Operating Behind the Scenes | La Mesa Model Railroad Club’s Tehachapi Subdivision | Join Model Railroader Editor Eric White for a rare, insider look at a world-class operating session over the gigantic HO (1:87) scale public display highlighting Southern California’s famed Tehachapi Loop. Peer into the invite-only November 2023 session that required more than 30 operators to prep, stage, dispatch, and run the seemingly endless parade of 1950s-era freight and passenger trains over 25 scale miles of mainline track. Plus, you won’t want to miss this sneak peek at vital locations hidden below the beautiful scenic portions of the display!
But it doesn’t stop here! Coverage of this model railroad continues in the September 2024 issue of Model Railroader magazine, and in additional layout videos – not to mention vintage video of this and other Southern California routes included in our Classic Trains Film Archive…found exclusively on a Trains.com!
Yes, it’s great layout to see and operate.
I operated there in 2009.