June 2023 Open House –
Beginning October 16th, 2023 the City of Glendale is renovating Freemont Park, where we are located. The project is estimated to take approximately 18 months to complete. During this time we are not having our monthly public open house events, however, as soon as the park reopens we will resume inviting the public to come see us on the first Monday of each month. During the renovation, we will be active in other ways and we will still be accepting membership applications, so if you are interested in joining, please feel free to contact us.
Farewell!
It’s time for trains. Model Railroading has had quite a resurgence in the last 2 years. Come see what the fun is all about. These model trains look and run like their big brothers and have sound and lighting to add realism. The layout is complete with lifelike buildings, trees, people and animals, landscapes of deserts, hills, tunnels, homes, and industries.
The Society is located just a few blocks from the Freeway 134/Pacific Avenue offramp (Exit 7A North) and left at Hahn Ave.
The visit is free plus cameras and families are welcome.
The Society is located just a few blocks from the Freeway 134/Pacific Avenue offramp (Exit 7A North) and left at Hahn Ave.
The visit is free plus cameras and families are welcome.
This month we are celebrating our return to Open Houses and “Trains and the Holidays.” Visit us to see what the hobby is all about.
The Glendale Model Railroad Society is a 501(c)3 organization that has been building the HO Scale Verdugo Valley Lines since April 1949. We are open monthly for all those interested in Model Railroad and related hobbies. Our railroad is set in 1950’s Southern California and includes the World Famous Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, Glendale Station, Tehachapi Loop and “Beautiful Downtown Burbank.” Parking is available. Families, cameras and questions are always welcome and it’s free. If you are interested in helping build the Verdugo Valley Lines, memberships are open.
Please wear your mask while in the club building.
Each month we choose a theme to enhance the visitor experience by telling stories about railroading here in Southern California. We believe that by telling these stories, railroading becomes interesting even for those who are not in this hobby. We hope that your visit will be enjoyable, the stories will indeed interest you, and that you will come back to see us again. We also have membership openings, so if you like what you see, even if you have little or no model railroading experience please let the member in attendance at the viewing area know you are interested in joining our club.
Open house, Saturday, June 3rd. and Monday June 5th. 2023
This month’s theme, June 2023 – Farewell!
All good things came to an end or at least there are things that get in the way from time to time. The City of Glendale will be doing major construction on Hahn Park which is expected to take as much as 18 months and during that time we will be unable to have public Open Houses. Please visit us at our last planned public Open House for many months. We really want to see you. So look for plenty of train traffic on every part of the railroad from the Main Line to the Interurban, the Branch and maybe even Narrow Gauge. Come and see the version of the Verdugo Valley Lines that we have been building since the mid 60’s. This might just be the last time ever to you see the railroad in this form. We will be Open Saturday and Monday.
