Silicon Valley Lines

Silicon Valley Lines Silicon Valley Lines HO Model Railroad Club Founded in 1979, Silicon Valley Lines (SVL) is an HO Scale Model Railroad Club located in San Jose, California.

In 1999, we moved to our current location on 148 E. Virginia Street in San Jose, where our new 23' x 72' layout is now in operation. SVL operates trains using digital command control (DCC), which allows engineers to control locomotives independently on the same track. Members are given switchlist and must coordinate via radio with the dispatcher to obtain authority to move on the mainline and complete their work in a timely fashion. Our layout is constructed using some unique benchwork building techniques, with much of the layout supported by structural steel components. Visitors are welcome to visit us at our club any Friday evening, after 7:30PM. The first Friday of each month is the club business meeting, the last Friday is “Operations Night,” and all other Fridays are work-nights. Some folks leave at 10PM, some stay until midnight or so. Membership is open, and we’re always looking for new folks to help build, operate, and enjoy HO Scale Model Railroading. If you have additional questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Even gnomes enjoyed visiting SVL for the open house. Hopefully everyone had fun.
06/15/2026

Even gnomes enjoyed visiting SVL for the open house. Hopefully everyone had fun.

06/14/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for our Open House yesterday! We hope you all enjoyed the layout!

One of our club members got a little creative with one of our trains later on in the day, creating this power hop to run around.

Spring/Summer Open HouseCome on down and run some trains! On June 13th from 10AM to 3PM visit us at 148 E Virginia St, S...
06/04/2026

Spring/Summer Open House

Come on down and run some trains! On June 13th from 10AM to 3PM visit us at 148 E Virginia St, San Jose, CA 95112 for our open house to see what Silicon Valley Lines is all about. All are welcome, children, teens, & adults. So we would love for you to join us.

Come on down and run some trains! On June 13th from 10AM to 3PM visit us at 148 E Virginia St, San Jose, CA 95112 for our open house to see what Silicon Valley Lines is all about. All are welcome, …

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148 E Virginia Street
San Jose, CA
95112

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