 The purpose of the club is to promote
interest, fellowship and cooperation among persons interested in any
facet of American Flyer S Gauge Model Railroading, including
collecting and operating. Many of our members also have an
interest in other Gilbert products and pre-Gilbert
American Flyer.
We were originally founded in 1970 as the East
and West Bay S gauge Model Railroad Club. Today the Golden Gate American
Flyer Club is group of American Flyer enthusiasts from all parts of
the San Francisco Bay Area. We also have members in other
parts of Northern California and even outside the state.
We have a modular group within our club which
displays its modules at various train shows in Northern California.
See our
Facebook page for some photos of our latest presentations at
local train shows.
Every three years we sponsor Flyerfest West.
In other years, we coordinate with the
Sacramento Valley American Flyer Club's Flyerfest West and the Southern
California S-Gaugers, who sponsor S-Fest West. Both of these
take place in the each of the two years between our Flyerfests. We
hold official monthly in person meetings at the homes of our
members, most often on Friday night or Saturday afternoon.
Those meetings can also be attended via Zoom. We
also have an additional informal Zoom meeting on the first
Sunday evening of the month. A business meeting
is conducted but the meetings also provide a chance to visit
and enjoy the layouts of fellow members. Meetings
usually feature a show and tell session and members are
encouraged to bring items for sale. Click on the
"Meetings" above for details.
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