Fall Meet 2025

Friday to Sunday, October 24-26
Private event for Members and Live Steam Railroaders

Welcome All Live Steamers and Railroad Hobbyists

Plan to join your live steam friends for three days of trains, food, fellowship and fun. This is a private event for members of LALSRM and other train clubs, as well as railroad hobbyists. Our hosts this year are Diana Manchester, Bear Mustoe and Jim Cammarata.

Friday Kicks Off the Weekend

Come anytime Friday (or even a couple days before) to unload your trains and hit the rails, or just hang out. If you plan to arrive before Friday, let us know so we can provide the gate code.

Visiting Railroaders

• Tracks in four gauges: 7.5”, 4.75”, 3.5”, Gauge-1
• 44 steaming bays, two hydraulic lifts & two turntables
• Fully-automated block signal system
• 68-foot truss bridge, trestle bridge, and three tunnels
• Pit Yard with lights and electricity for train parking

*Hydraulic lift next to Pump House and Doug House*. *Wheel gauge test track behind Doug House.*

Parallel steaming bays with boiler water and air lines.

Circular steaming bays for 7.5″ gauge track and 4.75″/3.5″ gauge tracks.

*Pit Yard for extra train parking; with lights and electrical hook-ups.*

Lunch and Dinner Friday

This year we will be serving an informal lunch on Friday afternoon. At 6 pm is our traditional Board of Director’s Pasta Dinner at no cost. Afterwards enjoy a movie, and running / riding trains into the night.

Hosts Diana Manchester and Bear Mustoe smile (right) after Friday’s pasta dinner … while Jim and Nancy Cammarata chat with Tim Silver (center). Roger Williams and Nick Suncin (back right) start cleanup.

Collin Westphal starts an evening run.

Wesley Petersen and Scott Horgan blow off some steam.

Saturday – A Full Day of Trains, Events and Meals

Zak Holman pulls a trainload of friends and show cars.

Saturday Breakfast & Lunch

A freshly-cooked “All American” breakfast will be offered for purchase in our Kountry Kitchen from 8:30 to 10 am, and a hamburger/hot dog lunch from 12 noon to 1:30 pm.

Saturday BBQ Dinner – Tickets Required

At 6 pm will be our popular BBQ catered dinner from Big Pop’s BBQ.

Menu
BBQ Pork Ribs / BBQ Tri-tip Slices / BBQ Chicken
Corn on the Cob / Macaroni ‘n’ Cheese / Baked Beans / Potato Salad
Caesar Salad / Cornbread & Butter / Dessert / Beverage

Reserve Now; Pay Later at the Meet
Adult Plate is $30 / Child’s Plate is $15 (smaller portion).

Saturday Schedule

• Kountry Kitchen – meals for purchase Saturday & Sunday
Breakfast 8:30 to 10 am / Lunch 12 noon to 1:30 pm

• Walt Disney Barn – Saturday, 10:30 am to 2 pm

• Souvenir Table – 10:30 am to 6 pm Saturday

• Kids Krafts – 10:30 am to 3 pm Saturday

• President’s Auction – Saturday, 1:45 pm

• Bingo – Saturday, 3:45 pm

• Saturday BBQ Dinner – 6 pm – dinner tickets required
Raffle – after dinner Saturday (save dinner ticket stub)

• Movie and Night Run

Free Camping and Parking

RV and Tent camping available starting at 12 noon Wednesday (no hook-ups). There will be marked spaces for RV camper parking on Crystal Springs Drive and in our Members’ Parking Lot.

Tents can be pitched on the lawn around Disney Barn, on the lawn next to the Gauge-1 track, and in the West End meadow. No porta-potties this year. We have shower facilities for members and guests.

No parking in the inner parking lots Friday to Sunday to allow easy access to members unloading and loading equipment. There will be several marked handicapped spaces (autos or trucks only) inside the gate on Crystal Springs Drive, close to the Pit. Vehicles bringing equipment may enter gates temporarily for loading and unloading, then park in our Members’ lot outside the gate.

All trailers must be parked in the Members’ outer lot.

Visiting Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Steam Locomotives, Night Running, Fuel

Steam Locomotives must have current boiler inspection tags, spark arrestors, ash pans required. Visiting steam locos can be hydro-tested as personnel is available.

Night operations: all types of trains must have FREDs and running/parking lights. A self-check gauge for wheel alignment is available next to the hydraulic lift behind the yellow Doug House.

Please bring your own propane fuel, if using.

Who To Contact

Location

Facility Address: 5202 Zoo Drive, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
Exit Forest Lawn off the 134 Ventura Freeway, left on Zoo Drive