- We love the original Canadian road paint schemes! Like on this RS-3.
  
  2017 Williams RS-3 scale diesel with True-Blast Plus sound in early Canadian National colors.
- We love to run CP & CN passenger trains. Like these F7 and F3 diesels !
  
  Lionel Canadian National FP4 2005, K-line Canadian Pacific F7, 2000; Lionel Legacy CN F3, 2011
- We play with our Toy Trains! Like these VIA Rail ALCOs.
  
  Lionel 1957 ALCOs custom painted.
- We love to shop & buy trains at YORK !
  
  CTTA York group, October 2014
- We like to play with toy trains on our Vancouver Modular layout!
  
  CTTA Engineers at CN Thornton Yard Family Day, September 2016
- 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

Welcome to the Canadian Toy Train Association

Upcoming Events

Our next CTTA Club Meeting and Annual General Meeting is Sunday September 24. Join us for our annual AGM and the Fall BBQ.

More shows in October! Check the calendar for details.

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!

This happy group takes a break from shopping for trains at the TCA York meet to enjoy the National Toy Train Museum close by.

Upcoming features

‘If Trains Could Talk’ : A Hornby Princess Elizabeth with a history & ‘What Happened to the Other Half’ : Some interesting tin plate lithography has these American Flyer trains doing double duty. By Frank Schmidt

‘What will it take?‘: To haul a train of 30 and more Lionel 6464 Series I – X boxcars. By Kyle Miller

Club Car Sales

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

Coming Soon! Available to order NOW. A Pacific Great Eastern crane from MTH. Delivery is expected in October 2017.

Coming Soon! Our first locomotive project is a PGE RS-3 from MTH. This very limited run of this 1st generation diesel is SOLD OUT from CTTA.

Coming Soon! Available to order NOW. A Pacific Great Eastern crane from MTH. Delivery is expected in the early 2018.
In celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, and as a thank you to club members, CTTA members can buy a maximum of two PGE cranes for the special price of $ 30.00 each, which includes shipping. Don’t miss it. Not a member ? Join now.

Club Meetings

Next one is our AGM on September 24! 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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Canadian Flyer Club Newsletters

Here’s the September 2017 issue!

CTTA Front Page Video

Miniatur World, Hamburg ! One of the most popular tourist attractions ever, this could be the worlds largest and most amazing model railway. Check out more member’s videos and lots more toy train fun on our Videos page and YouTube channel!

Train News & Club Activities

Sept 9 - BCR 1304 Connaught car launched in Cloverdale!

The 106-year-old car is back on the tracks after thousands of hours of refurbishment. BCER 1304 is finally back to work after years of restoration by the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society (FVHR). Built in 1911, 1304 was a B.C. Electric Rail car that took passengers from Vancouver to Chilliwack, stopping along the way in Cloverdale, Langley and Abbotsford.
CTTA member Fred Webb retires after 58-year career tied to navy

Fred Webb retired this week after a lifetime connected to the Royal Canadian Navy. He joined up in 1959, retiring as a master seaman in 1981 -- only to take a civilian job as a deckhand with the Queen’s Harbour Master days later.
Aug 10 - NEW! O scale CN 70 ton switcher just announced by Williams by Bachmann

A fine looking O scale 70 ton switcher locomotive will be released in 2018. The locomotive was used an economical choice for shortlines and branchlines in the 1940's and 1950's. Check it out on the Williams by Bachmann Web site.
New Trackside photo gallery

New! CTTA Members trackside photo gallery. Our personal pics of stuff we've seen along the rails.
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!
July 12 - MTH 2017 Volume 2 O Gauge catalog is here!

Check out the latest and greatest from Mike's Train House here.
June 22 - K&S Potash ready to serve with new railcars

HAMILTON, ON – Today, K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) is pleased to accept their first domestic rail cars built by National Steel Car (NSC) in Hamilton, Ontario, the same manufacturer that produced the company’s international fleet last fall.
June 6 - Last Spike pulled from Wakefield steam train

The last train for Chelsea — the very last ever, it now turns out — steamed out of the station in 2011. And now crews are going to tear up the tracks.
June 5 - Inside China’s incredible high-speed rail network

See the view from the driver cabin of China’s super-fast trains, and take a tour of the control rooms running this massive operation.
Feb 21 - CP celebrates bringing back iconic Beaver logo

Canadian Pacific is bringing back its iconic beaver logo as it looks to the future, while re-connecting with its past.
Feb 9 - Via Rail operations remain stuck in the past

For many, the prospect of train travel conjures up a relaxed, civilized experience. But those images are challenged when it comes to travelling aboard Canada’s national rail carrier from Toronto’s antiquated Union Station.
Jan 21 - Pics from Puyallup train show

CTTA members and friends enjoyed a great day of toy trains and model railroading. Lots of super deals were there to be had, and many members made purchases and came home with some new treasures.
Conductor fatigue causes model train crash

After surveying the dozen railcars and cargo of Lincoln Logs strewn haphazardly across the grass mat, investigators concluded Friday that a massive model train derailment was the result of conductor fatigue.
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.
Marklin Factory Tour - Frank Schmidt

Frank Schmidt shares his vacation adventure by taking us on a tour of the Marklin factory in Goppingen, Germany in 2016
Nov 5 & 6: Pics from Vancouver Train Expo

The CTTA enjoyed a great weekend operating our trains at the Vancouver Model Train Expo Nov 5 & 6 at the PNE forum, on our modular layout. Pics by Kyle Miller.
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.
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.
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.
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.

We love the original Canadian road paint schemes! Like on this RS-3.

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

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

We love to shop & buy trains at YORK !

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

We love Lionel Engineering !

We love tinplate trains ! Like this Marx streamliner.

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