Future Shows and Events
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday November 21, 2025
Where: Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
Agenda:
- TBD
The 2025 Long Beach Home & Holiday Show
When: November 22, 2025 (10am to 6pm) and November 23, 2025 (10am to 5pm)
Where: Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
Layout Setup: Friday November 21, 2025 10am to 9pm
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday January 16, 2026
Where: Marie Callender’s, 307 E. Katella Ave., Orange, CA 92867
Agenda:
- TBD
The Great Train Show (tentative)
When: January 31 – February 1, 2026 10am to 4pm
Where: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
Layout Setup: Friday January 30, 2026 1pm to 6pm
The Great Train Show (tentative)
When: February 14-15, 2026 10am to 4pm
Where: OC Fair and Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Layout Setup: Friday February 13, 2026 1pm to 6pm
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday February 20, 2026
Where: Marie Callender’s, 307 E. Katella Ave., Orange, CA 92867
Agenda:
- TBD
Past Shows and Events
The Great Train Show
When: November 8-9, 2025 10am to 4pm
Where: Victorville Fairgrounds
Layout Setup: Friday November 7, 2025 1pm to 6pm
Members present at setup: Bob Osterhoudt, Bob Hesselgrave, Ken Szok, George Barrier, James Dinwiddie, Wil Strich, John Hanes
The layout: clockwise starting at the lift bridge, contained the following modules:
- Lift Bridge
- Dennis Country, City
- Springfield East, West
- Yard East, Corner, Center, West
- Oil Refinery
- Campground
- Sodor City, Yard, Climbers, Castle Holly
- Boy Scout Volcano, Dry Gulch, River, Mine
- One Footer 1, 2
- Jurassic Park
- Sawmill, Canyon
- Pennsylvania Coal Mine
- Park
- Kathy’s Module
- Hogwarts
The layout was a struggle. Recent track modifications and aging modules required a few repairs on Saturday morning during operation. The blue line would work and then not work intermittently. Physical damage to the oil refinery during the debug of blue line problems rendered it inoperable. The yard worked very well and was used by many club members to stage / park trains throughout the day.
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday October 17, 2025
Where: Marie Callender’s, 307 E. Katella Ave., Orange, CA 92867
Agenda:
- TBD
The Great Train Show
When: October 4-5, 2025 10am to 4pm
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014
Layout Setup: Friday October 3, 2025 11am to 6pm (?)
Members present at setup: Bob Osterhoudt, Bob Hesselgrave, George Barrier, Holly Barrier, James Dinwiddie, Wil Strich, John Hanes
The layout: clockwise starting at the lift bridge, contained the following modules:
- Lift Bridge
- Kathy’s Module
- Dennis Country, City
- Springfield East, West
- Jurassic Park
- Yard West, Center, East
- Park
- Boy Scout Volcano, Dry Gulch, River, Mine
- One Footer 1, 2
- Sodor City, Yard, Climbers, Castle Holly
- Hampton Caves
- Sawmill, Canyon
- Oil Refinery
- Campground
- Pennsylvania Coal Mine
- Hogwarts
The show went well. There were many layouts and vendors with lots of space left for people to move around. Bob Hesselgrave ran his bullet train which was the hit of the show. A number of people stopped to talk to us about our layout and the hobby.
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday September 19, 2025
Where: Marie Callender’s, 307 E. Katella Ave., Orange, CA 92867
Attendees: TODO
Agenda: TODO
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday August 15, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Attendees: TODO
Agenda: TODO
NTrak Express meeting
(cancelled)
When: 7:00pm Friday July 18, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday June 20, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Attendees:
- Bob Osterhoudt
- Bob Hesselgrave
- Ken Szok
- Ben Jones
- George Barrier
- James Dinwiddie
- John Hanes
Agenda:
- We discussed the show in Lomita. The setup and takedown went well.
- We discussed possible upcoming shows.
- George Barrier discussed the web site progress.
- George Barrier discussed possibly including TTrak modules in the NTrak layout in the future.
Southern California N-Scale Meet
When: May 31, 2025 8am – 4pm
Where: Calvary Assembly of God – Lomita (gymnasium) 25501 Oak St., Lomita, CA 90717
Layout Setup: Friday May 30, 2025 10am-5pm
Members Present at setup: Bob Osterhoudt, Bob Hesselgrave, James Dinwiddie, Wil Strich, John Hanes, Ben Jones, George Barrier, Holly Barrier
The layout: clockwise starting at the lift bridge, contained the following modules:
- Lift Bridge
- Dennis Country, City
- Springfield East, West
- Park
- Sawmill, Canyon
- Hampton Caves
- Sodor City, Yard, Climbers, Castle Holly
- Hogwarts
- Oil Refinery
- Campground
- Utah Valley South, North
- Red Rock Canyon
- Ore Mine
The setup activity went great. We completed early and had some time to run trains a little. We even went to eat dinner afterward.
(TODO: images of setup)
(TODO: image of group members on saturday)
(TODO: images from show)
Frank Hino created a video about the show and its participants. The following link will take you to his YouTube video.
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday May 16, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Attendees: Bob Osterhoudt, Bob Hesselgrave, Ken Szok, Wil Strich, Ben Jones, John Hanes
Agenda:
- Approved minutes from previous meeting
- Accepted treasurer’s report
- Discussed details of upcoming show in Lomita
- Discussed options for future shows
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday April 18, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Agenda:
- Approved minutes from previous meeting
- Accepted treasurer’s report
- Discussed upcoming show in Lomita
- Discussed options for future shows
- Web site needs information from members
NTrak Express meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday March 21, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Agenda:
- Lessons learned from the past two shows
- Web Site statistics
- Up-coming shows
The Great Train Show
When: March 8-9, 2025 10am to 4pm
Where: Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura, CA 93001
Layout Setup: Friday March 7, 2025 11am to 6pm
The layout: clockwise starting at the lift bridge, contained the following modules:
- Lift Bridge
- Dennis Country, City
- Springfield East, West
- Campground
- Oil Refinery
- Utah Valley South, North
- Park
- Boy Scout Volcano, Dry Gulch, River, Mine
- One Footer 1, 2
- Sodor City, Yard, Climbers, Castle Holly
- Hampton Caves
- Sawmill, Canyon
- Ore Mine
- Petticoat Junction
- Children’s Module
- Kathy’s Module
- Hogwarts
Train Show
When: Saturday March 1, 2025 10am-5pm and Sunday March 2, 2025 10am-4pm
Where: Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 South P St. Bakersfield, CA 93307 (building 3)
Layout Setup: Friday February 28, 2025 11am
The layout: clockwise starting at the lift bridge, contained the following modules:
- Lift Bridge
- Dennis Country, City
- Springfield East, West
- Campground
- Oil Refinery
- Utah Valley South, North
- Park
- Boy Scout Volcano, Dry Gulch, River, Mine
- One Footer 3, 4
- Sodor City, Yard, Climbers, Castle Holly
- Hampton Caves
- Sawmill, Canyon
- Ore Mine
- Petticoat Junction
- Children’s Module
- Hogwarts
- Kathy’s Module
2025/2/21 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday February 21, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Attendees: Bob O, Bob H, Ken, Buddy, Wil, Jim, John, Ben
Discussed:
- Can we get insurance through NRail?
- Attendance for Bakersfield and Ventura
- Future use of Buddy’s yard modules
- Adding web pages and QR codes for modules
- Participation in coloring book program
- Converting modules from 110VAC to 15VAC power
- Changes to the DC option in H.A.L.
- Creating a web site biography for each member
2025/1/17 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday January 17, 2025
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
Attendees: Bob O, Bob H, Ken, Buddy, Wil, Jim, John
Decisions:
- Buddy will resume his duties as web master and update the club calendar with the latest information regularly.
- Attention should be paid to ensure that all three main line tracks have trains running while a show is open to the public.
- All bus wires should be connected between modules during the leveling and clamping phases of setup.
- The main line tracks should be tested for correct polarity and continuity prior to joiner track installation.
- New DC throttles should be purchased to support better DC operation during shows.
2024/11/15 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday November 15, 2024
Where: Streamliner Cafe, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2024/10/18 Club Meeting
2024/10/05 The Great Train Show - Del Mar
When: October 5-6, 2024
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA
2024/09/20 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday September 20, 2024
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2024/08/16 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday August 16, 2024
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2024/08/8 NMRA Convention
When: August 8-11, 2024
Where: Westin, Long Beach CA
2024/07/1 Kaleidoscope
When: July 1-21, 2024
Where: Kaleidoscope Mall, Mission Viejo CA
2024/06/21 Club Meeting
2024/05/17 Club Meeting
2024/04/19 Club Meeting
2024/03/15 Club Meeting
2024/03/07 The Great Train Show - Victorville
When: March 2-3, 2024
Where: Victorville, CA
2024/02/23 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday February 23, 2024
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2024/02/17 The Great Train Show - Ventura
When: February 17-18, 2024
Where: Ventura, CA
2024/01/20 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday January 20, 2024
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2023/11/17 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday November 17, 2023
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2023/10/20 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday October 20, 2023
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2023/09/15 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday September 15, 2023
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2023/08/18 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday August 18, 2023
Where: Streamliner Lounge, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2023/07/21 Club Meeting
2023/06/15 National N-Scale Convention
When: June 15-18, 2023
Where: The Golden Nugget, Sparks NV
2020/06/13 NMRA Cajon Invitational Module Modeler's Meet (CIM3)
When: June 13-14, 2020
Where: The Scout facility, Irvine Park, Orange, CA
2020/05/02 Fullerton Railroad Days
(CANCELLED due to COVID-19)
When: May 2, 2020
Where: Fullerton Train Museum, 200 East Santa Fe Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832
2020/04/17 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday April 17, 2020
Where: ZOOM meeting (online due to COVID-19)
2020/02/08 The Great Train Show - Costa Mesa
When: February 8-9, 2020
Where: Costa Mesa, CA
2020/08/08 The Great Train Show - Pomona
When: August 8-9, 2020
Where: 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
2020/03/20 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday March 20, 2020
Where: ZOOM meeting (online due to COVID-19)
2020/01/17 Club Meeting
2020/02/21 Club Meeting
When: 7:00pm Friday February 21, 2020 (CANCELLED due to COVID-19)
Where: Ruby’s Diner, 186 N. Atchison St., Orange, CA 92866
2019/11/15 Club Meeting
2020/02/01 The Great Train Show - Ventura
When: February 1-2, 2020
Where: Ventura, CA
2019/10/26 Freight Fright
When: October 26-27, 2019
Where: South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes, CA 90247
2019/10/19 NMRA Cajon Division Fall Meet
2019/09/20 Club Meeting
2019/08/10 The Great Train Show - Pomona
When: August 10-11, 2019
Where: Pomona, CA
2019/06/14 NMRA Cajon Invitational Module Modeler's Meet (CIM3)
When: June 14, 2019
Where: Irvine, CA
2019/05/17 Club Meeting
2016/04/30 Fullerton Railroad Days
When: April 30, 2016
Where: Fullerton, CA