Meetings & Events

Upcoming events

• East Bay district open houses - changed; see Sept 26th

  • Start
    September 19, 2010
  •  
    11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Location
    Alameda Co. West of the Hills

  East bays tours were canceled - not enough RRs were available to open. See event planned for Sept. 26th.
  

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• Open House: Sunday, Sept. 26th

  • Start
    September 26, 2010
  •  
    10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
  • Location
    Tom & Rose Shumard's house

  Last Run of Tom & Rose Shumard's garden RR. During the day they will be selling off their RR equipment to be picked up after 3PM. See the Trellis and Trestle for details. 

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• Just Trains Annual Open House and Sale

  • Start
    October 03, 2010
  • Location
    Concord (north of Walnut Creek), CA

  This is not a BAGRS sponsored event.
  
  Just Trains annually hosts a parking lot party with food and layouts, vendors and sales open to the public.
  
  Just Trains
  Model Train Store
  5650 Imhoff Drive, Concord, CA
  http://www.just-trains.com
  
  The BAGRS Live Steamers will be set up running live steam trains.

  
  

  The BAGRS Garden Railway Trailer will run trains on its maiden excursion. Bring battery and live steam engines.

  
  The Diablo Pacific Short Line will be set up here.
  DPShortline@aol.com
  
  Refer to above links for more information.

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• Swap Meet

  • Start
    October 17, 2010
  •  
    11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Location
    Pleasant Hill, CA

  As part of the "block party" of events to be held in conjunction with the regular monthly open houses, BAGRS is holding a SWAP
  MEET at one of the Pleasant Hill layouts.
  
  For BAGRS members, by BAGRS members, bring railroad, tools and garden related items to sell and swap. Bring your own table, too.
  
  See BAGRS newsletter for details and directions
  

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• BAGRS Open Houses -- Diablo Valley district

  • Start
    October 17, 2010
  •  
    11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Location
    Contra Costa Co., Walnut Creek North

  See BAGRS newsletter or online information.
  
  Tour railways in Contra Costa Co., Walnut Creek North
  This day's event will include a swap meet and our "traveling trailer garden RR".
  
  
  

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• BAGRS Open Houses -- Two South Bay districts

  • Start
    November 14, 2010
  •  
    11:00 AM - 04:00 PM
  • Location
    Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mt. View, Cupertino and San Jose, Milpitas, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga

  See BAGRS newsletter or online information.
  
  Tour railways in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mt. View, Cupertino, and San Jose, Milpitas, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga.
  
  NOTE: This is the second Sunday of the month - trying to beat the rain.
  
  

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