March Coast Toy Train Club Meeting

The February CTTC Meeting will be Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Doors open around 6:45 PM.

The March CTTC Meeting will be Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Doors open around 6:45 PM.

Announcements

• Show and Tell presentations should be 5–7 minutes in length
• Please take side conversations away from the train table as a courtesy to others.
• Feel free to help fold chairs at the end of the meeting.
• Volunteer Opportunities at Bosse Toy Train Museum

  • We’re looking for volunteer docents. Open the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays each month, 10:00–2:00 (You don’t have to work every weekend!)
  • Talk to Kal if you’re interested.

• High School Service Hours

  • Volunteer hours at the museum can count toward high school service requirements. We’re currently looking for:
  • Docents
  • Ticket agents
  • Research to write summaries of train sets for the self-guided tour (Research can be done remotely)
  • Talk to Kal if you or someone you know might be interested.

Old Business

• Emails

  • I had a number of emails bounce back the last 2 months.
  • I am passing around the roster, using the red pen, please verify your email is correct.

• Dues

  • Dues for 2026 are $15.

    • Thank you, everyone who has paid.
    • Anyone still needing to pay, I will be taking cash and or checks at the meeting. Checks should be made out to Art Bosse.

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• Shirts

  • New members, shirts are $35. We have a number of sizes in stock and can order more.

• OLD Business

  • Great American Train Show – Ventura
  • O-Scale West (3/6 -3/7 Palo Alto)
  • Rides to club meetings

    • Now that cars are using much brighter headlights, it has become increasingly more uncomfortable for some of our members to attend our meetings. Let’s look into the feasibility of providing rides for these members.

• NEW Business

  • Finishing the Train Table

    • Carpet for covering

      • Like what Dave H has for his Festival of Toy Trains
      • Table is 10′ x 16′ We will need

        • 6′ x 12′ (4 yards) @ $60
        • 6′ x 120′ (10 yards) @ $110
        • Total $170

  • Live Steam Show

    • Irwin Nathanson showed some nice videos last month on the Hornby live steam engine.

      • Next month he will be firing it up for a presentation of it running.
      • This will be at the start of the meeting, so everyone enjoy.

  • Donna and Nick have put together some fun questions for club members to fill out about thier model or real train experiences.

    • I will be sending out a questionnaire online for people to fill out.
    • Each meeting, they will read one or two of them, and we will guess who the author is.

  • Big Boy is coming

    • Wednesday April 8
      Portola – Western Pacific Railroad Museum, 600 Western Pacific Way
      Ticketed Fundraiser
      9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. PDT
    • Thursday April 9
      Oroville – Old Depot, 2181 High St.
      Whistle Stop
      2:00–2:30 p.m. PDT
    • Thursday April 9
      Marysville – 7th Street Crossing
      Whistle Stop
      3:30–3:45 p.m. PDT
    • Thursday April 9
      Lincoln – 7th Street Crossing
      Whistle Stop
      4:30–4:45 p.m. PDT
    • Thursday April 9
      Roseville
      Employee Event Only (no public access)
    • Friday April 10
      Roseville – 375 Atlantic St.
      Public Display
      1:00–5:00 p.m. PDT
    • Saturday April 11
      Roseville – 375 Atlantic St.
      Public Display
      9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. PDT
    • Sunday April 12
      Colfax – Amtrak Depot, 99 Railroad St.
      Whistle Stop
      Noon–12:45 p.m. PDT
    • Sunday April 12
      Truckee – Old Depot, 10065 Donner Pass Rd.
      Whistle Stop
      4:45–5:00 p.m. PDT