Golden Spike Train Club of Utah

Golden Spike Train Club of Utah The Golden Spike Train Club of Utah (H.O. scale). Moved August 2025 to Trolley Square History Museum, 600 East 600 South, SLC. Donations are Welcome!

Had moved January 2021 to 132 S 800 W SLC UT in the Sugar Space Arts Warehouse. HO and HOn3 Club. 100% NMRA and DCC. The club was founded in 1968 by 24 modelers from Salt Lake City & surrounding areas. The club was originally located at the Utah State Fairpark until 1984 when a change in management forced the club to search for a new venue. The club was then requested by the Children's Museum of U

tah to relocate to the basement of the Warm Springs Plunge building in 1984. But a 5.7 earthquake 3/18/2020 caused enough damage to warrant Salt Lake City Corp to declare the building temporarily unfit for any usage. The layout occupied a 20' by 50' space with a 4' viewing aisle around 2 outside walls. The design followed a "Mountain Railroad" theme representing the major railroads in Utah and surrounding areas. Portions of the layout highlighted UPRR in Weber and Echo Canyons, D&RGW in Soldier Summit and American Fork Canyon, and SP in Donner Pass. The railroad boasted 27 scale miles of mainline, with an additional 16 scale miles devoted to Narrow Gauge. The layout also sported a replica of UP's Ogden round house, 500+ car yard, engine and car repair facilities, Passenger Station and Yard, Intermodal yard etc. For a 2017 video of Hostlers Club members running on that layout, see https://youtu.be/U-cQt_gRHlo

In January 2021 we signed a multi-year lease on a 800 sq ft room from Sugar Space Arts Warehouse at 132 S 800 W, SLC where we built a new "fixed-modular" layout. We currently have 33 members and are open for new membership. Please contact us by message to find out more. We meet frequently, especially Saturday mornings. But our official meetings are every 2nd Saturday at Noon. Welcome all who like to join the hobby and Club. We our a Non-Profit 501c3 100% NMRA membership Club. Text our VP Jeremy Adams 801-631-7435 or our Secretary Mark Forslund 801-641-6586 or our Treasurer Jon Thomas 801-718-9772.

04/17/2026

Train Videos captured by our members at our Trolley Square layout last weekend.

03/29/2026

A triple header pulling 65 cars up a 2% climb!

03/29/2026

A triple header: two Big Boys and a Challenger pulling 65 cars, mostly refers up a 2% climb!

01/31/2026

Had good layout running today. Thank you to all who have been visiting lately!

We are a 501(c)3 and accept donations. Use PayPal or Venmo "-840" - see QR codes below. We also accept donations of H.O....
12/19/2025

We are a 501(c)3 and accept donations. Use PayPal or Venmo "-840" - see QR codes below.

We also accept donations of H.O. model railroad train equipment as in-kind donations. We may sell at local train shows.

We can send you a tax donation receipt for your contributions. Email inquiries to [email protected]

How the Big Boy works: Awesome computer graphic simulation of every detail!
08/11/2025

How the Big Boy works: Awesome computer graphic simulation of every detail!

A thorough examination of a steam locomotive, using the mighty Union Pacific Big Boy as our example.Special thanks to Mark "Hyce" Huber for in-depth expert r...

Bring the kiddies to ride Trolley Square's ride-on train around Trolley Square, starting Thursday Oct 2nd. $3 each child...
08/07/2025

Bring the kiddies to ride Trolley Square's ride-on train around Trolley Square, starting Thursday Oct 2nd. $3 each child, $1 each adult.

We are operating it. Hours: Thursdays-Fridays 4:30pm-8:30pm, Saturdays 11:30am-8:30pm, Sundays 12pm-2pm and 6pm-8pm.

Leaves from the Trolley History Museum at 600 East 600 South. Park in the underground parking north of 600 South. Take the stairs or elevator up to the ground floor. Walk into the main building where the sign for Old Spaghetti Factory is, then up the stairs or elevator to the 2nd floor.

We are NE of Old Spaghetti Factory, next to the Desert Edge Pub. The children's play area is in front of the museum.

WE ARE MOVING TO TROLLEY SQUARE in AUGUST!Our lease with Sugar Space Arts Warehouse is not being renewed beyond August d...
07/14/2025

WE ARE MOVING TO TROLLEY SQUARE in AUGUST!

Our lease with Sugar Space Arts Warehouse is not being renewed beyond August due to their financial difficulties. We found that out May 10th.

So in June we secured a lease with Trolley Square to take over their Trolley History Museum room D240-D250 across from Old Spaghetti Factory on the 2nd floor, next to Desert Edge Pub.

To see a photo history of our layout rebuild progress since SLC kicked us out of Warm Springs Plunge building June 2020 (due to the March 2020 Earthquake), see:

GSTC H.O. Model Railroad Club in SLC UT

Exciting news, yesterday was our first official running/operation day for club members. We had a good turnout. The next ...
10/06/2024

Exciting news, yesterday was our first official running/operation day for club members. We had a good turnout. The next operation day will be the first Saturday of November.

This H.O. Model Railroad needs a new home. Available from a recently widowed neighbor of a friend of the club. All or No...
08/08/2024

This H.O. Model Railroad needs a new home. Available from a recently widowed neighbor of a friend of the club. All or Nothing. Some payment would be appreciated. If interested, please send email to [email protected] (her neighbor) at Jeremy Ranch.

Calendar of Events for August
08/03/2024

Calendar of Events for August

We've made some progress on the upper deck from Ogden to Morgan:
06/10/2024

We've made some progress on the upper deck from Ogden to Morgan:

Address

605 E 500 South, Room D240
Salt Lake City, UT
84102

Opening Hours

Thursday 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Friday 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 11:30am - 8:30pm
Sunday 5:30pm - 8pm

Telephone

+18016416586

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