National Summer Steamup 2013

Lions Gate Hotel, McClellan, Calif.
(Suburban Sacramento)
July 17-21, 2013

The world’s best summertime small-scale live steam event returns to Sacramento once again in 2013.

The National Summer Steamup 2013 will include clinics on small-scale live steam techniques, an exhibit of small-scale live steam products, as well as door prizes and other entertainment. Live steamers from around the world will enjoy 45mm (Gauge One) and 32mm (0-gauge) live-steam operation of small-scale locomotives for four days in July 2013.

Event hours will be Wednesday, July 17, 6 p.m.-1 a.m.; Thursday through Saturday, July 18-20, 7 a.m.-1 a.m., and Sunday, July 21, 7 a.m.-Noon. If you would like to help setting up on July 17, please arrive by 3 p.m. Do not plan on being able to bring your trains and equipment into the hall until after 6 p.m. Those who would like to tear down should expect to be finished around 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 21.

More information on the event is available, as are details about the hotel itself.

Registration forms to print and mail are available for downloading.

We again offer credit card-based on-line registration, using the PayPal system.

The early-bird registration deadline for the event – which includes a free Saturday night BBQ dinner – is July 1; the Lions Gate’s deadline for discounted rooms is June 25.

Feel free to contact if you need more information.

Photos of past events

Mike Martin posted 2012 event photos, as did Rick Parker.

For 2011, Rick Parker has done another admirable job with a slide show on his DotPhoto web site; check it out. Mike Martin also posted wonderful photos from the event.

Rick Parker has provided a slide show of his photos from the 2010 event; here are Mike Martin’s pictures and videos from the event.

Here are Dave Cole’s photo pages from the 2009 event, and here are Mike Martin’s pages.

Official 2008 Thursday, Friday and Saturday-Sunday photo pages. Also, pictures from the event taken by Mike Martin.

Dean Seavers of Sacramento made a nice video of the 2008 event; you can see it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYJPiPcKziY.

Official 2007 photo page.

Official 2006 photo page.

Official 2005 photo page and the unofficial 2005 photo page.

Official 2004 photo page.

Unofficial 2004 photos – of the event, of the people and miscellaneous Saturday photos.

Photos from the 2003 event

Photos from the 2002 event:


Just found! Photos from the 2001 event.

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