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    • We like to play with toy trains on our Vancouver Modular layout!

      CTTA Engineers at CN Thornton Yard Family Day, September 2016

    • We love to run CP & CN passenger trains. Like these F7 and F3 diesels !

      K-line Canadian Pacific F7, 2000; Lionel Legacy Canadian National F3, 2011

    • We make great toy trains happen!

      Like this just released 2016 CTTA Club Car, an Esqimalt & Nanaimo 36′ reefer from MTH.

    • We run our Scale Trains! Like these A-B-A Sante Fe F3s.

      Lionel Sante Fe #19 F3 A-B-A diesels, 2004

    • We love Lionel Engineering !

      Like this 1947 #221 Dreyfuss Hudson & whistle tender.

    • We love tinplate trains ! Like this Marx streamliner.

      Marx M10000 Union Pacific streamliner, 1934

    • We run our model Toy Trains ! Now departing, CN Turbo, Train 66.

      M.T.H. CN Turbotrain, 2013

    • We play with our Toy Trains! Like these VIA Rail ALCOs.

      Lionel 1957 ALCOs custom painted.

Welcome to the Canadian Toy Train Association

Upcoming Events

Join us for our AGM and fall BBQ Sept 25th. Our layout will be at the Lynden, WA trainshow Oct 1 & 2 and at Mount Cheam Lions Club Oct 15 & 16. World’s Greatest Hobby tour comes to Seattle Jan 21 & 22, 2017.

Become a Member

Join us for a club meeting if you’re close by, or become a member wherever you are. Annual dues are $20.

Read about us to discover more about our club of model railroaders, toy train collectors and operators, the things we do and how we have fun with our trains!

CTTA York group

Club Car Sales

Our exclusive limited edition Club Cars are available to members and hobbyists.

Coming soon! A British American Oil Company 8000 gallon tank car with ‘bow-tie’ logo from Atlas O.

Thanks to the membership and all of you that have ordered this exclusive car. This car is SOLD OUT from the CTTA. Check your dealer for availability. Delivery in Autumn, 2016.

Atlas BA bow tie tanker


 

Club Meetings

Next meeting and 2016 AGM is September 25 ! The Canadian Toy Train Association meets on the last Sunday of the month 9 times a year, every month except July, August & December. Meets take place in Burnaby, BC.

Doors open at 11:00 am, lunch is served at noon. Business meeting starts at 12:30, and auction starts at 1:00 pm.

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CTTA 3630 map

Canadian Flyer Club Newsletters

Here’s the September 2016 issue.

Latest CTTA Canadian Flyer newsletter


 

CTTA Front Page Video

Dream City Railway. Take a cab ride tour of one of the largest and finest model railways in the UK! Check out member’s videos and lots more toy train fun on our Videos page and YouTube channel!

Latest News & Club Activities

  • UP Big Boy #4014 update
    Union Pacific embarks on its biggest challenge, now 3 years into the restoration project of Big Boy steam locomotive #4014. Up until now there seemed to be little hope that a Big Boy would ever run the track again, but the restoration is well underway.
  • NMRA 2016 recap
    Model Railroad Academy attended this year's NMRA Convetion in Indianapolis. Doug Hodgdon reports.
  • Via says its survival at stake
    Via Rail is warning it faces longer trip times, eroding on-time performance and service cuts if it doesn't get its own set of dedicated tracks and fleet upgrade in the busy Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto corridor, the Crown corporation says in its newly released corporate plan.
  • Across the USA by train for $213
    By economy coach or deluxe bedroom in the sleepers, seeing the country by train is a wonderful experience. Check out this young man's 4-day adventure in these beautiful pictures.
  • 2016 Volume 2 Lionel Catalog now online.
    All the latest releases by Lionel, including new LionScale offerings made from some of Weaver's old tooling.
  • June 15, 2016 visit to Toronto Railway Museum
    Kyle Miller visited the Toronto Railway Museum at the historic John Street Roundhouse beside the CN Tower. Have a look at some wonderful locomotives, rolling stock and historic structures preserved on the grounds.
  • June 17, 2016 visit to Canadian Railway Museum in QC in pictures
    Kyle Miller visited the museum in St. Constant, outside Montreal. A fantastic collection of Steam, Diesel, Trolleys, Electrics and much more are displayed in beautiful condition within 2 major exhibit hangers. An operating Trolley tour outdoors circles the yard, turntable and other artifacts awaiting restoration. A movie theatre inside plays the 'Royal Canadian Pacific' featuring CP Hudson #2816. Take a tour with these pictures.
  • Chung collection of CP artifacts at UBC
    Kyle just checked out this fascinating collection of Canadian Pacific artifacts collected by Wallace Chung over 60 years. You should too! It's free and its at UBC.
  • It's official - New LionScale product line from Lionel
    Lionel is announcing its new 'LionScale' Rolling stock. These items will be produced at the Lionel Headquarters in North Carolina, USA!! These will be built from the acquired Weaver tooling. Stay tuned for more details.
  • Feb 25 - Flying Scotsman returns!
    One of the world's most famous locomotives has completed its inaugural run after a decade-long, £4.2m refit.
  • MTH 2016 Vol. 2 catalog now online.
    The MTH 2016 O gauge Vol. 2 catalog features a CP Royal Hudson in multiple cab numbers including 2860, a CP GP-38, VIA F-40PH & 11 car passenger consist
  • Frank Schmidt's Africa rail journey.
    Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls to Bulawayo by train - why ?
  • 2016 Bachmann/Williams catalog is here.
    See what's new for 2016. Order a copy of the catalogs or download FREE pdfs of both, the Wlliams O gauge and Bachmann combined scales offerings.
  • Intercity Rail: Canada should get on board.
    A great article from the Toronto Sun on the state of VIA passenger rail service. Modeling the Canadian at Rapido Trains.
  • April 8, 2016 - WCRA Nanaimo rail excursion pictures
    The West Coast Railway Association brought their Canadian Pacific equipment over to Nanaimo on Friday April 8 for an special excursion. Check out the festivities with this collection of pictures.
  • About BING trademarks
    TCA e*Train features Charles Reif article: Sequencing BING trademarks for Canada and the USA
  • Call for members layout photos!
    There's a new Image Gallery for your layout photos and it's crying out for some content. We're looking to see some of the trains that generate all the fun. Stop the trains, turn up (or down) the lights and share your model railroad with the rest of us!
  • New Trackside photo gallery
    New! CTTA Members trackside photo gallery. Our personal pics of stuff we've seen along the rails.
  • Dec. 1, 2015 - Mark Horne's annual open house.
    CTTA members, spouses and friends enjoy Mark Horne's amazing O gauge layout at his annual open house operating night. Highlights in pictures.