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Mark Drury
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75th Anniversary Celebration!

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…Continue

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Started Mar 5

WBMRA Featured in Punch Magazine

The Bay Area design-focused Punch Magazine featured our club and layout in their September 2020 issue, both in print and online. The content may be viewed outside the magazine here:…Continue

Started Jan 18, 2021

December Open House Coverage by the Almanac

Nice coverage with photos of our December open house by Dave Boyce at the Almanac: …Continue

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Started Dec 19, 2016

Almanac Article About The Club

The Almanac published a nice article about the club ahead of this years holiday show:…Continue

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Started Dec 4, 2014

 

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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
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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
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75th Anniversary Celebration!

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.See More
Mar 5
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Mark Drury is now friends with Michael Miller and SHIRLEY NATHAN
Aug 14, 2024
Mark Drury replied to Dale Cherne's discussion How to become a member?
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself at the club Saturday, Dale, and sincerest apologies I wasn't able to join you there! To answer your question, the business meeting begins at 8pm tonight and members usually show up before then so arriving…"
Jan 10, 2023
Mark Drury replied to Dale Cherne's discussion How to become a member?
"Dale, I should be at the January 7th Open House and we can discuss building access for members and related matters then. Note that it may be more convenient for you to take Caltrain to the club from San Jose if you live near a station--our club…"
Dec 28, 2022
Mark Drury replied to Dale Cherne's discussion How to become a member?
"Very glad to know you are interested in joining our club, Dale! Applying for membership is straightforward: simply attend three consecutive business meetings, held on the second Tuesday of each month at 8pm, to express your interest, complete and…"
Dec 27, 2022
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WBMRA 100-Car Train

"This video shows a 100-car train running on the mainline of the West Bay Model Railroad Association's two-level HO layout. The train is so long that the lead engines can be seen rounding the far peninsula as the final car exits stage left past…"
May 21, 2021
Mark Drury posted a video

WBMRA 100-Car Train

This video shows a 100-car train running on the mainline of the West Bay Model Railroad Association's two-level HO layout. The train is so long that the lead...
May 21, 2021
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WBMRA Featured in Punch Magazine

The Bay Area design-focused Punch Magazine featured our club and layout in their September 2020 issue, both in print and online. The content may be viewed outside the magazine here:https://punchmagazine.com/working-on-the-railroad/ See More
Jan 18, 2021
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Mark Drury posted a status
"The club has a new email address (and no longer has a phone number)—please feel free to contact us at westbaylines@gmail.com for any reason!"
Jan 16, 2020
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Mark Drury posted a status
"The club has a new email address (and no longer has a phone number--please feel free to contact us at westbaylines@gmail.com for any reason!"
Jan 16, 2020
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Mark Drury posted a status
"The club has a new email address (and no longer has a phone number--please feel free to contact us at westbaylines@gmail.com for any reason!"
Jan 16, 2020
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Mark Drury left a comment for Evan Goldin
"Welcome, Evan!  I believe you and I worked together at Ning a number of years ago.  Please let me know if you have any questions about our layout or club.  Regards, Mark Drury"
Dec 9, 2019

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At 10:18am on November 11, 2011, Colin John Camarillo said…

Mark, 

 

I forgot to mention i graduated from film school and would love to make some cool films about the railroad. sound like a plan? you have my contact info. 

At 10:48pm on June 12, 2011, Rick Bahr said…
Thanks for the welcome Mark. I look forward to catching you at one of the upcoming Wed evening events in Menlo Park.
At 6:03pm on December 9, 2010, Leo Pesce said…

Mark, I added a few pictures and also a couple of videos I had laying low in my external HDUs.

Leo

 
 
 

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