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Negotiations with the Randall Museum

Posted on 4 August 2015 by blarrib

Thanks to those who signed our petition to save the Golden Gate Model Railroad Club layout.  There are over 1,000 of you!  We very much appreciate your support. Our negotiations with the Randall Museum and the Dept. of Rec & … Continue reading →

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Museum Closing

Posted on 1 May 2015 by blarrib

The Randall Museum closed for renovations on June 1, 2015.  This means that that you will no longer be able to visit the GGMRC’s train layout until the Museum reopens some time in 2017. Our last Junior Engineer Day was on … Continue reading →

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GGMRC YouTube Channel

Posted on 16 November 2014 by blarrib

Click here to access the new YouTube channel the we have created to feature videos of our layout. Click here to see the club’s Google+ page. You can also find these links in the sidebar to the right. This play … Continue reading →

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Ride Around the Track

Posted on 5 October 2014 by blarrib

One of our members created a nice video of a cab ride around the main line of the layout. Take a look and see what it is like to ride around the layout: And here’s the California Zephyr on the … Continue reading →

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Good News!

Posted on 8 June 2014 by blarrib

We have just heard from the Randall Museum that the building department has given verbal approval to keep the train room and layout as they are. This does need to be confirmed in writing. It appears that our layout will survive the Museum’s renovation … Continue reading →

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Museum Working to Save the Train!

Posted on 15 May 2014 by blarrib

We have had two very positive meetings with the Randall Museum and the Parks & Rec. Department to discuss how to Save the Train! The meeting last week included Phil Ginsburg, General Manager. He gave his commitment to work toward … Continue reading →

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Digital Controls Now Here!

Posted on 14 January 2014 by blarrib

After working on it for the last year, we have completed the conversion and are now running DCC regularly. We will run DCC trains on Saturdays and Wednesday evenings. Come by and take a look. We would love to have you … Continue reading →

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Thanks for your help!

Posted on 15 January 2013 by blarrib

We have exceeded our goal of raising $2,500 to support the conversion of our layout to use the latest digital control system. As of our business meeting in November we had raised more that $2,600. Many thanks to everybody who … Continue reading →

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