Saturday, May 3, 2025 – 6:00 PM
Black Oak Casino Hotel, 19400 Tuolumne Rd North, Tuolumne CA
(same location as the West Side Reunion and the Sierra Railway Seminar)
*** Banquet registration is now closed ***
Please join us for a SPECIAL BANQUET to celebrate Tuolumne Co. historical railroads, including:
- Buffet dinner including your choice of beef or chicken, sides, soft drinks, and dessert.
- After-dinner presentation by Scott McGhee, General Manager of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. Scott will give us an in-depth look at the two former West Side Shays that the YMSPRR operates on a daily basis. He will include information on these locomotives’ history, characteristics, major rebuilds, and recent discoveries about their historical paint colors and lettering styles.
- Raffle of a “West Side Shay Lover’s Dream Excursion for 4” – see below.
- The Banquet is open to all, but tickets are limited to 68 people, and must be purchased in advance by April 10, 2024.
Price per person: $60; THRA Members $50
Raffle: West Side Shay Lover’s Dream Excursion for Four
At the conclusion of the Banquet, we will draw the winning ticket for our raffle of a West Side Shay Lover’s Dream Excursion for Four. This prize, generously donated by Scott McGhee and the YMSPRR, consists of the following:
- A ride for 4 persons on the YMSPRR’s beautiful excursion ride, pulled by a West Side Shay.
- Two of the tickets are for CAB RIDES, and two are first class tickets to ride in the YMSPRR’s newly refurbished caboose, built from WSLCo camp dormitory car #11.
- A private guided tour of YMSPRR’s shop, which has several WSLCo artifacts on display.
- Raffle tickets are priced as follows: $10 each, 3 for $25, 7 for $50.
Special price for advance purchase: 4 for $25.
Raffle tickets will be available on Saturday, April 20 at the West Side Reunion and at the Banquet.
