This intrepid crew closed out the 75th Anniversary Open House of the Highland Park Society of Model Railroad Engineers, Inc. Hundreds of model railroaders, friends, spouses, and the curious were in awe over the weekend after viewing one of the larger, better-known model railroad layouts in the greater Los Angeles area.
Founded April 1, 1948 in Highland Park, a suburb of Los Angeles, the club formed after their layout above Al’s Hobby Shop was abandoned when Al’s closed down. A small group of avid model railroaders decided they would puhase their own building to house their next model layout to insure they would be in control of their own destiny. That was 75 years ago and the club is still going strong.