Tentative Operating Schedule

Note that this schedule is subject to change and about the only thing we can promise is that the final schedule will be different. However flawed, the tentative schedule does offer insights into which layouts may only be offered in confict with each other and that ***MAY*** help some groups come to better decsions on their collective choices. Individuals within Groups MUST submit identical choices: we can't read your minds.

Layouts with times noted in GREEN are BONUS sessions and do not conflict with or count against your regular op sessions.

Nothing on this page changes the BayRails layout assignment process: you will still submit a list of the layouts you want in order of preference and that list along with your date of registration will determine your assignments. We start with the highest priority guest (determined by time of registration and distance travelled) and give you the best available layout per your requests. After we've gone through the whole list (everyone gets a first round pick), we start over at the top until every guest has had their best three choices. Therefore you should fill out the priority list down to 10, and you should register as early as possible. Once assignments have been published (and people have negotiated carpools, etc.) we fill the dropouts by hand to minimize disruption. Note that groups traveling together will get a collective priority closer to the priority of the guest with the lowest priority in the group.

Of course we reserve the right to make adjustments to ensure operators with the right mix of skills are at all sessions and these procedures may be modified at any time at the whim of the BayRails Committee

Host Railroad Distance/Time Crew Sat
2025-03-22
Sun
2025-03-23
Mon
2025-03-24
Tue
2025-03-25
Adams D&RGW Durlin Branch 25/ 45  8 9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Bowdidge SP Vasona Branch 36/ 45  4 10:00 AM
Campagna California Western Railroad 90/ 145  8 10:00 AM
Cantwell Willoughby Line 75/ 90  5 10:00 AM
Dias/Bowdidge Western Pacific/SP Vasona Branch 15/ 30  4 10:00 AM
Fortin ATSF 4th District 23/ 45  15 9:00 AM
Horstmeyer The Oregon I-5 Corridor 37/ 50  8 10:00 AM
Houston SP Rocklin Sub 120  8 10:00 AM
Leavell CNW State Street Line 35/ 50  3 10:00 AM
Loveless The SP Coast Division Monterey Branch 75  8 9:00 AM
Loveless The SP Coast Division Monterey Branch 81/ 90  9 9:00 AM
Marenzi Copper Pass & Western 20/ 30  8 10:00 AM
Merrin Northwestern Pacific (NWP) 80/ 90  10 10:00 AM
Neumann UP Oakland Sub 23/ 40  8 9:00 AM
Osborn Chicago and Mackinac 90/ 90  6 10:00 AM
Providenza Santa Cruz Northern 52/ 75  12 9:00 AM
Radkey BNSF Pink Lady Sub 36/ 45  11 9:00 AM
Schmidt Nicasio Northern Railway 51/ 75  6 10:00 AM
Schnur C&O Alleghany Subdivision 42/ 1:00  9 9:00 AM
Silicon Valley Club Silicon Valley Lines 32/ 45  10 10:00 AM
Stanley Morada Belt 90/ 90  6 10:00 AM
Thompson SP Santa Rosalia Branch 31/ 45  4 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
VanMeter South West Pacific Railway 25/ 30  8 9:00 AM
Weiss Central Vermont in Northern California 60/ 90  13 9:00 AM
Zach Sierra Railroad 135/ 150  13 10:00 AM
Total Slots Each Day57605742