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Train Talk with Lisa
Happy Hour Meet and Greet
in Los Angeles, California
Saturday, February 8th, 2025, 4-6pm
At a surprise train-related location in
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Tickets: $35 (and includes some appetizers for the group)
Limited Capacity - so get your ticket now! *Guests will be emailed the location
LIVE Tour w/Lisa & Special Guest, Trey,
at the North Carolina Transportation Museum
May 18 -19, 2025. More info and tickets to come...
This is a short list of train related fun that has been had by yours truly while documenting the experiences for our community here.
If you haven't already, you can experience the places written in bold by clicking on their titles.
For a much more inclusive list of destinations worldwide (but mostly in the United States),
you can click here to purchase a beautiful document of exciting ideas to add to your calendar, or for a bucket list trip idea -
or even to just enjoy discovering new places to spur some research and further learning:
As a reminder, a much longer list of train happenings worldwide (but mostly in the U.S.) is available at the "Buy Now" link below:
Go on free 7 1/2 gauge train rides with nice people...
volunteer, attend events from camping to visits from Santa.
And check out this heart-warming and touching episode filmed there.
Open houses two Saturdays a month, 9 - 12pm.
Fullerton, California
Santa Susana Train Depot Museum
There are free docent-led tours as seen in this episode,
as well as periodic model train Swap Meets at the park by the depot.
Simi Valley, California
Watch my episode to experience the train ride, roundhouse, vintage train cars & much more!
Sonoma, California
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
Free. Also the home of the powerhouse.
Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad
A private, backyard G-gauge Disneyland themed layout that is expanding
and open to the public as a free, ticketed event about twelve times a year.
Anaheim, California
Southern California Railway Museum
Various events throughout the year and free days open to the public.
Annually, mid-June
Their Fire Truck Show in the Summer is really awesome, too!
Spencer, NC
Save the date for 2025:
July 18 - 20th, 2025 in Novi, Michigan
7 1.2 gauge ride on railroad & outdoor o-gauge model railroad
La Canada Flintridge, California
Flagstaff, Arizona's Train Depot
With an N scale layout, another train going around the ceiling, gift store - and beautiful real trains going by.
Claremont Depot
For trainspotting, its architecture... and there's an art museum inside.
Pomona, California
Union Station Los Angeles
is widely regarded as the “last of the great train stations”.
Built in the Mission Moderne style, it is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States.
You can also catch my episode of the ATSF / Santa Fe 3751 at Union Station's Rail Safety Day HERE.
Griffith Park
Los Angeles, CA
Christmas Tree Lane Model Railroad Society
Has extensive club HO layouts, an N scale and a fantastic G gauge free holiday display.
Saturdays, 5-11pm in December... or you can join the club and participate year-round.
2085 Santa Rosa Ave
Altadena, California