West Bay Model Railroad Association Network

Sharing the joys of model railroading on the San Francisco peninsula

The WBMRA was founded in 1947 and recently built a new two-level HO layout in the former Southern Pacific baggage building in Menlo Park, CA

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Profile IconHaley Carter, Brian Johnson and Darrell Batchelder joined West Bay Model Railroad Association Network
Mar 16
Bryan Ochoa posted photos
Mar 11
Mark Drury's video was featured

West Bay Lines HO Scale Layout Tour

TSG Multimedia visited our club several months ago and spent the better part of a day capturing video of the layout and interviewing club members. They then created a wonderful layout tour and made it available on Youtube, which you may view via the…
Mar 9
Mark Drury posted a video

West Bay Lines HO Scale Layout Tour

#tsgmultimedia #layouttour #hoscale #southernpacific West Bay Lines is a model railroad that has been in Menlo Park for decades. It was rebuild around 2015 i...
Mar 9
Bryan Ochoa is now a member of West Bay Model Railroad Association Network
Mar 9
Mark Drury posted a discussion

75th Anniversary Celebration!

The West Bay Model Railroad Association in association with the Menlo Park Historical Society is…See More
Mar 5
mike sartor is now a member of West Bay Model Railroad Association Network
Jan 30
Anne Delaney is now a member of West Bay Model Railroad Association Network
Oct 16, 2024
 

Welcome to the WBMRA Network!

The West Bay Model Railroad Association in association with the Menlo Park Historical Society is celebrating its 75th anniversary Saturday, March 15th, 2025 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. We occupy the historic SP freight building at 1090 Merrill Street near the Menlo Park CalTrain station.  The club will be running trains during the Open House while the Historical Society will host events outside the building.  Come join us to celebrate 75 years of continuous model railroading in Menlo Park.

Our public open houses occur the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 1-4pm. Our regular business meetings are held the second Tuesday at 8pm. We don't typically run trains Tuesday evenings so the Saturday open houses are the best time to visit the club layout, and we hope to see you soon!

For more information, e-mail westbaylines@gmail.com

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75th Anniversary Celebration!

Started by Mark Drury Mar 5.

How to become a member? 8 Replies

Started by Dale Cherne. Last reply by Dale Cherne Jan 10, 2023.

NEW MEMBER HAS HO TRAINS TO GIVE AWAY

Started by Richard Powers Nov 30, 2022.

WBMRA Featured in Punch Magazine

Started by Mark Drury Jan 18, 2021.

December Open House Coverage by the Almanac

Started by Mark Drury Dec 19, 2016.

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