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New Switch
By Tom Downing
 
Lumber for the new station...
By Robert Lee
 
Steam Up
By Harold Hueler
 

Welcome to the
Southern California Live
Steamers Miniature Railroad

Southern California Live Steamers Miniature Railroad
Random Railroad Quotes, Quips, Trivia, Laws:
Nothing was more up-to-date when it was built, or is more obsolete today, than the railroad station.  Ada Louise Huxtable -    

"Ride the Wilson Park Trains"

Ready To Go
By Harold Hueler
 
10/06/2012 Work Day
By Robert Lee
 
Tim Brothers in Jillie Belle
By Charlie Giordano
 

   
Next Public Ride Day :

Next Public Run: 

Sunday June 2nd

From 11:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

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Free train rides:

The 1st Sunday of each month, from
11:00 A.M to 3:00 P.M.

AND

The 3rd Saturday of each month, from
12:00 P.M to 3:00 P.M.

**With our most recent track addition "The Downing Diamond of Death" (Figure Eight) combined with our "Crenshaw Line" rides can take between 20-25 minutes. 

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A big THANKS to the "DONUT DEN" 

(4257 P.C.H., Torrance)

who have donated hundreds of donuts in 2011 and 2012

and in 2013 on our 1/19/13 ans 02/16/13 run days

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WILSON PARK STATION (1912)

WOW!  It is Done!

Thank you for all of your donations!

Catalina Pacific Ready Mix-Charles Johnson Roofing Inc.-Crenshaw Lumber Co.-Harbor Industrial Corp.-            Robinson Helicopters Co.-Pacific Supply-R.B.H. Insulation-The Donut Den

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NEW! 

"Limited edition" S.C.L.S. 25th year at Wilson Park commemorative poster, your gift for donations of $20 or more. (20"x30") color photo paper, numbered (1-500), and signed by the artist "Scott Graham". 

*Smaller posters (11"-17"), color are also available for donations of $5 or more.  These posters are on heavy white paper and are not numbered or signed.

Available at the station or you can order by simply mailing a check or money order (To: "S.C.L.S.") to our PO box. (please include an additional $6.00 for shipping) 

            THANK YOU!   

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DO NOT WAIT IN LINE! 

Ask about special "Party Train Rides" at our "TRAIN STATION!", on our public run days!

(Donations are always welcome)

Thank you ROBINSON HELICOPTERS
f
or your generous  donation! 

Wilson Park
South East Corner of the park

S.C.L.S., Inc.
P.O. Box 3969

Torrance, CA 90510

Click
HERE for driving directions

   

   
Next Club Meeting:

Saturday June 15th, 2013 - 10:30 A.M.

-General Club Business Meeting at the SCLS Club House.

- 2013 Membership Dues over-due

- Live-Scan/Background

 
   

   

Special Announcements :

SCLS 3rd annual "New Years Day Steam Up"(2013)           Fun was had by all, Bring your locomotive and have some more fun next New Years Day. 
This has become a tradition now. This year we had 8 steamers and a couple of gas/electrics show up and had a great time.

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Another great Eagle Scout project!  (06/09/12) 

Thank you to Justin Kuo and all of his fellow Boy Scouts, friends, and family who help us with a major Spring cleanup project.  They also cleared the way for our newest track expansion project and many more much needed improvements to come.

Thank you Troop #134 !

 

Are you a future Eagle Scout?
Do you need to complete your
Eagle Scout Service Project?
Click HERE to see how we can help you!

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Congratulations to Chuck and Faith Cataldo, celebrating their 65th anniversary and counting, long- time "Friends of S.C.L.S."

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A very big Thank You to the Scouts and Parents of Redondo Beach BSA Troop 586

During November 2011, they built us a brand new water tower, and it is a beauty. This was part of Maxwell Reeve's Eagle Scout community service project.

Congratulations Maxwell for a job well done!

Click here to see the pictures


                   We almost did it again!

We took 2nd Place in the 2010
Bitter Creek Western web site competition!!!

The Southern California Live Steamers
web site won the
Discover Live Steam / Bitter Creek Western Railroad
2009 Web Excellence Award

DLS/BCWRR Web Excellence Award 2009

 

Thank you all for your support and contributions to the web site. We could not have done it without all of your photos, articles and help in keeping the site updated. 

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**Total Passengers carried:  415,739 **

**Total passengers for 2012:  25,757**

*Total passengers for 2013  3,427*

***Our 400,000th passenger was, Graden Easthham of Torrance, CA 07/01/12***     **************************************************************** 

   



SCLS Visits the
Orange County Model Engineers
Spring
Meet 2009

Click HERE for Story and Video

SCLS Visits the
Riverside Live Steamers Fall Meet 2008
Click HERE for Story and Video

   
Take the S.C.L.S. Poll
Visiting Other Club Meets
When visiting other live steam club meets do you...
  Spend the night in a nearby hotel/motel
  Spend the night with local friends or family if available
  Stay in my RV at the live steam club facility
  Camp at the live steam club in a tent
  I never stay overnight at live steam events
   

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230375 Visitors
   
Check out this old video from 1987 when the Southern California Live Steamers first started at Wilson Park in Torrance on the city's 75th anniversary..
View our new
Live Steam Locomotive Registery
List your locomotive, find long lost friends and equipment.
Click HERE



New Live Steam Live Chat!

Talk with other live steamers around the world
in real time. Click HERE

   
View the SCLS promotional video
Courtesy of Story Tunes
   

Aerial View of Southern California Live Steamers

   

Latest 5 Live Steam Railroading Articles

Nicky Lofgren's Eagle Scout Project
Uploaded 3/10/2013 1:22:04 AM
by Phillip Cohen

SCLS 3rd Annual New Year's Day Steam Up
Uploaded 1/4/2013 10:00:17 PM
by Phillip Cohen

How to Build a Diamond
Uploaded 12/14/2012 10:46:28 PM
by Phillip Cohen

Robert Lee, BNSF Essay First Place Winner
Uploaded 10/15/2012 8:43:09 PM
by Phillip Cohen

SCLS Returns To Joshua Tree
Uploaded 3/3/2011 1:59:51 AM
by Charlie Giordano

View all Live Steam Railroading Articles

   


   

New Video - SCLS on Torrance Tales!
Watch The Video below.
The video may take a moment to start, please be patient.

   

   
Special 25th Anniversary S.C.L.S. Poster
Donate and recieve this special, signed, limited edition high quality poster as a gift. Large 20" x 30" printed on high quality luster finished photographic paper, not a cheap color copy. Numbered and signed by the artist.


Pickup or Shipping

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Adopt-A-Car

Help SCLS upgrade our passenger cars.
Click HERE for details!

Roll Models our Preferred Car Supplier

Roll Models an SCLS preferred supplier
   

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When viewing gallery images you can now send an E-postcard to your friends. It is free, check it out.

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SCLS President's Message
Updated 1/26/2013 8:56:06 PM
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