- We make great toy trains happen !
  
  Like this 2018 Pacific Great Eastern RS-3 from MTH.
- We love the Blue Comet !
  
  MTH 2000 era Standard Gauge loco and complete 5-car passenger train.
- We love original Canadian road livery! Like on this RS-3.
  
  2017 Williams RS-3 scale diesel with True-Blast Plus sound in early Canadian National colors.
- We love Postwar F3s !
  
  Like these Lionel Western Pacific A-B-A 2355’s
- We like to run 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 !
  
  Lionel Canadian National FP4 2005, K-line Canadian Pacific F7, 2000; Lionel Legacy CN F3, 2011
- We love to shop & buy trains at YORK !
  
  CTTA York group, October 2014
- We love steam trains ! Like this CN Mogul.
  
  Lionel TMCC 2-6-0 CN Mogul #86, 2004.

Welcome to the Canadian Toy Train Association

Upcoming Events

Our next CTTA Club Meeting is Sunday, May 27. See calendar for full details of ALL events.

Calendar

New MTH 2018 Volume 2 Catalog!

Check out MTH’s latest, including a Railking CP Alco RS-3, and Premier line 40′ boxcars for the SOO line and TH&B.

Does your cat love toy trains too?

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 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.

New & upcoming features

NEW! Fun with your Model Railroad. This 1949 Postwar gem from Popular Mechanics Press is jam packed with great info still relevant today! Thanks Martin Howbold.

NEW! Champion Railway Park, Okotoks, AB. A ‘behind-the-scenes tour‘ with Jason Paul Sailer.

NEW! Mettoy clockwork O gauge. Could this set have been retailed by Eaton’s in 1948 – 1949?

My Old Station House: Northern Manitoba in the 1950s. By Clark Gray. Originally publish in CN Lines V15.1

If Trains Could Talk : A Hornby Princess Elizabeth with a history. By Frank Schmidt

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

The Confederation Train: 1867-1967 Purple exhibition train. Jason Sailer, Kyle Miller

Club Car Sales

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

LAST CALL! We’ve received our last shipment of the 2017 MTH Premier line BC Electric reefer and have a VERY FEW ( 6! ) cars remaining. If you missed out, now’s your chance. E-mail us at Canadiantoytrains@gmail.com for pricing and availability.

Available to order now! 2019 MTH Premier Line British Columbia Electric 36′ reefer.

Available to order now! 2018 MTH Premier Line White Pass & Yukon Route 36′ reefer.

Just arrived ! Delivered to members local at the April meet. Our first locomotive project is a PGE RS-3 from MTH. SOLD OUT from CTTA.

Not a member ? Join now.

NEW Lionel 2018 Big Book catalog!

Have a look at the very best from Lionel. Including CN SD70ACe Legacy locomotives, TH&B heavyweights and lots of American Flyer.

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.

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Canadian Flyer Club Newsletters

Here’s the May 2018 issue!

CTTA Front Page Video

2 Rail O Scale – 2017 by Terry Terrance. Examples of four great layouts and modelling in 2 rail scale. Proof here that O scale railroading isn’t just about unpainted brass and minimal scenery. These layouts feature scenery in various stages of completion using common materials.

Check out more of our member’s videos and lots more toy train fun on our Videos page and YouTube channel!

Train News & Club Activities

Dec 22 - CN to purchase 200 new locomotives from GE

CN announced on Dec 21st it will acquire 200 new locomotives over the next three years from GE Transportation to accommodate future growth opportunities and drive operational efficiency across its system.
The challenge to make trains go faster

As technology advances, transport gets ever faster, and trains are no exception. But with great speed come great drawbacks.
March 24 - Wakefield Train may have life

Wakefield train plan gets thumbs up from man who kept locomotive running.
Jan 20 - Bus trip to Great Train Show, Puyallup, WA

We enjoyed a great day on our annual full day adventure! Great deals on tons of trains. If you missed it, enjoy some of the pictures here!
Mar 2 - New Trains for VIA

Federal budget approves new fleet of trains for Via Rail, but dedicated tracks still under study.
Feb 2018 - Lionel Big Book Online Catalog

It's here, it's huge and it's packed with the best Lionel has to offer! Check it out online.
Jan 31 - Farewell to CTTA Founding Member Alan Cruickshank

With sadness, the CTTA wishes a fond farewell to one of our founders, Alan Cruickshank, who passed away Dec 20. Enjoy these glimpses of his amazing toy train collection.
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.
Members Trackside photo gallery

Chip in with your pics! 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!
Nov 7 - Western Forest Products Announces Closure of Englewood Train

Logs will be transported by truck at a lower cost to create efficiencies in the transportation of logs to its mills from northern Vancouver Island forestry operations. At peak operations, the train employed 34 people.
Oct 23 - Nova Scotia town councils tinker with road trains !

Trains are making a comeback in small-town Nova Scotia. New Glasgow and Truro town councils both are considering purchasing small, brightly painted diesel-powered trains to take tourists and residents around their downtown cores and walking trail systems.
2018 MTH O gauge Vol 1 Catalog now online

Mike's Train House has just released their 2018 Volume 1 O gauge catalog. Check it out here!
Sept 22 - Creator of miles-long model railroad has never actually been on a train before!

For nearly five years in the 1990s, Bruce Zaccagnino spent 19 hours each day outfitting the interior of Northlandz — the 52,000-square-foot Flemington, NJ, attraction he debuted in 1996.
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.
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.
Dec 10 - A mile in 10 seconds for world's fastest train

The Japanese Maglev train crushed its own world record by traveling at 374 miles per hour for nearly 11 seconds. Check out the train in action. Source: CNN. Hopefully it will be operational by 2027
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.
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.

We make great toy trains happen !

We love the Blue Comet !

We love original Canadian road livery! Like on this RS-3.

We love Postwar F3s !

We like to run toy trains on our Vancouver Modular layout!

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

We love to shop & buy trains at YORK !

We love steam trains ! Like this CN Mogul.