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Riding the Rails with Redwood Empire Live Steamers
September 19,20, & 21st !
We will be at the Home & Garden Show
on these dates!
Public Rides on Miniture, Real, Live Steam
Trains. (1/8 Scale)
Adults and Children will enjoy the essence of the not forgotten, huffing, puffing, Live Steam Train in Miniture.
Ride a replica of the Shay Locomotive one of the oldtime logging trains. Or ride a replica of a Diesel Train.
Ride them both! It is a lot of fun. You won't forget these joyous rides!
You will want to come back to ride again and again!
We are a non-profit organization and are looking for a permanate home here in Santa Rosa, CA.
Donations are appreciated and will go toward putting down a permanante track.
Trains in the Park 2008
Don't be late for these dates!
Youth Community Park
1750 Fulton Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA
Click here for MAP
Our Public Run Days Schedule May 2008 through October 2008.
Train will run the first week-end, Saturday and Sunday, of each month, weather permitting.
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At the October 2002 Fall Meet at Sacramento Valley Live Steamers, Lee Franchette met with Ann Bruner-Welch. Lee wanted to know how Ann felt about starting a live steam club in Santa Rosa. He and a friend of his had talked about it for many years. He was looking for support for his idea.
Ann thought it was a great idea! They talked to others from the Santa Rosa area at the Meet and came up with a list of names of folks they thought might be interested. Ann offered space in her home to meet the following week. Redwood Empire Live Steamers was born. We have been meeting the first Friday of every month since.
Currently, we are filing official paper work for non-profit status. We have been in active negotiations with the City of Santa Rosa Recreation and Parks Department for consideration of various park sites. We collected over 2,300 signatures to demonstate public support to occupy public lands. We are developing a business plan as was requested by the City.
This winter we will be including short seminars on track building as part of our monthly meetings. We also hope to build sign boards to go around the portable track to give the public an idea of what's possible for scenery. We also hope to begin selection process for which scenery to portray.
As soon as our paper work from the IRS has been approved, we will begin writing grants to help fund the project. We will also be networking with various community groups such as Historical societies, educational institutions, and youth groups to begin preparations for building the railroad facility.
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Museums and Railroad Historical Societies
Places to purchase parts/plans.
Train Rides Full Size
Model Railroad Shows
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*Membership is conditional for the first year, at which time acceptance as a regular member will be voted upon by the general members at a regular meeting. In the event of a negative vote, the initiation fee will be refunded.
See bylaws for more specific information about membership types.
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