MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS OF THE WORLD
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Club ID: 655 '20s & '30s Modular RR (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3, Traction Greater Los Angeles Area, CA WWW: http://www.westworld.com/~faderboy/20s30s.html HO Module Club depicting pre-WWll US railroading. Meetings: Meeting: Set-ups at NMRA, GATS and other shows approximately 6 times a year. Contacts:
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Club ID: 789 A.V.N'Scalers (7/1/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N 210 1/2 W. Oldfield St. Lancaster, CA 93535 WWW: http://www.av.qnet.com/~howdy/Nscale.html NTRAK moduler club with a module/permenant layout at culb house. Eight very active guys and gals. Current show layout is 16' x 24'. Meetings: 1st 3rd and 5th Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm. We also get together the first Thursday evening of each month for a business meeting at 7 pm. Some members show up the other Thursday evenings to work on the layout. Contacts:
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Club ID: 810 Amtrak Employees Model Railroad Club (6/15/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales: , CA WWW: http://www.aemrrc.org/ Even though our name is Amtrak Employees Model Railroad Club, we are open to all, and not just Amtrak employees. Peter J McClosky Secretary/Treasurer Peter J. McClosky Los Angeles, CA http://home.earthlink.net/~pmcclosky pmcclosky@earthlink.net Contacts:
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Club ID: 656 Antelope Valley MRR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 155 East "I" St. (Pass. Car on Fairgrounds) Lancaster, CA Meetings: Fridays 7:30-10pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 657 Anza Valley Historical Rwy Soc. (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Kamp-Anza Kampground Clubhouse 34156 Terwilleger Rd. Anza, CA Seeks new members for HO scale module club. Meetings: 2nd & 4th Monday 7 p.m. Contacts:
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 Club ID: 658 Bay Area Garden Railway Society (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA E-mail: train@bagrs.org WWW: http://www.bagrs.org The Bay Area Garden Railway Society was formed in 1988 and is one of the most active large scale clubs in the country. Our membership stands at over 380 families having over 200 layouts. While most club members are mainly active in garden layouts there are many members active in the module area and live steam area. Club activities include monthly open houses, an annual/convention meeting, swap meet and many other activities. Contacts:
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Club ID: 659 Bay Area N-Trak (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N BANTRAK MRCC, Inc. P.O.Box 261 902 Loring Avenue Crockett, CA 94525 WWW: http://home.inreach.com/nijhuis/bantrak.html Although BANTRAK is an N-Trak club, we're in the process of creating a permanent layout based on the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe mainlines that run along the San Francisco Bay delta between Richmond and Martinez. We currently have 18 members in the club. Our club is located in the Wells Fargo express room of a Southern Pacific passenger depot. We have an agreement with the Crockett Historical Society, who occupies the rest of the depot, to be open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 3. Meetings: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 to 3 Contacts:
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Club ID: 660 Bay Area S Scalers (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:S , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 661 Belmont Shore Railroad Club (7/6/2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N Angels Gate Park 3600 S. Gaffey St., Bldg. 824 San Pedro, CA WWW: http://www.belmontshorerr.com In 1971, a small group of modelers gathered together in the Belmont Shore City Library with the intent to form the country's first N-scale model railroad club. Today the club is one of the country's premiere layouts. We are located in Angels Gate Park in San Pedro, CA. Built in an old Army barracks, the layout occupies the second story resulting in a pike that measures 25 by 90 feet. The track plan is ten scale miles of double track from the city of Belmont to Bakersfield, plus a single track line to San Jaoquin. Past San Jaoquin, a branch line is under construction to Carbondale where it will interchange with a narrow gauge railroad. A unique feature of this track plan is a train will never pass through a scene more than once, except of course on the loop. This gives the appearance that a train is actually going somewhere, not just running around in circles. The Belmont Shore club is also where the ideas of N-Trak were hammered out. Please go to our website to learn the History behind N-Trak. Meetings: We are open every Tuesday from 5:30 PM until 10:00 PM. Contacts:
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Club ID: 662 California Central Model Railroad Club, Inc. (7/6/2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 4185 Bassett Street Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: (408) 988-4449 Call for directions and upcoming show/events. The layout is HO scale with a dual guage branch line for those of the narrow-minded persuasion. The layout is a "folded dog bone" or point to point with a turning loop at each end and is located in the turn of the century South Pacific Coast Agnew Station. The main line is approximately 300' and the scenery is 90% complete. This club layout has been on several convention tours and also on the cover of RMC and MR multiple times. There are several NMRA Master Modelers in the ranks and even some past NMRA officers and it shows in the layout. Meetings: Fridays, 8:30-11:00. Contacts:
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 Club ID: 663 California Southern MRR Club (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 12140 E. Firestone Blvd. Norwalk, CA Phone: (562) 863-3156 WWW: http://www.angelfire.com/ca/calsomrr Building NEW HO scale railroad in 23' x 75' bldg. Openings for all modelers. Meetings: Tuesday 7:30 Contacts:
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 Club ID: 735 Carquinez Model Railroad Society (7/6/2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 645 Loring Ave Crockett, CA Phone: (510) 787-6703 WWW: http://www.CarquinezMRS.org After almost 29 years, the Vallejo Model Railroad Club has had to leave its location in the Civic Building at the Vallejo Fairgrounds. We have located a new home across the Carquinez Bridge in Crockett, CA, less than 10 miles south on Interstate 80, of our old location. The historic building that we have moved into is the old "Independent Order of Odd Fellows" (IOOF) Lodge building at 645 Loring St. We are on the second floor. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7:00 PM until about 10:00 PM. If you call when we are not there, an answering machine will take your message. The layout will be in the main lodge room which is an unobstructed 36 X 60 feet, which will give us more actual room for our new layout than we had at the fairgrounds. We have the whole second floor, which has several more rooms that we can use for workspace and storage space. As of July 1, 2005, we completed the move from Vallejo to Crockett. We are currently in the process of developing a new track plan. We have saved most of the structures and scenery from the old layout for possible reuse in Crockett. If anyone is interested in getting in on the ground floor of a new model railroad, we would sure like to have you as a new member. We are always looking for new modelers that would like to learn the model railroading hobby, as well as those that are experienced in model railroading. We are going to be building a brand new HO scale layout, based on the Southern Pacific RR from Oakland to Truckee, CA in the Sierra Mountains. It will be a two level "mushroom" style layout, with separate staging on a lower, 3rd level. (When contacting by E-mail, put "Carquinez MRS" in the Subject line) Meetings: Planning meetings to discuss and decide issues pertaining to designing and building the new layout are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month until further notice. Contacts:
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Club ID: 665 Central California Coast Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 669 Citrus Empire MRR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O L.A. Co. Fairgrounds, Gate 1, Fairplex Drive Pomona, CA Meetings: Tuesday 7:00-9:00pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 667 Coachella Valley MRR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 Date Festival Fairgrounds 46-350 Arabia St. Indio, CA Meetings: Thursday 7-9 pm Contacts:
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 Club ID: 882 Corona Model Railroad Society (6/20/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 3124 S. Taylor Avenue (Part of the Corona Heritage Park & Museum) Corona, CA Phone: (951) 736-0488 WWW: http://www.trainweb.org/cmrs Meetings: General meetings of the club are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month Contacts:
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Club ID: 668 Del Oro Pacific Modular RR (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 670 East Bay Model Engineers Society (EBMES) (2/1/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N, HO, 0, Traction, Narrow Gauge P.O. Box 71244 Point Richmond, CA 94807-1244 The Golden State Model Railroad Museum (GSMRM) consists of 10,000 square feet of O, HO and N scale model railroading, located in Point Richmond, California (just north of San Francisco, at the north end of the East Bay). Inside the Museum, you will find three large model railroads, constructed and operated by the East Bay Model Engineers Society (EBMES). Our 71 year-old club, incorporated May 4, 1933, is 2 years older than the NMRA! The models are open for public exhibit from the first weekend in April to the end of December, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 12 noon to 5pm. On Sundays, we run trains on the layouts. With 10,000 square feet of the scale exhibit space, we are the largest club to include three scales west of the Mississippi river. Modelers of all skills are always welcome. Meetings: Clinics and Work Party nights are Friday evenings from 7pm until midnight with business meetings commencing at 10pm. Contacts:
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Club ID: 671 East Valley Lines,Inc. (6/24/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N P.O.Box 5732 Glendale, CA 91201 Phone: (213) 662-2311 E-mail: lanscale@flash.net We are located in Travel Town, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA. in the Exhibit hall, right rear corner. We have aproximately 1500 square feet of club space. We have about 4800 feet of trackage. Our club is an N-Scale model railroad club. We are the biggest club in the USA if not the world. Meetings: Saturday & Sunday 11-3 Contacts:
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Club ID: 672 Eastern Sierra Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 124 S American St. Ridgecrest, CA 93555 Meetings: Every other Friday 6:30 to 8:30 pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 674 Foothill Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 1648 N. Verdugo Rd. Glendale, CA Seeking members to continue building a highly detailed layout featuring both HO and HOn3. Meetings: Saturdays 8-10 pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 843 Fresno Model Railroad Club (2/16/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N 1880 Art Gonzales Parkway (Pioneer Village) Selma, CA 93662 WWW: http://www.fresnomodelrailroadclub.org Around 30 members. Layout depicts railroading in California's Great Central Valley. Several members have a private layout in Fresno used to promote the club. All information above and more can be found on our web site. Meetings: Every Tuesday except first Tuesday of month when business meeting is held at local restaurant. Contacts:
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Club ID: 676 Gold Coast Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 677 Gold Coast Modular RR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 5268 Buena Mesa Court Camarillo, CA 93012 WWW: http://www.gcmrc.com The Gold Coast Modular Railroad Club (GCMRC) was founded in 1987 and is a non-profit "mutual benefit" corporation - 501(c)7 IRS status. The club was based out of a garage until late 1993, when we were able to set up in a large vacant store, rent free, in a Camarillo, California strip mall. The club lost its lease and moved out in December of 1996, just after our last open house. From 1993 to 1996 the GCMRC became recognized as one of the largest model railroads in California, at 4500 sq. ft. with 700 feet of main line track. The Club was featured in a professionally produced VHS Hi-Fi stereo video titled "The Gold Coast Modular Railroad" (ABV 9601). We have constructed an HO scale layout that models many aspects of southern California raliroads. We have an exhibit at the Ventura County Fair in August that is 12 ft x 36 ft, Meetings: Meeting Times and Places: please call for times and places. First Wednesday business meetings at various locations within Ventura County. Contacts:
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 Club ID: 678 Golden Empire Historical & Modeling Society (6/25/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N 1530 19th Street Bakersfield, CA Phone: (661) 325-2595 WWW: http://www.gehams.com (In the old Newberry's Building, Northeast corner of 19th and Eye St.) Large HO & N scale layouts (HO 3900 sq. ft., N-2500 sq. It.) under construction. Meetings: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00 p.m. - Saturdays 10:00 a.m., Business meeting 4th Thursday of the month Contacts:
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 Club ID: 679 Golden Gate American Flyer Club (7/6/2008) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:S , CA WWW: http://www.ggafc.org/ Contacts:
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Club ID: 680 Golden Gate Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Josephine D. Randall Museum 199 Museum Way(off Roosevelt Way) San Francisco, CA Well established HO and HOn3 layout in The Randall Museum looking for active operationally minded railroaders. Saturday Museum Shows and Era exclusive (Steam & Contemporary), Operating Session as well as Clinic, Video and Work Session nights. Meetings: Open to public 2nd & 4th saturdays (4th Saturday is operating session), work nite every tuesday, private run 1st and 3rd saturday. Contacts:
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Club ID: 682 Greater Humboldt Bay Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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 Club ID: 684 Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers, Inc. (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 854 E. Broadway San Gabriel, CA 91776 WWW: http://www.trainweb.org/hp/ The Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers, Inc. (the club) currently operates a large H.O. scale layout of a fictional railroad known as the Highland Pacific. The club is supported by some 30 members. Founded in April 1948, the club is one of the older and better-known model railroad clubs in the Los Angeles area. The club has been featured on KTLA Morning News with Gayle Anderson and has appeared in major model railroading magazines. The principal goal of the Society is the construction of a fun-to-operate model railroad which included a variety of operational possibilities for all members, and complete with eye-catching scenery. Meetings: Wednesday 7:30-10:30pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 686 Inland Empire Module RR (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 3225 Locust St. Riverside, CA 92501 Contacts:
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Club ID: 687 Inland Terminal Model RR Assoc. (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:S 4734 W. 152 St. Lawndale, CA 90260 Contacts:
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Club ID: 688 Lake Tahoe, Truckee, & North-Western Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 689 Lionel RR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O Santa Clara Cal-Train Station 1005 Railroad Ave. Santa Clara, CA Meetings include video & slide programs, operations on club portable layout at times. Meetings: 3rd Wed., 7:30 p. m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 695 Lomita Railroad Museum (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:12' = 1' 2137 W. 250th St Lomita, CA 90717 WWW: http://www.lomita-rr.org/ Contacts:
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Club ID: 690 Lompoc Valley Model RR Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Lompoc, CA Has a permanent HO scale layout. Meetings: Tues. & Fri. 7:30-11 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Visitors & new members welcome. Contacts:
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Club ID: 691 Los Angeles Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 692 Los Angeles Live Steamers (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:Live Steam 5202 West Zoo Drive Los Angeles, CA 90027-1472 Phone: (213) 669-9729 Seeking new members Meetings: 3rd Sat. each month, 7:30 p.m. Work days: 3rd Sat. of each month in the morning; Classes: 2nd & 4th Sun. of each month at 8:30a.m.; Run days 2nd & 4th Sun. each month at 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Contacts:
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Club ID: 693 Los Angeles Model Railroad Society (4/24/03) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 14005 South Crenshaw Boulevard, Unit G (just north of Rosecrans) Hawthorne, CA 90250 Phone: (310) 675-3361 (310) 675-3361 WWW: http://www.lamrs.org HO (900' mainline) & HOn3 branch on 2,000 sq. ft layout with infrared walkaround throttles. Late steam to modern diesel. Beginning modelers encouraged to join. Visitors welcome. Frequent operating sessions. 1. Computer controlled dispatch 2. Infrared wireless throttles 3. Large Colorado style narrow gauge 4. Operational logging branchline. Meetings: Tuesdays work night, 1st Tuesday, business meeting at 7:30p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 694 Los Angeles Modular RR (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 11586 Embree Dr. El Monte, CA 91732-1018 Contacts:
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Club ID: 696 Napa Valley Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO The Napa Valley Exposition (fairgrounds) 575 Third St. P.O. Box 2614 Napa, CA 94558 Phone: (707) 253-8428 WWW: http://www.jps.net/spassmo/ Our railroad is set in the Napa and Alexander Valleys with extensions to Portland and Stockton. We have large classification yards at each end of our system, connected by 700 feet of mainline. Scenery is about 80% complete. As there are 90+ members in our group, the time frame is about 1940 to present. The rolling stock on the railroad is member owned with much emphasis on reliability and prototype accuracy. Our schedule calls for a formal run session the second Friday of every month. Membership open! Website is a common page for Napa and Golden Gate Model RR Club Meetings: Friday night from 7 to midnight. Open for show during the fairs (May and August). Annual Swap Meet is the third Saturday in August. (or a week after the fair) Our Christmas Show is the first two weekends in December Contacts:
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Club ID: 697 Norco Railway (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N, HO 3871 Valley View Norco, CA Meetings: Sunday 2:30 -4:30 Contacts:
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Club ID: 698 North County Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O, HO, N , CA WWW: http://www.thegrid.net/ncmr Meetings: 3rd Thursday 7:30 PM Rm 102 Atascadero City Hall Shows: approximately 3 times a year Contacts:
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Club ID: 699 North County Modular Railroad Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 3529 Cannon Rd., Suite 2H Oceanside, CA 92056 Meetings: Every Tuesday, 7 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 795 Oakdale Model Railroaders (7/19/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 3rd floor of City Mall Modesto, CA Operating on the 3rd floor of City Mall at the corner of J and 11th streets in Modesto, California. Our 14 module layout is the Sierra Western RR and appears at various shows around Central California from time to time. We model the late steam-early diesel era but are not slaves to any particular time period. The layout is primarily rural in appearance with scenery coordinated from one module to another so there are no abrupt changes from country to city. We are unique in that our corner modules connect to adjoining straight modules with curved track at the joints - unusual, but it works. The OMRR welcomes inquirers and new members. Come and run your own equipment on the SWRR! For more information call George Pettygrove at (209) 522-3357. My address is 1524 Paulette Avenue, Modesto, CA 95355. Meetings: We have working sessions each Friday evening from 7-9 and run about one Saturday a month. Each year on the first Saturday of November we hold a swap meet and train show at the Oakdale Community Center. Contacts:
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Club ID: 701 Orange Coast RR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO European Cycle Specialists 13851 A Better Way St., Suite D Garden Grove, CA 92543 Operates large permanent HO layout under construction Meetings: 1st & 2nd Thurs., 7:30 p.m. and Saturday all day Contacts:
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Club ID: 702 Orange County "N"-gineers N-TRAK (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N 11901 Easy Way Garden Grove, CA 92640-2110 Contacts:
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 Club ID: 703 Orange County Module Rrers (1/22/2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO , CA WWW: http://www.trainweb.org/ocmr The original group was started by local Southern California model railroad manufacturers in the early 1970s, as a way to display their products at hobby shows. Organized as the Southern California Module Builders, the club met at the Campbell Scale Models factory. They displayed their first operating modular layout in 1973. At various times in the club's history it was known by several different names, including The Orange County HO Modular Group and Module Railroaders - Orange County Division. In 1997, we streamlined the name to simply Orange County Module Railroaders. In 2005, A separate corporation, Orange County Module Railroaders, Inc. was formed as a nonprofit, non-stock mutual benefit corporation and the assets of the original club transferred to the corporation. We continue taking the hobby to the public, setting up displays at shopping malls, model railroad shows, including NMRA conventions all around the southland, fulfilling our mission to demonstrate the hobby to the public. Meetings: 2nd Wednesday of each month, starting at 7:00pm. (Traffic Permitting) Meetings are held at the Anaheim Public Library, Sunkist Branch, 901 South Sunkist, Anaheim, California. 92806 Contacts:
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Club ID: 704 Orange County Tin Plate Trackers (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 705 Palo Alto Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Terman Community Center 655 Arastradero Road, Room 35 Palo Alto, CA WWW: http://www.pamrrc.org The Terman Community Center is located in the former Terman High School, about halfway between El Camino and Foothill Expressway. The club has been in its current location since 1983, and celebrates its 30th anniversary in 1997. Our railroad is a large double-decker HO scale layout, with a loop-to-loop double track mainline configuration with layover tracks inside the loops, a large freight yard, and a passenger coach yard and passenger station (under construction). Mainline run is about 900' out-and-back. Membership is open both to adults and to kids grade six and up. Meetings: Friday nights, 6 pm - 9 pm (at least) during the school year, and Thursday nights 6 pm - 9 pm (at least) during the summer. Visitors are always welcome. Contacts:
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Club ID: 706 Pasadena Model Railroad Club. (1/30/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 5458 Alhambra Los Angeles, CA 90032 Phone: 323-222-1718 WWW: http://www.pmrrc.org The Pasadena Model Railroad Club operates the Sierra Pacific Lines, one of the largest HO Scale operating Model Railroads in the world covering almost 5000 square feet. The railroad has over 30,000 feet of hand laid steel rail. The 1500 foot single to quad track mainline with ten cabs allows for operating of up to ten 30 foot trains. Yard panels throughout the railroad allow for operation of another 15 to 20 trains. We've even got 300 feet of traction for traction enthusiasts and in fact are looking for people who would be interested in expanding our traction operations. Sierra Pacific Lines operates trains from all eras, Steam Deisel, modern freight, old freight, classic passenger trains, and Amtrak. Breathtaking scenery, operating semaphore signals, and theatrical lighting all combine to make this Model Railroading as you always dreamed it could be. Come one by for the show of a lifetime. The 2005 show dates are April 23, 24, 26, 30 and May 1 as well as November 5, 6, 8, 12, and 13. Meetings: Every Tuesday 7:30 - 10:00 (1st Tues Business Meeting, 2nd Operating) & Every Saturday 1-5 & 7-10 (operating 2nd Sat). Visitors are always welcome!! Contacts:
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Club ID: 707 Peninsula Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO San Mateo County Fairgrounds 25th & Delaware Streets San Matee, CA Operates a 30x60-ft. HO scale layout. Meetings: 1st, 3rd & 4th Fri. 8-10 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 708 Pomona Valley Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 132 East First St. Pomona, CA Phone: (909) 865-7035 Meetings: Tuesday, Thursday 8-10pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 709 Redwood Empire Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 711 Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club (2/14/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N 304 Lincoln Street Roseville, CA 95678 Phone: (916) 773-9691 E-mail: RRMRC@railfan.net WWW: http://RRMRC.railfan.net Founded 1976, Home of the "Western Flyer", Modeling in both N scale and HO scale, including modular layouts. Meetings: Business meetings are the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. The N scale division meets on Wednesday nights from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The HO division meets on Tuesday nights from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Contacts:
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Club ID: 710 Roundhouse Gang Model RR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 7955 Los Arboles Pl. Riverside, CA 92504 Contacts:
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Club ID: 712 Sacramento Model Railroad Club (SMRC) (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 1990 Grand Avenue Sacramento, CA 95838 Phone: (916) 927-3618 The SMRC operates two large HO scale layouts: both called the "Sierra Central Railroad". The layouts are located in two adjoining rooms. Sierra Central Railroad Standard Gauge Division...is a large HO standard gauge layout containing over 1,500 feet of hand-laid code 100 nickel silver track. Virtually all the layout's switches are custom built. Sierra Central Railroad Narrow Gauge Division... is a large narrow gauge layout patterned after the 3-foot gauge railroads once common throughout the U.S. The layout contains more than 300 feet of hand-laid track and can be operated in a point-to-point of loop-to-loop configuration. Regular (over 18) and Junior (under 18, requires adult sponsor) memberships are available. Meetings: Fridays, 8:00 pm, Visitors are always welcome Contacts:
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Club ID: 713 Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 714 San Diego Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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 Club ID: 716 San Diego Model Railroad Museum/La Mesa Model Railroad Club (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 1649 El Prado Casa de Balboa Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101-1621 Phone: (619) 696-0199 E-mail: info@sdmrm.org WWW: http://www.sdmrrc.org The La Mesa Model Railroad Club has created a scale model of the steel artery that carries most north-south rail traffic to California. The club has modeled this line, which passes over the Tehachapi Range of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with astonishing accuracy. Leaving Bakersfield, trains roll southeast along California’s Central Valley to the Caliente Creek narrow where the steep and winding climb begins. The panoramic scale replica of the foothills surrounding Caliente has been described as “one of the most spectacular scenes in model railroading” by the hobby‘s leading magazine. When the exhibit is complete, visitors will follow the railroad up through the mountains, past the famous “Tehachapi Loop” where the railroad crosses over itself in a great helix to the summit near the mountain town of Tehachapi. Meetings: Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum Contacts:
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Club ID: 719 San Diego Model Railroad Museum/San Diego 3-Railers club (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:Lionel – style 3-Rail O Gauge 1649 El Prado Casa de Balboa Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101-1621 Phone: (619) 696-0199 E-mail: info@sdmrm.org WWW: http://www.sdmrrc.org Gallery features operating toy trains of Lionel-style, 3-rail O gauge. The San Diego 3-Railers Club has recently completed a new 1800 square foot permanent layout and are now principal exhibitors at the Museum. The Toy Train Gallery features multiple operating trains, animated buildings, a state-of-the-art lighting system, and an interactive layout for children. Meetings: The Gallery is on display during Museum hours: Tuesday – Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Saturday – Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Call for meeting and club information. Contacts:
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Club ID: 717 San Diego Model Railroad Museum/San Diego Model Railroad Club (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, O 1649 El Prado Casa de Balboa Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101-1621 Phone: (619) 239-4930 E-mail: info@sdmrm.org WWW: http://www.sdmrrc.org The San Diego Model Railroad Club (SDMRRC) is comprised of the 2700 sq. ft. Cabrillo & Southwestern O-Scale Exhibit and the 4500 sq.ft. San Diego & Arizona Eastern HO-Scale Exhibit. Construction in the San Diego Model Railroad Museum began in 1982. Layouts operate during museum hours using DCC or conventional Analog throttles (depending on crew choice). Both layouts include an extensive trolley system with powered overhead wire. Membership is open to interested parties. Meetings: Fridays, 7:00 p.m. at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum Contacts:
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Club ID: 718 San Diego Model Railroad Museum/San Diego Society of N Scale (1/7/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N 1649 El Prado Casa de Balboa Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101-1621 Phone: (619) 696-0199 E-mail: info@sdmrm.org WWW: http://www.sdmrrc.org The San Diego Society of N Scale (SDSoNS) is a volunteer organization with about 30 active members who spend their Friday evenings enjoying scale model railroading. The layout occupies an 85 by 16 foot area in the basement of the Casa del Prado building. The roadname for the layout is Pacific Desert Lines, road colors: maroon and grey. Pacific Desert Lines is one of the largest N-Scale layouts in the world. The PDL operates from San Diego, CA to El Centro, CA. with connections to the ATSF in San Diego and the SP in El Centro. The route modeled is the original 1855 route surveyed and planned for the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad. Our modeled route stays inside the US, but was not the final route chosen (the present route that was finally built goes through Baja California, Mexico). Portions of the route we are modeling are the same as those of the present route, such as the area through Carriso Gorge. Currently the Pacific Desert Lines has 1,137 square feet of actual layout area (excluding aisles, etc.). The mainline trackage totals 33 scale miles (1,089 actual feet), and includes a ten scale mile loop for operations as well as a point to point arrangement. The point to point distance is about 12 scale miles. There is an additional 2.1 scale miles (70 actual feet) of hidden track for staging. The layout also includes a branch line with a length of 1.55 scale miles (51 actual feet). The narrow gage line has a run of 2.7 scale miles (89 actual feet). Turnouts are no. 6 minimum, with no. 8 minimum on the mainline and passenger sidings. Crossovers are no. 10. Some special curved turnouts are also used, and reach no. 18 in size. All exposed trackwork (including narrow gage) is code 40 rails on wood and pc (printed circuit board) ties. Rails are soldered directly to the pc ties. Every fifth tie is a pc tie. Turnouts are built in place on specially placed pc ties. Membership in SDSONS is open to anyone interested in model railroading. Many club members are expert modelers whose award winning works have appeared in national magazines. Meetings: Fridays, 8:00 p.m. at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. The club welcomes beginners and modelers at all levels of experience Contacts:
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Club ID: 720 San Juan Pacific Model Railroaders (6/20/2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N San Benito County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 25 Tres Pinos, CA 95075 WWW: http://www.sjpmrr.com We are a group with a H0 and N-Scale layout, and working towards a permanent new layout of the Hollister/San Juan Bautista/Tres Pinos area. The layout is digitized, running a Digitrax DCC system, wireless (Radio and IR). We have approximately 15 members. Meetings: Wednesdays 7pm and Saturdays 10am Contacts:
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Club ID: 721 San Juan Southern MRR Assoc. (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 3107 El Camino Real San Clemente, CA Meetings: Thursday 7pm Contacts:
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Club ID: 722 San Leandro Historical Railway Soc. (6/6/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO San Leandro Depot at Thrasher Park 1302 Orchard Ave. San Leandro, CA 94577 Phone: (510) 569-2490 E-mail: info@slhrs.org WWW: http://www.slhrs.org Seeking modelers of all facets for construction of a permanent & operating HO display to standards of S.P. route from Oakland to Truckee. The display has 3 levels & 1 very large radius helix within a restored San Leandro Southern Pacific Depot at Thrasher Park. Meetings: Open to public:Tues. 7:30-9 p.m., Sat. 9a.m-1 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 723 San Luis Obispo Model Railroad (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Central San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo, CA Meetings: 2nd Tuesday San Luis Obispo. Major meet and flea-market third weekend in August. New members welcome. Contacts:
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Club ID: 724 Santa Cruz County Railroad Historical Society (6/24/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N, G Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Hwy. 152 Watsonville, CA 95076 We are a group modelling the Santa Cruz area, circa. 1946 on our HO layout. We also have a freelance N-scale layout, and a small outdoor G layout. There are approximately 25 members in our group. Meetings: Every Monday night at 7:00pm, and visitors are encouraged to attend. Contacts:
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Club ID: 726 Santa Susana Railroad Museum/ Model Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO Santa Susana Depot Santa Susana Park Katherine Rd Simi Valley, CA Near Kuehner Dr. ( adjacent to the railroad tracks) about 1 mile south of Los Angeles St. The club is located in the freight room of the newly renovated Santa Susana Depot. It operates the Santa Susana Pacific Railroad a one thousand square foot layout loosley following the Daylight route from Los Angeles to Portland. Memberships available. Meetings: Every Wednesday 7-10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 725 Santa-Fe Southern "C" (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 727 Short Track 'N' RR (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 728 Silicon Valley Model Railroad Club (11/3/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 148 E. Virginia Street San Jose, CA WWW: http://www.falken.net/dave/svl/index.html Club has 2000 sq ft facility with operational layout featuring double track mainline, 24 ft 11 track yard, and permanent mountain grade sections under construction. Some folks leave at 10 PM, some stay 'til midnight, and a group of night owls usually adjourn to a nearby Denny's. Meetings: Visitors welcome Friday evenings, after 8 PM. Business meeting first Friday of the month, Operations Night the last Friday, all other Fridays are work-nights. Contacts:
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 Club ID: 729 Slim Gauge Guild (2/2/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:Sn3, HOn3 300 S. Raymond (Basement) Pasadena, CA 91105 WWW: http://www.slimgaugeguild.com The Slim Gauge Guild has an Sn3 layout and a HOn3 layout. We have a 2000 square foot room. Both layouts also have standard gauge in them. The Sn3 side is 100% complete on trackwork, and 90% complete on scenery. The HOn3 side is 90% complete on trackwork and has many fine areas that have finished scenery. There was an article on the layout in the May 96 issue of RailModel Journal. The HOn3 layout is based on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Rio Grande Southern. On the HOn3 layout we tend to model specific prototype scenes. The Sn3 layout is more freelanced. We tend to model scenes as we see fit. We do loosely model the Colorado and Southern for our mainline and northern California lumber companies for our highline. Membership: We are currently looking for new members. If you are interested please contact Jim Smith. Open House (Admission is FREE!): First Sunday of June (10am - 7pm) and the following Tuesday evening (6pm -10pm) First Sunday of November 10am - 7pm) and the following Tuesday evening (6pm- 10pm) Meetings: Tuesday 7:30-10:00 Contacts:
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Club ID: 730 South Bay Historical Railroad Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N Depot, 1005 Railroad Ave Santa Clara, CA Phone: (408) 243-3969 (Club rm. - leave message) WWW: http://WWW.SBHRS.Org Large HO & N scale layouts under construction in restored depot. Meetings: Tues. 7:30-10 p.m. & Sat. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Contacts:
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Club ID: 844 South Coast Society of Model Engineers (2/21/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:All Scales Santa Barbara, CA The club consists of enthusiasts of all scales and prototypes. Membership is $2 per month. The club has no address, but activities include operations and work sessions at members' layouts and field trips. Meetings: We meet every third Tuesday at 7:30 PM and other times. Contacts:
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Club ID: 863 Southern California Traction Club (6/6/2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO c/o Custom Traxx P.O. Box 641175 West Los Angeles, CA 90064-1175 Phone: 323-931-1994 WWW: http://www.trolleyville.com/trolleyville.shtml The Southern California Traction Club was founded in 1995 by six avid trolley enthusiasts of which four are still members. The club is a modular HO scale trolley modeling group which emphasis on the Pacific Electric. The club has appeared at 41 different shows in California and Nevada, mostly at Great American Train shows. The club did appear at the National Train show in 2000 in San Jose. The club has two trailers equipped for hauling modules and stores them in a converted garage in Baldwin Hills. This location also serves as a clubhouse. Working sessions are held on the second and fourth Sundays at noon and during the week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, depending upon the availability and desire of members. All equipment must operate from overhead wire using trolley poles. Two-rail vehicles can not operate at all and pantograph equipped vehicles can not operate in al places on the layout as the overhead wire is not compatible with pantographs at this time. Dues are $10.00 monthly mostly to support the clubhouse rent and utility usage. President, George Huckaby, 310-990-5422. Meetings: second and fourth Sundays at noon and during the week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays, depending upon the availability and desire of members. Contacts:
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Club ID: 731 Swanton Pacific Railroad Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:1/3 (19" guage) Cal Poly State University Swanton Pacific Ranch San Luis Obispo, CA WWW: http://www.calpoly.edu:80/~ae/swanton/sprs.html Layout is over 1 mile of point-to-point track at Cal Poly's Swanton Pacific Ranch north of Santa Cruz. Volunteers maintain the track and rolling stock built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Expo in San Francisco. This includes 3 live-steam Pacific locomotives. Meetings: 2nd Saturday 9 AM at the Swanton Pacific Ranch and the prior Wednesday 6 PM at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Contacts:
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Club ID: 732 Temecula Valley Garden Railway Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:G , CA Contacts:
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Club ID: 733 Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, N Niles Depot 36997 Mission Blvd. Fremont, CA Membership open for both HO and N Scales in the historic Niles Depot near the Sullivan Underpass. Major extension is in progress. Meetings: Work nights Tues. & Fri. 7:30-10 p.m., Run days 1st and 3rd Sundays. New members invited. Contacts:
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Club ID: 734 Valley Model RR Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO 31815 Camino Capistrano San Juan Capistrano, CA HO layout under construction. All levels of ability welcome. Contacts:
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Club ID: 736 Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO, HOn3 2751 Buena Vista Avenue Walnut Creek, CA 94549 Phone: (510) 937-1888 WWW: http://www.well.com/user/aleks/WCMRS Diablo Valley Lines is housed in its own building and covers 1,800 square feet. The layout includes over 4,100 feet of track, 400 working switches, 10 mainline cabs, three operating yards (including hump yard), passenger yard, industrial district, traction, and street railway. The layout has numerous animated features. The era is big steam to present. Long (15 car) passenger trains are common. Narrow gauge models California Sierra foothills. Layout involves 900 scale feet of relief and numerous bridges. Under normal operating conditions, it takes a train 45 minutes to traverse the entire layout. Twenty-five members are required to operate all positions. The Club has openings for new members, particularly individuals with scenery and modeling experience. Visit the club on any Friday night after 7 PM for additional information. Meetings: Work/operating sessions on Tuesday and Friday nights. Public Shows: Third Sunday (1-5 PM) and last Friday (8-10 PM) of each month. Contacts:
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Club ID: 737 West Bay Model Railroad Association (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:O, S, HO 1090 Merrill Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 Phone: (415) 322-0685 The West Bay Lines is unique in that three scales combine to operate on one large layout (see article in January 1964 Model Railroader magazine for more info). The club dates from 1946, and the layout in the present building since about 1950. The club has a workshop and meeting room in addition to the layout. Current work by the membership involves upgrading scenery and trackwork in all three scales, as we prepare to celebrate 50 years of operation in 2000! The layout is operational, and we are open to the public on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 7 to 10 pm, free of charge. The West Bay Lines are located in the former railroad freight building just south of the Menlo Park CalTrain station (ex-Southern Pacific), alongside the San Francisco Peninsula mainline. Cross streets are Ravenswood Avenue and Santa Cruz Avenue, one block east of El Camino Real. Memberships are open for experienced model railroaders in all three scales. We're 100% NMRA and PCR! Meetings: Wednesdays 7 to 10 pm. Business meetings start at 8 pm on the 2nd Wednesday, and open house begins at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday each month (free) Contacts:
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Club ID: 738 West L.A. N-Trakkers (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:N Los Angeles, CA West L.A. N-trak is an N scale modular group in west Los Angeles. Seeking members for an N scale modular club. Alex Ackerman is the editor of the newletter the "N-Trakker" Contacts:
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Club ID: 741 Woodland California Modular Railroad Club (6/23/01) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scales:HO , CA Meetings: weekly at the County Fair Mall, Woodland, CA Contacts:
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