Changed July 27, 2014
July 2014 Online CallBoy HERE
Membership Roster HERE
(Password Protected for club member access only). Send any changes to Membership Chairman Rick Zobelein
2013 GGLS Fall Meet article HERE
GGLS Web Page Updates:
07/27 Calendar
07/13 Classified Ads
06/30 Links of Interest
04/02 Library's Club Documents
04/02 Library's Photos and Videos
Spike and Rail
by Rich Ratto
New Signal Installed for Switch TO-3
For a larger version, click HERE
*** NEW SIGNAL INSTALLED ***
Last month a new turnout signal repeater was added below an existing block signal on the inner loop just before the bridge. This new signal displays the same indication of the bridge turnout indicator for switch T-23. The existing block signal face plate was upgraded to the new style and its operation remains unchanged. If you have any comments or questions please contact Steve Vitkovits or Dan Swanson.
LED Cab Lighting Fixtures
By Dan Swanson
A two part article on the use & installation of cab lighting using Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Part 1 gives a brief overview of LEDs and can be obtained HERE. Part 2, a 12+ page article dealing with creating & mounting of the lighting fixtures in the cab can be obtained HERE.
Swanton Pacific Open House
Saturday August 2, 2014
8 am for steam up
British Columbia Society of Model Engineers 85th Anniversary Celebration
August 7th-10th, 2014
For a larger version, click HERE
Pacific Northwest Live Steamers
60th Anniversary Open Meet
Invite to GGLS
August 8th-10th, 2014
For a larger version, click HERE
Pacific Northwest Live Steamers
60th Anniversary Open Meet
August 8th-10th, 2014
Registration Document
For the full .pdf document, click HERE
Club Facility Reservation
August 9, by Dave Luther
Reminder: August club meeting
Sunday August 10, 10 am
High Track Maintenance
August 16 9 am to 1 pm
All are invited to help out!
Please contact Jeremy Coombes
(JEREMY@LOOMISLOCOMOTIVEWORKS.COM)
for more information
Triple Expansion Steam Up
August 16 & 17
Fisherman's Wrarf, San Franscisco
Click Here for more information
About Us
Located at Tilden Park in the hills above Berkeley, the Golden Gate Live Steamers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit museum whose mission is to operate a large scale miniature railroad, to teach & promote craftsmanship in model engineering for the benefit of our members and the education of the public on what we are all about.
We run a train carrying the public every Sunday from Noon To 3:00 pm depending on the staffing & weather and our station entrance is located just further and below the Redwood Valley Railroad loading station.
If you have an interest in railroading, live steaming, home shop machining or model engineering, we would love to welcome you to our club. Please feel free to come to any of our monthly club meetings and introduce yourself. Our club meetings are usually held on the second Sunday of each month starting at 10 am but please check our club calendar for the actual dates. Our club facilities include 7.5", 4.75" dual-gauge ground level track and a high track loop consisting of 4.75", 3.5" and 2.5" triple-gauge track.
Members Sammy Tamez, Rich Croll & Rick Zobelein