Coast Toy Train Club
6466 Hollister Ave
Goleta, CA 93117

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CTTY July Meeting – July 29, 2026

July 28, 2026 No Comments

Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 7:00 PM
Doors open around 6:45 PM.

Show and Tell Theme

Member’s Choice

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.
  • The member questionnaire will be sent again. An email will be sent soon because the form does not work for non-Gmail users.

Volunteer Opportunities at Bossé Toy Train Museum

  • Volunteer docents are needed. The museum is open every Saturday from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
  • Talk to Kal if interested.
  • Volunteer hours can count toward high school service requirements.
  • Opportunities include docents, ticket agents, and research for the self-guided tour.

Treasurer’s Report

Treasurer: Art Boosé

Old Business

  • Irwin Nathanson fired up his OO-scale LNER A4 No. 4468 live steam locomotive at the June meeting.
  • The Gold Coast Layout Open House was held Saturday, June 27, at Cade’s home. Both G-scale and HO-scale layouts were featured.
  • Fred Duerner reported that ten Ford Model A automobiles participated in the Stow House Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration.
  • Fred also invited club members to his home at 610 Glen Annie Road for an afternoon gathering. Members were asked to bring meat and a side dish and to drive carefully so as not to spook the horses.

New Business

  • December Club Dinner venue discussion:
    • Possible venues: Timbers or Andersen’s.
    • The club received a favorable price from Timbers last year because of a scheduling error; that rate is not expected this year.
    • Andersen’s was suggested last year.
    • If Andersen’s is selected, members could visit the Bossé Toy Train Museum afterward. No food or drinks would be available at the museum.
    • Volunteers are needed to get pricing from Timbers and Andersen’s for approximately 25–30 people.

Presentation

TMCC Command Hub — Kal Quinkert

Next Month’s Presentation

Scenery — Al Soenke

 

CTTC June Meeting – June 24, 2026

June 21, 2026 No Comments
The June CTTC Meeting will be Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 7:00 PM.

Doors open around 6:45 PM.

Show and Tell Theme:
  • Red, White, and Blue
Favorite Train Memories 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 every Saturday, 10:00–1:00
  • Expansion is expected to open in July; we need at least 2 docents.
  • Talk to Kal if you’re interested.
High School Service Hours
  • Volunteer hours at the museum can count toward high school service requirements.
  • Docents
  • Ticket Agents
  • Research for the self-guided tour.
Treasurer’s Report
  • Treasurer: Art Boosé
Old Business
  • Thank you to Jim Chiddix for his presentation on narrow-gauge railroading. Jim shared several On3 models and discussed the history and operation of narrow-gauge trains.
  • Continued need for volunteer docents at the Bosse Toy Train Museum.
  • The member questionnaire will be distributed again. Some members do not use Google Forms, so alternate methods are being considered.
  • Thank you to Bob Sponsel as we recognize two years at our current club location.
  • Fred Duerner noted that ten Ford Model A automobiles will be participating in the Stow House Old-Fashioned 4th of July celebration.
  • Congratulations to Leo on his high school graduation.
  • Kal reminded members that the June tradition is to bring red, white, and blue trains.
Show and Tell
  • Jim Felland — Several scratch-built units in different scales (ON3, OM3, HOM3, ON30) based on logging, plantation, and industrial trains
  • Leo — O gauge Santa Fe 2350’s (two A units back-to-back), rerouted onto SP tracks due to a 1952 landslide near Tehachapi on ATSF tracks
  • Connor — G scale 0-4-0 locomotive, wood/laser-cut kit, super-glued; working valve gear, valve rods, and firebox door; replica of construction locos used to haul rock cars
  • Christopher LoMonaco — N scale Spectrum Model engine, plus two “rusty nails” (tie spikes) from the Grand Canyon Railway (1924–1947) — his uncle worked on that railroad
  • Asher — HO scale “Hogwarts Express”
  • Aiden — HO scale “Burlington Northern”
  • Frank — O gauge Fairbanks Morse SP diesel engine, manufactured 1970s (weighs over 5 lbs)
New Business
  • Irwin Nathanson will be firing up his live steam locomotive at the June meeting.
  • Gold Coast Layout open house on Saturday, June 27.
  • Fred Duerner noted that ten Ford Model A automobiles will be participating in the Stow House Old-Fashioned 4th of July celebration.
Next Month’s Presentation:
  • Kal Quinkert – TMCC Command Hub Application used by the Bossé Toy Train Museum to prevent excessive speeds and other undesirable misuse of the trains.
Next Month’s Theme?

Events

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29jul7:00 pm9:00 pmJuly Coast Toy Train Club Meeting