Yesterday, 16 October 2021, the Coast Division of the NMRA sponsored a field trip to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento (the state capital) to see the new Magic of Scale Model Railroading exhibit. Nearly everyone who attended took Capitol Corridor train #724 to Sacramento. Train 724 originated in San Jose and stopped at every station between San Jose and Sacramento.
Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
The main Jack London Square Amtrak station.
The Coast Daylight bound for LA was sitting in the station when I arrived. This is the end of the train.
This is the view in the opposite direction looking toward Sacramento. Street running through Jack London Square starts just beyond this photo. Note the new apartment buildings and wood ties.
Train 710 bound for Bakersfield with a bus connection to LA arrives from the Amtrak yard. This train will reverse direction to head to Bakersfield.
This is the cab end of #710. It will lead the train to Bakersfield.
California subsidizes this Amtrak operation.
This is the other side of train 710s cab car.
Train 724 to Sacramento arrives on the right. 724 will depart about 15 minutes before 710 on the left. 724 is the train that I and the other NMRA members took to Sacramento.
The Magic of Scale Model Railroading at the California State Railroad Museum.
A photo John Allen's Gorre & Daphetid occupies an entire wall at the entrance to the display. The G&D, that was built in the 1950s, is probably the most famous and influential American scale model railroad ever built. John Allen was known as the Wizard of Monterey because of his model railroad.
Smuggler's Cove was built by two modelers who had never visited New England. It is just one of the very impressive displays.
Here are two pictures of the wall of trains in all scales from G to Z.
The Magic of Scale Model Railroading exhibit at the CSRM is well worth the visit. NH Joe
