LAYOUT TOURS BAY AREA SCHEDULE - pcrnmra.org · Page 11 Southern Pacific Shasta Route and Nevada County Narrow Gauge Scale: HO, On3 Map Location Number: 38, Map D Minutes from Hotel:

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LAYOUT TOURS - BAY AREA SCHEDULE

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Carquinez Model Railroad Society Scale: HO & HOn3

Map Location Number: 34, Map D Minutes from Hotel: 65

Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Carquinez Model Railroad Society 645 Loring Avenue Crockett, CA 94525 Phone: (925) 519-2180 (Dave Tateosian) Details: Size: 36’ x 60’ Benchwork: 95% Track: 95% Scenery: 80% Structures: 70% Description: The Carquinez Model Railroad Society operates a 36' x 60' model railroad on three levels based on the Southern Pacific/Union Pacific from Oakland, CA to Sparks, NV set in the 1950’s to the present. The railroad passes through Oakland, Richmond, Hercules, Crockett, Port Costa, Martinez, Fairfield, Davis, Sacramento, Colfax, and Sparks. There are also two branchlines: the Mococo Branch, which branches off the main line at Martinez, and the Comstock Branch, which branches off at Sparks. The Comstock Branch is a mixture of standard gauge, narrow gauge, and dual gauge. All of the standard and dual gauge is complete, with more narrow gauge yet to be built. The railroad is a “mushroom style” design with long peninsulas and two large helixes. The railroad design allows operators to walk along with their trains as they traverse the railroad. We utilize an NCE DCC system for train operation using wired, wireless, and WiFi throttles (with the help of JMRI's DecoderPro). Not wheelchair accessible, Bathroom available (not ADA Compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Continue onto I-80 W. Take Pomona St East, left on Rolph Ave to the entrance to C&H Sugar. Turn Right & we will be just past the firehouse on the right hand side.

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Dan Rom’s Garage Layout Scale: HO


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM Dan and Dianna Rom 9415 Olympia Fields Drive San Ramon, CA 94583 Phone: (925) 719-2811 Details: Size: 10’x16’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 90% Scenery: 60% Structures: 75% Description: Proto-freelance, loosely set in the Pacific Northwest during the early 1950's. History has been modified to allow the Great Northern, Western Pacific, and the Southern Pacific to exchange traffic by utilizing a small branchline railroad (yet to be named). I have recently added a very small logging narrow gauge line to exchange lumber with the standard gauge lines. All track and turnouts (including dual gauge) are handlayed except for a short leg for a fidel track. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available. Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Continue onto I-80BUS W. Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Continue onto I-80 W. Take Exit 40 to merge onto I-680 S toward Benicia/San Jose. Take Exit 31 toward Alcosta Blvd/Dublin. Turn left onto San Ramon Valley Blvd. Turn left onto Alcosta Blvd. Turn left onto Olympia Fields Dr. Destination is on your left.

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D&RGW Durlin Branch Scale: O


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Dave & Carla Adams 1464 Lamore Dr. San Jose, CA 95130 Phone: (408) 244 1850 Details: Size: 18’x27’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 95% Structures: 90% Description: The Durlin Branch is a free-lance mountain branch line of the 3 foot narrow gauge D&RGW fourth division hauling general freight, coal, ore concentrates, lumber, livestock and passengers. The branch ties into the San Juan Extension mainline in Chama NM, with Durango CO to the west and Alamosa CO to the east. Alamosa and Durango are represented by staging. Chama circa 1936 is a heavily condensed scene vitally important to the operation. It is a subdivision point, a helper terminal; and a terminal for the branch line trains. At Grandt Line Junction, the Durlin branch line takes off and climbs a steady 3.8% grade through Cresco and Toltec Tunnel up to Carrumba where the line splits. One line continues on to Fritz Park, then descends a 4% grade through Resin Creek to Durlin. The other branch serves Flint and a coal mine. Water stops are animated with motion and sound, and sound is used to time stock and coal loading. Car cards & Waybills plus Timetable & Train Order supports operation. Steam locomotives still rule on the narrow gauge lines. The pace is relaxed as befits a narrow gauge railroad, and saw-bys are simply all in a days work on the mountain. Not wheelchair accessible; bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Merge onto I-80BUS W/US-50 W. Use the 3rd from the right lane to take exit 4A for Interstate 5 N/I- 5 S toward Los Angeles. Continue onto I-5 S. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-205 W, toward I-580/San Francisco. Continue onto I-580 W. Take exit 51 onto Isabel Ave/CA-84 toward Portola Ave. Turn left onto Isabel Ave toward Airway Blvd. Continue onto I-680 S toward Fremont/San Jose. Take exit 12 onto CA-262/Mission Blvd toward I-880. Keep right on Mission Blvd W toward I-880/Warm Springs District. Merge onto I-880 S toward San Jose. Continue onto CA-17 S. Take the exit toward Hamilton Ave. Turn right onto Hamilton Ave. Turn right onto San Tomas Aquino Rd. Turn left onto Colombo Dr. Turn right onto Lamore Dr. Destination is on the right.

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Sierra, Carson & Truckee Railway Scale: HO/HOn3


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Dave and Emma Connery 3408 Lanai Drive San Ramon, CA 94582 Phone: (925) 735-0134 Details: Size: 10' X 17' Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: Two level layout in 1/2 a two-car garage. Upper level is V&T in Nevada, lower level is Sierra Railway in California - levels connected by two helixes. Numerous scratch-built prototype structures. Time set in 1929. Rolling stock resin and craftsman kits and scratch-built. All locomotives steam era - sound equipped. Room for only a limited number of visitors at one time. Also Fn3 Garden Railroad in yard based on West Side Lumber Company with scale plantings, trestles, water feature, and rolling stock. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available. Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Continue onto I-80BUS W. Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Continue onto I-80 W. Take Exit 40 to merge onto I-680 S toward Benicia/San Jose. Take exit 36 onto Crow Canyon Rd. Turn left onto Crow Canyon Rd. Turn left onto Tahiti Dr. Turn left onto Lanai Dr. Destination is on your right.

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Southern Pacific Shasta Route and Nevada County Narrow Gauge Scale: HO, On3


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Dave Tateosian and Mae Go 218 Loreto Court Martinez, CA 94553 Phone: (925) 519-2180 Details: Size: 23’x23’ Benchwork: 95% Track: 75% Scenery: 0% Structures: 0% Description: This is a 23’x23’ three-level model railroad with the Southern Pacific in HO scale on the lower two levels and the Nevada County Narrow Gauge in On3 on the top level. The Southern Pacific is modeled from the mid-1970s onward between Oakland and Klamath Falls with a branch line that leaves Sacramento and goes to Woodland. The lower level contains the Oakland and Klamath Falls staging yards as well as Woodland, while the upper level models the railroad from Ozol to Sacramento and through the Sacramento Valley to Redding, then through the Sacramento River Canyon, and then to Klamath Falls. The railroad is fully operational with car card and waybill operating sessions, however scenery work has not yet started. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge is modeled in the late 1930s from its terminus of Nevada City, south to Chicago Park, and then to Oilville and Colfax and its interchange with the Southern Pacific. Benchwork is largely complete with track and electrical still under construction. Wheelchair accessible, bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Continue onto I-80 W. Take Exit 40 to merge onto I-680 S toward Benicia/San Jose. Take exit 54 onto Arthur Rd toward Pacheco Blvd. Turn right onto Arthur Rd. Take a slight right onto Pacheco Blvd. Turn left onto Morello Ave. Turn right onto Loreto Ct. Destination is on the right.

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Harper Valley Scale: Sn3


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Don & Barbara Harper 1091 Essex Street Livermore, CA 94550 Phone: (925) 447-0902 Details: Size: 13’x20’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: Harper Valley was switched to Sn3 in 1980. The scenery is 100% complete (subject to change). Lot of scratch built prototype structures and rolling stock. Most equipment follows D&RGW, but the layout is freelanced and leans heavily on Colorado mining of the 1930s and 1940s. It has been featured in Railroad Model Craftsman, Model Railroader, Great Model Railroads, and 3/16 Scale Railroading. Not wheelchair accessible; bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Merge onto I-80BUS W/US-50 W. Use the 3rd from the right lane to take exit 4A for Interstate 5 N/I- 5 S toward Los Angeles. Continue onto I-5 S. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-205 W, toward I-580/San Francisco. Continue onto I-580 W. Take exit 54 onto First Street. Turn right onto First St. Take a slight left turn onto Holmes St. Turn left onto Anza Way. Turn right onto Essex St. Destination is on the right.

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Mill Valley Lumber Co. and #2 SPC Layout Scale: On3


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Don McKenney 121 San Carlos Avenue El Cerrito, CA 94530 Phone: (510) 528-0565 Details: Size: 10’x10’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: My Mill Valley Lumber Company Railroad is an On3 freelance lumber logging somewhere in Northern California in the late 19th century. It tells the story of logging the big trees, from the woods to the mill, using a variety of geared locomotives and light steam rod engines. Pretty much everything (except the locomotives) is scratch built. Control is battery/rc/tsunami. I also am presently working on a new layout in a somewhat larger space that represents the South Pacific Coast Railroad, also in the late 19th century. Track is in and running (battery/rc/tsunami). Equipment and structures are all scratch built and most is built following Carter Brother’s practices and plans. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available. Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Continue onto I-80 W. Take exit 14A onto Central Ave toward El Cerrito. Turn left onto Central Ave. Turn right onto Carlson Blvd. Turn left onto Fairmount Ave. Take a slight right turn onto Colusa Ave. Turn left onto San Carlos Ave. Destination is on the right.

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West Side Lumber Co. WSLCo. Scale: HOn3


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Edward Loizeaux 2221 Via Maderos Los Altos, CA 04024 Phone: (650) 962-1577 Details: Size: 20’x30’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 99% Structures: 100% Description: Lots of pine trees, mountains, waterfalls, a logging camp, one sawmill, 300+ feet of mainline track, one town, engine facilities, etc. Running two Shays, one Heisler, one Caspar, one diesel with siderods, and other stuff. Truss rods galore and olde tyme clothes on the figures. Beautiful backdrop painted by professional artist Mike Kotowski. Also included at no extra charge, standard gauge running of a Class I railroad which interchanges with the WSLCo. Layout featured in Great Model Railroads 2005 magazine by Kalmbach. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Merge onto I-80BUS W/US-50 W. Use the 3rd from the right lane to take exit 4A for Interstate 5 N/I- 5 S toward Los Angeles. Continue onto I-5 S. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-205 W, toward I-580/San Francisco. Continue onto I-580 W. Take exit 51 onto Isabel Ave/CA-84 toward Portola Ave. Turn left onto Isabel Ave toward Airway Blvd. Continue onto I-680 S toward Fremont/San Jose. Take exit 12 onto CA-262/Mission Blvd toward I-880. Keep right on Mission Blvd West toward I-880/Warm Springs District. Merge onto I-880 S toward San Jose. Take exit 8C to merge onto CA-237 W toward Mountain View. Stay on CA-237 until it ends at El Camino Real. Cross over El Camino Real to Grant Road. Stay on Grant Rd to Foothill Expressway. Cross over Foothill Expressway, street name is now St. Joseph Ave. Turn left onto Sierra Ventura Dr. Turn left onto Via Maderos. Destination is on the right.

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Yosemite Valley Railroad Scale: HO


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Jack Burgess 36129 Sandalwood Street Newark, CA 94560 Phone: (510) 797-9557 Details: Size: 20’x20’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: Layout models the Yosemite Valley Railroad in August 1939. All track is hand laid and all structures are scratch built. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/EHGkZHLqALY. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Merge onto I-80BUS W/US-50 W. Use the 3rd from the right lane to take exit 4A for Interstate 5 N/I- 5 S toward Los Angeles. Continue onto I-5 S. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-205 W, toward I-580/San Francisco. Continue onto I-580 W. Take exit 51 onto Isabel Ave/CA-84 toward Portola Ave. Turn left onto Isabel Ave toward Airway Blvd. Continue onto I-680 South toward Fremont/San Jose. Take exit 14 onto Auto Mall Pkwy toward Durham Rd. Turn left onto Auto Mall Pkwy. Keep right to merge onto I-880 North toward Oakland. Take exit 19 onto Thornton Ave toward Central Newark. Turn left onto Thornton Ave. Turn right onto Cedar Blvd. Turn left onto Lafayette Ave. Turn right onto Sandalwood St. Destination is on the left.

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Western Pacific Spring 1938 Scale: HO


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM James and Debra Dias 5311 Surrey Court Newark, CA 94560 Phone: (510) 793-0968 Details: Size: 20’x20’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: A beautiful re-creation in HO Scale of the Western Pacific RR in the spring of 1938. The area of the WP modeled is along the Feather River including the Keddie Wye and a small logging area. The prototype of the scenery has been praised by old WP employees, who recognize the scenes. An interesting touch is the many sound modules included in the many detailed scenes. The layout has been featured in Railroad Model Journal May 2000, Railroad Model Craftsman July 2000, Model Railroader Sept. 2001 and Railroad Model Hobbyist May/June 2010. Video produced by TSG Multimedia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqzjjjx_Pys. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Merge onto I-80BUS W/US-50 W. Use the 3rd from the right lane to take exit 4A for Interstate 5 N/I- 5 S toward Los Angeles. Continue onto I-5 S. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-205 W, toward I-580/San Francisco. Continue onto I-580 W. Take exit 51 onto Isabel Ave/CA-84 toward Portola Ave. Turn left onto Isabel Ave toward Airway Blvd. Continue onto I-680 South toward Fremont/San Jose. Take exit 14 onto Auto Mall Pkwy toward Durham Rd. Turn left onto Auto Mall Pkwy. Keep right to merge onto I-880 North toward Oakland. Take exit 19 onto Thornton Ave toward Central Newark. Turn left onto Thornton Ave. Turn right onto Cedar Blvd. Turn right onto Edgewater Dr. Turn left onto Parkshore Dr. Turn left onto Surrey Ct. Destination is on the right.

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad/Virginia City Branch Scale: HO


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Michael Laine 1737 Comstock Way San Jose, CA 95124 Phone: (801) 824-9013 Details: Size: 5’x14’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: A small HO layout inspired by Nevada's legendary Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The layout depicts the historic Virginia City Branch as it looked during the final years of operation in the 1930s. Scenic highlights of the layout include modeled elements of the Virginia City Historical Mining District with over 60 scratch-built and kit-bashed Victorian era buildings, stations, trestles, mines and mills. Iconic period locomotives and rolling stock in use are also presented. The layout is in a purpose built train room inside a typical California garage and constructed with L-Girder benchwork and Styrofoam topography. The high altitude desert scenery of northern Nevada is crafted from sifted gravel and silt collected on location in the Virginia City area. Note: An elevated live steam garden railroad running in a background of native California flowers and plants will also be open for viewing. Wheelchair accessible, no bathroom available. Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Merge onto I-80BUS W/US-50 W. Use the 3rd from the right lane to take exit 4A for Interstate 5 N/I- 5 S toward Los Angeles. Continue onto I-5 S. Keep right at the fork to continue on I-205 W, toward I-580/San Francisco. Continue onto I-580 W. Tale exit 59 toward North Flynn Rd. Keep right onto Carroll Rd. Turn left onto Carroll Rd. Turn left onto Altamont Pass Rd. Turn left to merge onto I-580 W toward Oakland. Take exit 51 onto Isabel Ave/CA-84 toward Portola Ave. Turn left onto Isabel Ave toward Airway Blvd. Continue onto I-680 S toward Fremont/San Jose. Continue onto I-680 S. Continue onto I-280 N. Take exit 4 onto Race Street toward Southwest Expwy. Keep left toward Southwest Expwy. Turn left onto Fruitdale Ave. Turn right onto Meridian Ave. Turn right onto Hudson Dr. Turn right onto Comstock Way. Destination is on the right.

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Fernwood Lumber Company Railroad Scale: On30


Owner: Schedule: Tue, Sept 3, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pete Birdsong 167 Lawnview Circle Danville, CA 94526 Phone: (859) 552-5467 Details: Size: 8’x20’ Benchwork: 100% Track: 100% Scenery: 100% Structures: 100% Description: The FLC RR is set in Southern Mississippi around 1910, and inspired by the real railroad of the same name, era and location. The model is in one bay of a two car garage; it features steam engines hauling logs from camp through Magnolia, an intermediate town, to the lumber mill in Fernwood, and empties back. There is also some commercial and other freight. All track is hand laid: switches,3-way switches and a double slip switch. Many buildings and cars are also scratch built. The backdrop is hand painted, and there are scratch built Southern Yellow Long Leaf Pines. It takes about two hours to make, run and break a train. Not wheelchair accessible, bathroom available (not ADA compliant). Directions: Turn right onto Point West Way. Turn left onto Response Rd. Turn left onto Heritage Lane. Turn left on Arden Way. Use the left lane to merge onto I-80BL (Business Loop/I-80 West bound). Use the right 2 lanes to take the exit toward US-50 W toward San Francisco. Continue onto I-80 W. Take Exit 40 to merge onto I-680 S toward Benicia/San Jose. Take exit 38 onto Sycamore Valley Rd West. Turn right onto Sycamore Valley Road. Turn left onto San Ramon Valley Rd. Turn left onto Greenbrook Dr. Turn right onto Greenlawn Dr. Turn left onto Lawnview Cir. Destination is on the left.

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