Author: Gabriel Duthoy

Season’s Greetings! December always brings a busy time of year with plenty of room to celebrate with friends and loved ones! Our club Christmas party will be on the 10th, then we have a professional video shoot on the 11th which will highlight our amazing club layout and features! Next stop is our December 16th…

Work continues to roll on throughout the layout at our Belmont Shore Railroad Club. In the photos you can see progress on the log mill and also work on an upcoming bridge crossing over a large river valley. It’s great to see this historic layout continue to breath life and add new excitement and detail…

The Long Beach NMRA Convention Is Here! August will be a very fun and busy time of year for local train fans and at our Belmont Shore Railroad Club. We will be glad to host any convention visitors that wish to come and see our magnificient layout! For convention information visit the NMRA Surfliner website….

Fairplex Garden Railroad Field Trip July 14th our club is taking a little field trip to explore the O Guage garden railroad over at the Fairplex Garden Railroad in Pomona. We will have plenty of pictures so expect an update on that soon! NMRA 2024 Convention Our busy summer continues as we prepare for the…

Come on down to our first N-Scale meetup! We will be having a train swap meet, displays, food, and of course our layout. Visit here for more information!

The club is making significant strides in developing both our layout and facility in anticipation of hosting guests for our June Railroad N-Scale Meet and the upcoming NMRA August convention in Long Beach! Stay tuned for a detailed announcement regarding the June 22 Railroad N Scale Meet. With a very busy and exciting summer ahead,…

Carbondale Loop Is Up & Running! The Carbondale loop has been successfully completed! All electric wiring, track, and turnout controls are now in place, extending the reach of trains within our Belmont Shore Railroad layout. While some scenic work remains to be done, this milestone marks a significant achievement, and we’re proud of our members…

Free Railroading Clinics! Over the past 6 weeks the Belmont Shore Railroad Club members have been volunteering down at the Lomita Calvary Chapel on Wednesdays to give free, hands-on clinics, all about model railroading and scenery building. We feel very honored to have a group of near 30 kids who spend their Wednesday evening eager…

Carbondale Loop Update We are one month into the new year and loads of fantastic progress has been made on the new Carbondale loop! The passing side track has been laid and sanded along with a hinge door for crossing into the loop. It is very exciting to see the project grow from just an…

The Belmont Shore Railroad Year In Review This year started out with a bang! With the new club president we began reaching out to local and city wide advertising stories of our club including the Los Angeles Times, random length magazine visit, San Pedro magazine, San Pedro today magazine, television channel 5, promoting our club,…