Welcome to Visalia. Located on California State Route 99, the city is easily accessible from central, northern and southern California.
Dates:
October 7-10, 2026
Location:
Wyndham Visalia
9000 W Airport Dr
Visalia, CA 93277
Registration:
Members will receive their forms in July.
Non-members, please check the website after July 15.
Hotel Rooms:
A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for Wednesday October 7 through Saturday October 10.
More information will be available in April
Presentations (subject to change):
- Thursday, October 8th
9:00am to 11:30am, 1:00pm to 5:00pm - Friday, October 9th
9:00am to 11:30am, 1:00pm to 5:00pm - Saturday, October 10th
9:00am to 11:30am, and 1:00pm to 3:30pm
All presentations will only be given once. Check your registration timetable for speakers, subjects, and times. Please see the convention schedule.
Room Sponsors:
Please contact the Society if you are interested in sponsoring the vendor room, the presentation room, or the banquet.
Railroad Prototype Meet:
For the fourth year, SPH&TS is proud to host a Railroad Prototype Meet (RPM) as part of our annual meeting. The RPM offers modelers of all scales and all prototypes, not just Southern Pacific, an opportunity to display their works. Items may be finished or in progress. You do not need to be a member of the Society to attend. The event will be held in the Vendor Room on Saturday October 10 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Vendors:
Vendor registration will be available in July.
Vendor Setup Hours:
- Wednesday October 7 from 4 pm to 7 pm
- Thursday October 8 from 8 am to 8:30 am
Vendor Sales Hours:
- Thursday October 8
8:30am to 12:00 pm, and 1:30pm to 5:00pm - Friday October 9
8:30am to 12:00 pm, and 1:30pm to 5:00pm - Saturday October 10
8:30am to 1:00pm
At 1:00pm on Saturday, vendors must begin removing their items; the room must be cleared by 3:00pm to allow time for setup for the banquet that evening.
Models, Dioramas & Photograph Contest:
- All scale models of equipment operated by Southern Pacific and its subsidiaries may be registered on Friday October 18 from 9 am to 5 pm at the model contest area in the vendor room.
- Contest models may be entered if you did the modeling.
- Display models may be entered if you did not do the modeling.
- Photographs must be a minimum of 8 inches x 10 inches.
- Contest photographs may be entered if the you were the photographer.
- Display photographs may be displayed if you were not the photographer.
- Voting will be on Saturday, October 18, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please see the ballot in your registration packet.
- All items must be retrieved Saturday, October 18, between 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm.
Extra Fare:
Wednesday October 7, 2026
Information will be available in the registration packet in July.
Convention Schedule:
Information should be be available September 15, 2026. Please check the website at that time.