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We love to run trains on our Modular Layout!
2019 Burnaby Central Railway operating crew
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We love to run trains outside in the garden!
Here with Junior Model Engineer Jayden and his CP passenger train in G scale at Burnaby Central Railway.
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We love steam and diesel!
Brain beard modelling the transition era. MTH Mountain #6060, K-Line F-7 #5651.
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We make great trains happen!
Like this CTTA custom PGE train by MTH, lead by RS-3 #561 on Brian Beard’s layout.
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We love passenger trains!
CN FP4-A’s by Lionel pull MTH passenger cars on Kyle Miller’s layout.
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We love to play outside in the garden!
Here with Gordon Hall’s VIA #6524 passenger train at Burnaby Central Railway.
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We love to have Thomas around !
Lionel’s O gauge Thomas is a hit with young train lovers on our modular layout.
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We love to run CP & CN passenger trains. With F3, F7 and FP4 diesels !
Lionel Canadian National FP4, K-line Canadian Pacific F7, Lionel Legacy CN F3 on Mark Horne’s layout
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Welcome to the Canadian Toy Train Association
Upcoming Events
Toy Train Funny
Trainmen’s Tips #4
From Model Trains magazine, 1958
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.
About Us
Discover more about our club of model railroaders, toy train collectors and operators, the things we do as friends and how we have fun with our trains!
This happy group takes a break from shopping for trains at the TCA 2018 York meet to enjoy the Horseshoe Curve National Historic Site in Altoona, PA.
Resources for the toy train enthusiast
A variety of resources for model railroading in O gauge and any other scale. Podcasts, a directory of over 17,000 rail related Web sites, the O Gauge railroading forum community, more.
New & upcoming features
NEW: The Real McCoy! Celebrating Standard Gauge trains – Club Car Feature. Photos and history by Mark Horne.
Collecting Trains – old & new: John Constible. Part 1.
Indian Hill Heritage Railway train travels 2019. By Frank & Annie Schmidt.
Coming soon: Moving Port Moody Station down the tracks.
Coming soon: Backdrops and blackdrops – how to make your trains layout look great! By Kyle Miller
Coming soon: Double up a Lionel signal bridge for dual direction lighting.
Club Car Sales
Our exclusive limited edition Club Cars are available to members and hobbyists. Check out our production history here! Not a CTTA member ? Join now.
Shipping to members this Summer, a very unique reefer from MTH in 2019. British Columbia Market Co. Limited in 2 road numbers. Preliminary artwork shown.
Sold out!
New! Lionel 2019 Volume 2 catalog.
Another huge Lionel Catalog! Featuring the return of the Big Boy, and a CN 4-6-6T l.
View or download previous Lionel catalogs here.
New MTH 2019 Volume 2 Catalog!
Check out MTH’s latest, including a Ontario Northland SD-40-2 and Canadian Pacific Holiday train.
View or download previous MTH catalogs here.
Club Meetings
The Canadian Toy Train Association meets on the last Sunday of the month 9 times a year, every month except Summer vacation July & August, Winter vacation in 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.
CTTA Front Page Video
Notch Hill O Scale 4 x 12 train action on Gerhardt Klann’s layout, At the Great Edmonton Train show this past weekend!
Check out more of our member’s videos and lots more toy train fun on our Videos page and YouTube channel!
