Photo from Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society
Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society Public Showing:
Larkey Park
2751 Buena Vista Ave, Walnut Creek
Saturday, June 20th, 2015 – Sunday, June 21st, 2015
11:00am – 6:00pm | $3Families and train buffs can ‘ride’ the Diablo Valley Lines all year long during their 2015 whistle stop shows, featuring hundreds of model trains representing the mid-20th century through today, traveling over 4,300 feet of track on one of the world’s most mountainous model railroad layouts.
Treat Dad on Father’s Day! Now in its seventh decade, every show includes a dramatic sunset and night scenes with a rainy thunderstorm, a street railway with trolley cars, big freight yards and a large passenger terminal.
The elaborate 34 by 56 foot layout includes a composite of the mountainous area of the Western United States, bridges, tunnels, terrain from desert to snow covered mountains, towns, train yards, electric street cars, wind turbine, ski lift gondola and more. More than 200 train cars and 50 steam and diesel engines are in operation during the show, dispatched by two dedicated Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society members.