The club has gotten so large, we can no longer find parking at the Rancho Goleta Clubhouse. Bob Sponsel has been kind enough to offer his Antique Car Garage as our new meeting site starting April 24, 2024. Santa Barbara Motorsports and Goleta Valley Athletic Club addresses are 6466 Hollister Ave. (SB Motorsports) 170 Los Carneros Way for … Read more
Cade brought an HO scale Bachman 260 steam locomotive with DCC and sound. Since we didn’t have any HO track or power, we couldn’t experience any of its features. However, we discussed the possibility of setting up a small HO loop and transformers so that we can explore the world of HO scale in the … Read more
September 27, 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS Bosse Toy Train Museum: October 28th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM November 4th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM November 18th, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM The 33rd Annual Festival of Trains: December 8th (Setup) December 9th December 10th December 11th (Takedown) Club Dinner: December 9th Dinner at The Timbers Dessert … Read more
333rd Annual Festival of Toy Trains: A Timeless Celebration of Model Train Magic Dates: December 9: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM December 10: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Location: Goleta Valley Library, 500 N Fairview Ave, Goleta CA 93117 For the past 33 years, Dave Halbeisen has curated and shared his remarkable collection of model … Read more
Mike Topping’s Lionel 6-18071 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 Locomotive & Tender: Mike Topping showcased the Lionel 6-18071 Southern Pacific Daylight GS-4 Locomotive & Tender, a meticulous replica of the iconic steam locomotive, complete with TMCC Command Control for precision operation. Paired with scale Williams passenger cars, this setup delivers an authentic representation of the Southern Pacific … Read more
August 30, 2023 Upcoming events Saturday September 16, 10:00-1:00 Bosse Toy Train Museum Wednesday September 27, 12:00 – 2:00 AACA at Bosse Toy Train Museum Wednesday September 27, 7:00-9:00 CTTC September Meeting, Theme: Members Choice, your latest acquisition. Saturday September 30, 10:00-1:00 Bosse Toy Train Museum Saturday December 9, 10 Holiday Festival of Trains at … Read more
Homebuilt 2-6-0 NJ Central Homebuilt 2-6-0 NJ Central 6-18490 UP Ballast Tamper Lionel 6822 Searchlight Lionel 6520 Searchlight Lionel 3650 Extension Searchlight Lionel 3520 Nation Wide Lines coach and tender Lionel #97 Coal Elevator Lionel #397 Coal Loader Previous Next We had a great turnout for Show and Tell this month. The theme was “Operating … Read more
brief notes We had an excellent turnout this month, 8 regular members attended. In addition we had 3 guests join us, two of whom have joined the club! Let us all welcome Jesus Alvarez. Jesus had found our club back in 2019 at Dave’s Holiday Festival of Toy Trains, but with the pandemic and quarantine, … Read more
Dave’s train collection and layout was on display for the Santa Barbara Symphony’s Plains, Trains and Violins concert. Plains, Trains and Violins Granada – January 21, 22 Thank you Santa Barbara Symphony for your generous contribution to the club! Previous Next
December 17, 18 2023 500 visitors Thank you everyone who helped setup and take down! CTTC Holiday Dinner and Dessert The Timbers Previous Next