The 6th of December 2025 turned out to be the biggest and busiest turnout yet for the Pocatello, Idaho, railroad club’s Open House; more than 3-hundred people were counted (according to two of the club members I talked with) between the 10th and 13th hours, and there was still an hour to go!
Was it because word was spread on social media that Santa & Mrs. Claus would be there?
The old Union Pacific building the club calls home is in desperate need of structural repairs. They’ve been trying to raise money for the repairs for a couple of years now.
Ooops! And right in front of the children! Hope they’re not traumatized. Nobody was physically hurt in the incident.
See a whole lot more in my YouTube video:
The actual Union Pacific smoke stack still stands in Pocatello, but for how long?
February 2025: Pocatello Model Railroad & Historical Society, open house.
Here’s my poor quality (camera wouldn’t focus) video from December 2024: