Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Flight Simulator Rally
Sunday, March 3 – Emergency Landing
Sunday, March 31 – Heavy Weather
Sunday, May 5 – Helicopter Landing
Sunday, June 2 – Ultralight Flight
30-minute sessions begin every half hour between 2:00 PM and 3:30 PM. Event concludes at 4:00 PM.
Take up the challenge in the Flight Sim Zone!
The Flight Simulator Rally, held monthly in the Hiller Aviation Museum’s Flight Sim Zone, presents participants with a specific mission in simulated flight. Each 30-minute session provides ample time for participants to learn a particular flight, then ends with a challenge flight to achieve the best possible results!
The Flight Sim Zone features a full lab of high-fidelity flight simulators, each equipped with realistic flight controls, high speed graphics processors, and dramatic widescreen-format monitors. Using state of the art flight simulation software, the Flight Sim Zone provides an exceptional recreation of flight suitable for non-flying novices and veteran aviators alike.
Pilots ages 8 and up are welcome to join each month’s Flight Simulator Rally. The event is included with Museum admission, but space is limited. Participants must secure a timed ticket from the Admissions counter in the Museum Gift Shop on the day of each program.
Emergency Landing
Take the controls of a modern airliner and attempt to re-create the January 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson” ditching of US Airways Flight 1549.
Ultralight Flight
Take wing in a super-small ultralight aircraft. Master short field takeoffs and landings, then make an approach to one of the world’s smallest airfields on the island of Saba in the Caribbean. Experienced pilots attempt to repeat the feat in a Cessna 172 – precision in required to stay on the runway!
Carrier Landing
Practice the daunting task of landing a modern aircraft on a ship, then drop a tailhook and have a go at making a successful trap!
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
Trains and Planes
Daily March 30 – April 7
10 am – 4 pm
Join us for our annual Spring Model Train Show. This year there will be five separate model train layouts set up at the museum.
Display dates: Monday April 1 – Sunday April 7
Diablo Pacific Short Line large G-scale modular railroad. They are known throughout the Bay Area and exhibit at regional parks, museums, train hobby shows and community events. They are one of the oldest and largest modular large-scale clubs in the world.
- Large layouts are low enough for small children to see and be close to the action.
- See a variety of scenic themes with great detail and animation.
- Trains represent late 19th century steam locomotives up to 21th century diesel powered engines.
- Freight and passenger trains.
- Discover the importance of railroads and railroad history.
- Learn from knowledgeable hobbyists in woodworking, electrical and scenic construction techniques.
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
The Golden Gate Lionel Railroad Club is a group of train enthusiasts that operate three rail O-scale and classic trains on a 20 ft. by 35 ft. hi rail modular layout with three loops of track.
This is the fourth layout they have built since their founding in 1986 by Gerry Bretshneider in San Francisco. It is now one of five Lionel Railroad Clubs in the U.S. The layout is never finished as their many creative members are continually detailing several areas. Look closely!!
For more information about the club, please see their website at www.gglrrc.org.
AsiaNRail
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Explore exotic, colorful Asia by rail. Follow trains through scenes of rural rice terraces and waterfalls, ancient mountain temples, and enchanting villages. This layout presents 1/150 Asian N scale models of historic steam and modern diesel and electric trains from Japan, Taiwan, China, Korea, Thailand, Russia and other Asian countries. The setting of the layout features traditional Asian architecture and scenery displayed with informative descriptions of each scene to help viewers learn more about the diverse cultures of Asia as they follow the trains around the layout. First displayed in 2008, the layout has been shown at several local shows, including the annual Train Days exhibition at the Los Altos History Museum, and at several regional and national conventions of the National Model Railroad Association.
Swiss Narrow Gauge
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday March 31
Swiss Narrow H0m Gauge
The Meter Gauge Module Group runs trains that are HO scale (1:87) but with a smaller gauge of 12mm between the rails instead of the standard 16.5mm gauge. There are many meter gauge lines in Switzerland run by private companies such as Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), Furka Oberalp (FO), Brig Visp Zermatt (BVZ), Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB), and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). We run models of the famous Glacier Express and Bernina Express trains, as well as local passenger trains and freight trains from all these companies.
In addition to the pleasant Swiss scenery our modules, we have two particularly attractive areas, a model of the Chamby station on the MOB line, and a stone arch viaduct that goes into a tunnel reminiscent of the Landwasser Viaduct on the RhB network. We run single track mainlines with sidings in stations, and we also incorporate elevation changes in our track, with one module that has the track cross over itself as it loops around.
Free-moN
Display dates: Saturday March 30 – Sunday April 7
Welcome aboard!
Silicon Valley Free-moN is an informal group of folks in the San Francisco Bay Area who are building N-Scale Modules following the Free-moN Standard.
We are having a blast building, setting up and running our modules! You should join in the fun too!
Free-moN attempts to bring modular railroading standards up to the new higher quality models now available in N Scale. Modules are constructed closer to eye-level (50″), are typically based upon actual locations, and focus on capturing the look and feel of a real railroad.
Like other Free-mo standards, only the connection between modules is standardized, not the length or shape of each module. This allows modules to break free of the typical rectangular norm. Most modules feature a single-track main line snaking through the terrain. Digital Command Control (DCC) is used to control all locomotives on the railroad.
While we are located in Northern California, we are constructing modules based on prototype locations in New Mexico, Texas, and California.
