PAST APPEARANCES OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRACTION CLUB
(You can see we have been busy!)
Until November 2014, the club display consisted of a 22′ by 16′ rectangular layout with two main lines featuring four distinct areas of streetcar operation, Downtown, Suburbia, Pacific Electric Four-track and Countryside.
After that time, the club displays have consisted of an HO scale City Streetcar Display (CSD), a 16′ by 16′ display of streetcars in their heyday from 1920 to 1950; a 42” by 114” HO scale Light Rail Vehicle Display (LRVD), featuring models of urban electric railway vehicles manufactured since 1980 and a 3′ by 4′ N scale Urban Rail Commuter Transit (URCT) Display.
Many of these models are 3D printed with Bowser power with decals made by Custom Traxx. One or both of these displays are normally present at club appearances, depending on the space allotted by the venue and the club resources available for the appearance!
1997
April 5-6, 1997 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden – Palos Verdes, CA [1]
July 12-13, 1997 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [2]
September 13-14, 1997 – Central Coast Train Club Show – Paso Robles, CA [3]
October 25-26, 1997 – Great American Train Show – Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA [4]
December 20-21, 1997 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, CA [5]
1998
January 1998 – Great American Train Show – Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA [6]
March 1998 – Great American Train Show – Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA [7]
April 4-5, 1998 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden – Palos Verdes, CA [8/2nd]
August 8-9, 1998 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [9/2]
November 7-8, 1998 – Great American Train Show – Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA [10/2nd]
December 5-6, 1998 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [11]
December 12-13, 1998 – Great American Train Show – Seaside Park, Ventura, CA [12]
1999
January 9-10, 1999 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, CA [13]
March 6-7, 1999 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [14/3rd]
April 17-18, 1999 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden – Palos Verdes, CA [15/3rd]
August 28-29. 1999 – Great American Train Show – Seaside Park, Ventura, CA [16/2nd]
October 2, 1999 – Railroadiana Day, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [17]
December 4-5, 1999 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [18/2nd]
December 11-12, 1999 – Great American Train Show – Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA [19/3rd]
2000
January 8-9, 2000 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, CA [20/2nd]
April 15-16, 2000 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden – Palos Verdes, CA [21/4th]
July 29-30, 2000 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [22/4th]
August 4-6, 2000 – NMRA National Train Show – San Jose, CA [23]
October 7, 2000 – Railroading Day, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [24/2nd]
December 1-2, 2000 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [25/3rd]
2001
February 10-11, 2001 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [26/3rd]
March 3-4, 2001 – Great American Train Show – Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA [27]
September 15, 2001 – Railroading Day, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [28/3rd]
October 20-21, 2001 – Great American Train Show – Las Vegas, NV [29]
October 27-28, 2001 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – Los Angeles Arboretum – Arcadia, CA [30]
December 1-2, 2001 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [31/4th]
2002
January 5-6, 2002 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, CA [32/4th]
April 20-21, 2002 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden – Palos Verdes, CA [33/5th]
August 17-18, 2002 – Great American Train Show – Victorville, CA [34]
September 14, 2002 – Railroadiana Day, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [35/4th]
October 26-27, 2002 – NMRA PSR LA Division Show – Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, CA [36]
November 9-10, 2002 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [37/5th]
December 7-8, 2002 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [38/5th]
2003
January 4-5, 2003 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, CA [39/5th]
March 1-2, 2003 – Model Train Expo – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [40/6th]
August 2-3, 2003 – Great American Train Show – Orange Show Grounds – San Bernardino, CA [41]
September 13, 2003 – Railroadiana Day, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [42/5th]
November 1-2, 2003 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – Los Angeles Arboretum – La Mirada, CA [43/2nd]
December 6-7, 2003 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [44/6th]
2004
January 10-11, 2004 – Great American Train Show – Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA [45/2nd]
January 31-February 1, 2004 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [46/6th]
February 28-29, 2004 – Model Train Expo – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [47/7th]
March 13-14, 2004 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – Descanso Gardens – La Canada-Flintridge, CA [48/2nd]
March 20-21, 2004 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [49/7th]
August 21-22, 2004 – Great American Train Show – Seaside Park, Ventura, CA [50/3rd]
September 18, 2004 – Railroadiana Day, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [51/6th]
October 7-10, 2004 – Hobby Visions Trade Show – Sands Expo Convention Center – Las Vegas, NV [52/2nd]
December 4-5, 2004 – Great American Train Show – Del Mar Fair – Del Mar, CA [53/7th]
December 11-12, 2004 – Great American Train Show – Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [54/7th]
2005
January 15-16, 2005 – Model Train Expo – HMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA [55]
January 29-30, 2005 – Great American Train Show – Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [56/8th]
February 19-20, 2005 – World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour – Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA [57/2nd]
March 12-13, 2005 – Great American Train Show – Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, CA [58/4th]
April 23-24, 2005 – Great Western Train Show – Kern County Fairgrounds, Bakersfield, CA [59]
May 21-22, 2005 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [60/6th]
October 19-23, 2005 – iHobby Expo – Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA [61]
2006
January 14-15, 2006 – Great Train Expo – Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA [62]
April 1-2, 2006 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [63/7th]
November 4-5, 2006 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, CA [64/3rd]
December 2-3, 2006 – Great Train Expo – Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [65/8th]
2007
January 6-7, 2007 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [66/8th]
April 13-14, 2007 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [67/8th]
September 8-9, 2007 – Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County – Los Angeles, CA [68]
December 1-2, 2007 – Great Train Expo, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [69/9th]
December 29-30, 2007 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [70/9th]
2008
January 12-13, 2008 – World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour, Del Mar, CA [71/10th]
June 14-15, 2008 – Pacific Electric Weekend – Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [72/7th]
July 18-20, 2008 – NMRA National Train Show, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [73/10th]
October 25-26, 2008 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [74/9th]
December 6-7, 2008 – Great Train Expo, Seaside Park, Ventura, CA [75/3rd]
December 13-14, 2008 – Great Train Expo, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [76/11]
2009
January 3-4, 2009 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [77/10th]
January 17-18, 2009 – San Bernardino County Museum Train Days, Redlands, CA [78]
June 20-21, 2009 – Pacific Electric Weekend – Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [79/8th]
November 7-8, 2009 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [80/10th]
December 4-5, 2009 – Great Train Expo, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA [81]
December 11-12, 2009 – Great Train Expo, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [82/12th]
2010
January 2-3, 2010 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [83/11th]
January 16-17, 2010 – San Bernardino County Museum “Train Days”, Redlands, CA [84/2nd]
February 13-14, 2010 – World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA [85/2nd]
June 19-20, 2010 – Pacific Electric Weekend – Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [86/9th]
July 10-11, 2010 – Great Train Expo, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [87/9th]
September 18-19, 2010 – Homestead Museum, City of Industry, CA [88] [Three CSD modules only]
October 23-24, 2010 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [89/11th]
December 18-19, 2010 – Great Train Expo, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [90/10th]
2011
January 15-16, 2011 – San Bernardino County Museum “Train Days”, Redlands, CA [91/3rd]
January 22-23, 2011 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [92/12th]
June 18-19, 2011 – Pacific Electric Weekend – Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [93/10th]
July 23-24, 2011 – Great Train Expo, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [94/11th]
October 29-30, 2011 – NMRA/PSR LA Division Show – South Coast Botanic Garden, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [95/12th]
December 10-11, 2011 – Great Train Expo, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [96/11th]
2012
January 8-9, 2012 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [97/12th]
January 14-15, 2012 – “Train Days” – San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA [98/4th]
June 16-17, 2012 – “Pacific Electric Days” – Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [99/11th]
September 8-9, 2012 – Great Train Expo, Orange County Fairgrounds – Costa Mesa, CA [100/5th]
October 27-28, 2012 – NMRA/PSR LA Div Show – South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [101/13th]
2013
January 5-6, 2013 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [102/13th]
February 9-10, 2013 – World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [103/13th]
June 15-16, 2013 – “Pacific Electric Days”, Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [104/12th]
October 19, 20, 26 & 27, 2013 – Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris, CA [105/13th]
2014
January 11-12, 2014 – Great Train Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [106/14th]
January 18-19, 2014 – “Train Days” – San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA [107/5th]
May 17-18, 2014 – Central Library of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA [108] [CSD only]
October 25-26, 2014 – NMRA/PSR LA Div Show – South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [109/14th]
December 27-28, 2014 – Travel Town, Griffith Park – Los Angeles, CA [110]
2015
January 10-11, 2015 – Great Train Show, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA [111/15th]
February 14-15, 2015 – Great Train Show, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA [112/14th]
July 18-19, 2015 – Great Train Show, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [113/12th]
October 24-25, 2015 – NMRA/PSR LA Div Show – South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [114/15th] \
2016
January 30-31, 2016 – Great Train Show, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, CA [115/6th]
February 13-14, 2016 – Great Train Show, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA, [LRV Display] [116/15th]
April 2, 2016 – San Bernardino County Museum “Train Days”, [LRV Display] [117/6th]
July 30-31, 2016 – Great Train Show, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [118/13th]
October 29-30, 2016 – NMRA/PSR LA Div Show – South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [119/16th]
2017
January 14-15, 2017 – Great Train Show, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, CA [120/7th]
February 11-12, 2017 – World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour Train Show, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [121/14th]
February 18-19, 2017 – Great Train Show, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA, [LRV Display] [122/16th]
July 8-9, 2017 – Great Train Show, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [LRV & Custom Traxx Displays] [123/15th]
October 28-29, 2017 – NMRA/PSR LA Div Show – South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [124/17th]
2018
February 3-4, 2018 – Great Train Show, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, CA [125/18th]
March 4, 2018 – Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, CA [LRV, CTD & Custom Traxx Displays][126/1st]
July 14-15, 2018 – Great Train Show, Pomona-Fairplex, Pomona, CA [127/16th]
October 27-28, 2018 – NMRA/PSR LA Div Show – South Coast Botanic Gardens, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA [128/18th]
2019
January 26-27, 2019 – Great Train Show / Seaside Park, Ventura, CA [LRV & Custom Traxx Displays] [129/4th]
March 2-3, 2019 – Great Train Show – Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA[130/19th]
March 16, 2019 – Los Angeles Metro Division 24 Rail Rodeo, Monrovia, CA [LRV & Custom Traxx Displays] [131/1st]
June 15-16, 2019 – Arnie’s Model Trains, Westminster, CA [LRV Display only] [132/1st]
August 9-10, 2019 – Great Train Show, Pomona Fairplex, Pomona, CA [133/17th]
2020
February 1-2, 2020 – Great Train Show / Seaside Park, Ventura, CA [LRV Display] [134/5th]
Feb 8-9, 2020 – Great Train Show/ Orange Co Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA [CSD & Custom Traxx Displays] 135/20th]
2021
August 19-21, 2021 – Train Collectors Association Convention, Burbank Marriott Hotel, Burbank, CA [136/1st]
November 30 to December 6, 2021 – Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Yorba Linda, CA [137/1st]
2022
April 29 – May 2, 2022 – San Bernardino County Museum “Train Days”, [LRV Display] [138/7th]
November 5, 2022 – Los Angeles Metro Division 24 Rail Rodeo, Monrovia, CA [LRV Display] [139/2nd]
2023
Feb 9-10, 2023 – Great Train Show / Orange Co Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA [CSD & Custom Traxx Displays] [140/21st]
May 27-28, 2023 – San Bernardino County Museum “Train Days”, [LRV Display] [141/8th]
September 8-10, 2023 – Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) Train fest, [CTD Display] [142/1st]
November 4, 2023 – Los Angeles Metro Division 24 Rail Rodeo, Division 21, Monrovia [LRV Display] [143/3]
2024
Feb 3-4, 2024 – Great Train Show / Orange Co Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, CA [CSD & Custom Traxx Displays] [144/22nd]