Museum of the San Ramon Valley
Description: This operating model of the San Ramon Valley Branch, an important transportation corridor (much of today’s Iron Horse Regional Trail) serving the central Contra Costa area in California is being accurately modeled based on extensive historical research, with realistic models of structures, scenes and trains operated as they once ran through these central points in the local area.
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Illustration By Charles Endom
The SRVB modeling group seeks to portray the San Ramon Valley Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it existed about 1914 to 1924. Through research of various historical sources and the application of our modeling skills, we have created a model, in 1 to 160 (N-scale) ratio, for this purpose.
We display the model and offer commentary on it at model railroad events, museums, historical societies and other venues as an educational, nostalgic, and entertainment opportunity for attendees of these events.
Museum of the San Ramon Valley