Model Railroading > 1980s BC Rail over 1950s Tehachapi Pass (La Mesa Club, San Diego)

Hi folks, had the opportunity this past weekend to head 100 miles or so south of home to San Diego for a day's worth of fun-runnin' on the La Mesa Model Railroad Club's world famous HO Scale Tehachapi Pass route at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park.

1.) BC Rail mania near Ilmon, CA?
2.) Two-tone green Alcos up front below Caliente.
3.) Approaching Allard.

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Tossed in a curve-ball this round going for 1980s era BC Rail in the two-tone green schemes. Motive-power is a mix of Bowser, Atlas and Rapido.

4.) Rounding the curves at Allard.
5.) Fresh Canadian pine on its way to So Cal.
6.) Power Profile.

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So yeah, got a few cleaned up images to share with everyone along the numerous photogenic spots along this amazing layout.

7.) Approaching Bealville.
8.) Crossing the road at Bealville.
9.) Above Walong.

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Another big thanks to Dave Hussey (of Cannon & Co.) for the invite to operate on this incredible layout.

Layout links below...
http://www.lamesaclub.com
http://www.facebook.com/LMMRRC

Larger 1600x photos posted at my pbase page below...
https://pbase.com/mrmrl/la_mesa_club

~ Mr. BCOL

10.) Marcel looking very nice.
11.) Gotta keep the two-tone going with the OMI caboose on the rear.
 

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Outstanding Robbie. That train a long way from home.
Regards,DK

A great looking train and quality photography.  Chris uk.

Most excellent.
JB

Nice shots!  What a great layout.

texchief1

Nice train! My local club's layout is based on Cajon Pass. My CP/B&M/MEC/NYC stuff would be out of place, but at least I'd have a place to run it.

Thanks for sharing and amazing looking train. I too thought the La Mesa club had some 'restrictions' on what could run at the club.

Mike ONeill
Parker, CO

mcdeo Wrote:
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> Thanks for sharing and amazing looking train. I
> too thought the La Mesa club had some
> 'restrictions' on what could run at the club.

Restrictions make sense when you're trying for a realistic time specific run session.
Outside of that, it simply cuts your potential membership / visitors.

Outside of their weekend long 1950s era TTOS sessions, you can basically run whatever the OIC allows.

~ Mr. MRL

Great stuff...

JG

Very nice!
Regards, Jim Evans

Great looking power and train -- layout looks awesome as well. How fun!

Robbie, great images. Glad you had good time. The BCR train looked like a breath of fresh air among all the SP that was being run.

Dave Hussey

Super cool train on a most spectacular layout.

Thanks (as always) for the comments folks.

This HO scale Tehachapi Pass layout in San Diego, CA is an amazing piece of model railroading architecture, multiple decades in the making. Just watching/sharing the experiences that new viewers and attendees (young and old) of the train museum have as they see this layout for their first or second times is often heart warming. To also be able to personally run one's little model train(s) across this scale world... While physically picturing/remembering standing at many of these real places, watching real-life trains go by over the years, is equally amazing. I hope this layout thrives another 100+ years.

And again, thank you to the "powers at be" at La Mesa (you know who you are), for allowing/inviting non-members the rare yet appreciated opportunities to run and share our model trains across this super extensive and near-prototypical model railroad. 

~ Mr. MRL
 

Great photos as always. Depth of field is great showing the layout even better. Thanks for posting.