Anybody interested in this? Golden Gate Live Steamers in Tilden Park, on the ridge above Berkeley, is a nearly century-old club of enthusiasts who build and operate live scale models.
My cousin who is an engineer and also designs and maintains the electronics/signals, hosts an annual family reunion there.
Saturday my grandson who is fascinated with the simple Lionel layout I set up for him, was in awe all day riding as a passenger and watching the locomotives run.
Some stock photos:
Grandson had a huge smile all day!
At the roundtable.