National Summer
Steamup 2011
Lions Gate Hotel
McClellan, Calif.
(Suburban Sacramento)
July 13-17, 2011

The world’s best summertime small-scale live steam event returns to Sacramento once again in 2011.

The National Summer Steamup 2011 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 (Gauge O) live steam operation of small-scale locomotives for four days in July 2011.

Event hours will be Wednesday, July 13, 6 p.m.-1 a.m.; Thursday through Saturday, July 14-16, 7 a.m.-1 a.m., and Sunday, July 17, 7 a.m.-Noon. Those who would like to help set up should be at the hotel July 13 at 3 p.m.; those who would like to tear down should expect to be finished around 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17.

Feel free to contact if you need more information.

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:

• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
• More coverage

Just found! Photos from the 2001 event.