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Post by madockawando on Apr 30, 2023 13:00:07 GMT
Hello everyone! I don't know if this has been mentioned recently but I anted to share with you some thoughts on a great train club I joined recently : The Canadian Toy Train Association! They are a great group of guys (and gals) who have once every quarter on line chats. Although, as you would expect, they are mostly based in Canada (British Columbia seems to be the core of the group) they have membership through out North America to include extensive membership in the United States. They are very welcoming to new members and the club is growing! The online chat is a lot of fun with train guys from the US and Canada talking about their latest finds, the shows they have attended and work on their layouts. It is a great way to make new friends. The Canadian Toy Train Association is also famous for their uncatalogued runs of MTH and Atlas cars with Canadian themes. They sell out fast and are fun to collect. If you would like to know more check out their website: www.canadiantoytrains.org/ |
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Post by desrailway on Apr 30, 2023 13:21:01 GMT
And the CTTA does great custom / special runs!
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Post by madockawando on Apr 30, 2023 13:29:16 GMT
And the CTTA does great custom / special runs! Yes! And they have just announced that Atlas is manufacturing a Pacific Great Eastern Railway 40’ stock car in their Trainman line. The artwork isn't even complete and they are 70% sold out!
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Post by firewood on May 1, 2023 23:50:53 GMT
Yep, an all-round decent bunch - I joined last year, although I’m one of the more geographically remote members.
Dave
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Post by ptc2 on May 2, 2023 13:37:22 GMT
One of their members should contact us and post their events here. FREE, not like other forums.
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Post by bluelinec4 on May 2, 2023 15:37:29 GMT
Mark is a real nice guy He donated two of the Canadian Pacific 53 foot reefers to the club years ago Was a nice gesture so I wound up buying most of their special runs after that The Moosehead 36 foot reefer is my favorite
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Post by Country Joe on May 2, 2023 17:40:23 GMT
Thanks for letting us know about this group, Madockawando.
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Post by madockawando on May 2, 2023 21:47:05 GMT
Thanks for letting us know about this group, Madockawando. You are welcome! They are a great bunch of guys and I thinki it would be great if they announced their events here, The most important O Gage Forum in the hobby.
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Post by ptc2 on May 2, 2023 21:53:01 GMT
Post or e-mail who I should contact and I will handle this.
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Post by madockawando on May 2, 2023 21:59:40 GMT
Post or e-mail who I should contact and I will handle this. Contact Mark Horn mlhorne@shaw.ca
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Post by ptc2 on May 2, 2023 22:29:39 GMT
Thanks. I will get ahold of Mark tonight.
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Post by kylemiller on May 3, 2023 5:23:32 GMT
Hi guys, Thanks for welcoming me in! I'm Kyle Miller, President of the Canadian Toy Train Association. I am also a Director at the Railway Museum of BC, in Squamish, home of CP Royal Hudson #2860, CN FP9A #6520, and CP FP7A #4069 Thanks to you fine folks at OGF and my fellow CTTA Members for the kind words and positive posts here! Great to see. Our Club has over 200 members. We are based out of Vancouver, with about 120 members in BC, but have about 40 members across the US and the balance spread across Canada. We frequently have members travelling through the area stop in for our Club meets. Our members have arrived from New York, Quebec, Alberta and the Pacific Northwest. New Members and guests ALWAYS welcome. Mark Horne was our President for 10 years until 2021. Mark continues to manage our CTTA Club Car program, featuring custom runs from Atlas O and MTH. Our Current offerings will appear here: www.canadiantoytrains.org/club-cars-coming-soon/Just announced is an Atlas O custom PGE Stock car, I haven't yet published it to the Web site. It will be available for sale in a day or two. (Or NOW by emailing Mark! ) And our Club car Showcase of previous runs is always here: www.canadiantoytrains.org/club-car-showcase/We meet 10 times a year in Burnaby, BC, on the last Sunday of the Month. NO meetings in July or Aug. The December meet takes place before Christmas on the 17th. www.canadiantoytrains.org/ctta-club-meetings/I conduct an online ZOOM meeting 3 or 4 times a year for the entire membership, North America wide. Next one is Scheduled for JUNE 4. ZOOM invites are sent by email. Our Events calendar is always here: www.canadiantoytrains.org/events/Happy to engage with your group here and answer any questions about our very fun Club! Best regards, |
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Post by Adam on May 3, 2023 14:05:15 GMT
Thank you for the information on the club and welcome to ours, the O-Gauge Forum!
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Post by madockawando on May 12, 2023 12:10:32 GMT
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Post by bluelinec4 on May 12, 2023 12:53:52 GMT
Didnt you know that Staten Island is the gateway to Canada He has a few other items that are Canadian He has the Canadian National ES44, The TH&B cylindrical hopper, the Grizzly Lager 36 ft reefer and a few other Northern New York roads that are close to being Canadian. Tell him you like Neopolitan Knockwurst for a special discount
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