Tag: Trains
OCME FALL MEET – 2024
CALLING ALL LIVE STEAMERS – JOIN US AT THE GOATHILL JUNCTION RAILROAD IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR WE’RE HOLDING THE MEET IN MEMORY OF DALTON “DJ” JOHNSON. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TO CELEBRATE BOTH OUR HOBBY AND OUR GOOD FRIEND. The OCME Fall Meet is a Private Event Open to Live Steamers, invited guests,…
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Spring Meet ’23
COSTA MESA, Calif — The Orange County Model Engineers hosted more than 50 members and invited guests over the weekend to celebrate their 2023 Spring Meet. The three-day event was highlighted by days of running trains around the nearly five miles of track located in Fairview Park on the east side of Placentia and by…
History of OCME
The Orange County Model Engineers (OCME) was originally formed in 1977 as the Orange County Live Steamers (OCLS) after the demise of the short-lived Long Beach Live Steamers. Negotiations were started soon after with Orange County for a site in Mile Square Park. As work progressed on a draft contract between the County and OCLS,…
Replacement of Hank Hornsveld Memorial Trestle
Replacement of tiny trestle at Fairview Park required a Herculean effort for O.C. Model Engineers