Day Out With Thomas, Perris

April 8 - San Diego Division Layout Tours, Location TBA

April 19 - 23 – Pacific Coast Region/NMRA Convention, Bakersfield

April 22 & 23, 25 - 30 San Bernardino County Museum Train Days, Redlands (Tentative dates)

April 30 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

May 6 & 7 - Railroad Days, Fullerton

May 6 & 7 - High Desert Modular Model Railroad Club Show, Lancaster

May 13 - San Diego Division Spring Event, Vista

May 13 - San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum Train Day, San Luis Obispo

May 20 - Santa Susana RR Historical Society Swap Meet, Simi Valley

May 20 - Belmont Shore Lines & Angels Gate Hi-Railers Swap Meet, San Pedro

May 20 & 21 - Belmont Shore Lines & Angels Gate Hi-Railers Joint Open Houses, San Pedro

May 28 Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Open House, Anaheim

June 25 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

July 12-16 - San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Assn. Operating Display, Santa Maria

July 23 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

July 30 - August 6 – NMRA National Convention, Orlando, FL

August 26 - Santa Susana RR Historical Society Swap Meet, Simi Valley

August 27 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

September 9 & 10 - High Desert Modular Model Railroad Club Show, Newhall

September 13-16 – Pacific Southwest Region/NMRA Convention, Ontario

September 16 – Pacific Southwest Region/NMRA Swap Meet, Ontario

September 24 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

October 12-15 - Central Coast RR Festival Layout Tour, San Luis Obispo & Northern Santa Barbara Counties

October 13-15 - Central Coast RR Festival, San Luis Obispo & Northern Santa Barbara Counties

October 22 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

October 28 & 29 - Los Angeles Division Freight Fright, Palos Verdes

November 1, 4 & 5 - Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers

69th Annual Open House, San Gabriel

November 4 - Santa Susana RR Historical Society Swap Meet, Simi Valley

November 11 - Belmont Shore Lines & Angels Gate Hi-Railers Swap Meet, San Pedro

November 11 & 12 - Belmont Shore Lines & Angels Gate Hi-Railers Joint Open Houses, San Pedro

November 26 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Meet, Anaheim

December 2 - Pearl Harbor Day Troop Train Excursion, Los Angeles-San Diego

December 17 - Toy Train Operating Society/Southern Pacific Division Open House, Anaheim

2018

March 3 & 4 – Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society Train Show, Bakersfield

July 30 - August 6 – NMRA National Convention, Kansas City, MO

September 5 - 8 - Pacific Southwest Region Convention, San Diego

 

This Week’s Model Railroad/Railroad Events

For those of you living in Southern California, below are the upcoming model railroad/railroad events that I am aware of for this week. If details for an event were previously posted on my Yahoo group I also included a link to that message. Otherwise, try Googling the name of the sponsoring organization for details…and ask them to send announcements to our group.

Southern California clubs, museums, historical and model railroad organizations are welcome to post a message on their upcoming public events. Or they can send me a message with details.

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January 14 - San Diego Division Layout Tour, Rancho Penasquitos (San Diego)

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10396

January 14 & 15 - Great Train Show, Costa Mesa

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10335

The Slim Gauge Guild Way Back Then

Some of you may be familiar with the current home of the Slim Gauge Guild (http://www.slimgaugeguild.com/) on Raymond Avenue in Pasadena, CA. The club's two narrow gauge layouts are located in the 2,000 square foot basement of a former factory that produced Chinese porcelain ware. But there was a time long ago when this pioneering narrow gauge club had an earlier home, so I had heard but knew little about...until last week. Bear with me a bit, please.

I am a member of the Hemet Heritage Foundation, which operates a museum at the restored Santa Fe Hemet Depot (http://hemetmuseum.com/). The Foundation leases space at the Depot to the Destination Coffee Bar & Bistro (http://www.destinationcbb.com/). I stopped in last week to view some new Museum exhibits and have lunch.

While I was enjoying a Cuban sandwich I glanced at the magazine reading rack and spied a copy of the Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette. It was the only railroad magazine in the rack so it really stood out (to me, at least). I borrowed it to read at my table.

All the other magazine were current but fittingly for a museum environment, this magazine was thirty years old though otherwise in great condition. It was the May/June 1986 issue.

The contents included "A Short History of the Slim Gauge Guild" written by a young author, Charlie Getz. This is the same older, wiser (as we all are) Charlie Getz who is the current NMRA President. He goes on to tell the story of the humble beginning of the club, its successful quest for a first home, some of the pioneering scenery techniques developed by club members and then the misfortune of the club losing that first home. The article concludes with club's acquisition of its current home.

It's a good article with illustrations. Unfortunately, it's not available on the Internet to read but the magazine can be purchased via Internet sources.

In sum, you never know what you will learn about this hobby while eating a Cuban sandwich.

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On my Yahoo group I posted this message about the early days and former home of the Slim Gauge Guild in Pasadena, CA. Evidently it struck a cord with readers as a number of them, mostly former members, commented on the original message post. You can read this on the links below.

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10347

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10348

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10349

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10350

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10351

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10354

 

 

This Week’s Model Railroad/Railroad Events

Below is the one upcoming model railroad/railroad event in Southern California that I am aware of for this week. Details were previously posted so I also included a link to that message.

This is a light week but the following weeks will have more events, with seventeen events scheduled for the balance of January and February.

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January 3 - 8 - (Tuesdays-Sundays) - 2nd Annual Muzeo Museum Holiday Trains, Anaheim

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Model_Railroads_Of_Southern_California/conversations/messages/10198