CAL-STEWART TRAIN and TOY MEET November 21, 22, 23, 2014 Ontario Convention Center 2000 E. Convention Center Way Ontario, CA 91764 TABLE SALES RACES AUCTION MARX SEMINAR LAYOUTS DRAWINGS WELCOMING DINNER PARTY DISPLAY Photos: Sales Tables in Trading Hall, photo by Dr. Martin A. Folb Welcoming Dinner Party, Auction, Layout Area, and Sunday Grand Drawing Prizes, photos by Herbert Alfred Mayer
T.T.O.S. southwestern division PRESIDENT S MESSAGE LARRY PEARSON, President T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division 2014-2015 1108 West Palm Ave., Burbank, CA 91506 (818) 848-2653 (mornings after 8:00 a.m.) Please be advised that the following article is comprised solely of my own thoughts, opinions, and experiences, and does not necessarily convey the beliefs and thoughts of the T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division (SWD), and its Members and Officers, or the editor and publisher of The Southwestern Limited. Call me at the above phone number in the mornings after 8:00am if you need to get in touch with me. Call, I love to talk. 2014 CAL-STEWART The 2014 Cal-Stewart Registration brochures were mailed out first-class mail on September 2 nd, and everyone should have received theirs. Bookings for the Radisson and Ayres hotels are up and the Ayres is almost fully booked. The Ayres hotel is the Cal-Stewart alternate hotel because it only has 80 rooms and only 50 of those have been reserved for Cal-Stewart at the discounted rate. We anticipate a great attendance at Cal-Stewart 2014. However, not everyone who says that they are coming has pre-registered or reserved tables. In a few weeks, we will be assigning tables and those who are late will get what is left over. For those who have yet to register and buy tables and have misplaced their brochure, we have posted on our Cal-Stewart website, www.cal-stewart.org, the registration brochure and sellers certificate, which must be included with your registration form if you are buying tables. Prices for everything are the same as last year. Long-time Southwestern Member Rich Lowe has volunteered to replace Bruce and Elaine Lazarus for the second year to handle Cal-Stewart Pre-Registration and table sales, and the Board and I very much appreciate that. He is using new software this year for the Registration effort and THE SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED VOL. 32 NO. 5 September / October 2014 LARRY PEARSON, PRESIDENT CALVIN SMITH, EDITOR HERBERT ALFRED MAYER, PHOTOGRAPHER 2 p1&3-cal-stewart Information p2&6-president s Message p4-train Races & Demolition Derby Categories; Auction Rules p5-2014 C-S Candy Cane Peppermint LifeSavers Tank Car p6-welcome New Members John Fox Marx Show & Tell p7-dream of Dreams C-S 2014 Special Display p8-congratulations Wayne Sheriff Thank you Mike Stella p9-swd Board & Volunteer at Cal-Stewart 2014 p10-swd Meet Schedule p10-engines, Cars, etc. Needed p10-consolation Prizes Needed is doing a great job with it. Rich is working this effort in with his regular job, so please don t overload him at the last minute. Call Co-Chairmen Hollis Cotton at 818.590.0553 for hall table layout questions or Jerry Moser at 760.948.7147 for hotel and Convention Center issues if you have last minute questions. I have been attending Cal-Stewart since 1980 when I joined Southwestern and have discovered, without fail, that the best deals and the best stuff are to be had on Saturday morning from 9:00am to 11:00am. Those who want to save $15 by coming in on Sunday get the leftovers from Saturday. Some sellers are only there on Saturday and some sellers sell out on Saturday and their tables are empty on Sunday. I have discovered that overpriced stuff that doesn t sell on Saturday still is overpriced on Sunday. But the really good stuff and the really good prices are to be had on Saturday. Pre-register and be there at 9:00am on Saturday!!! You can register on-site on Saturday morning, but there are long lines. There are no late fees for on-site registration on Saturday. To speed the process on Saturday, bring your filled-out registration form and exact change. You do not have to belong to a train club to register for Cal- Stewart. An annual fun feature at Cal-Stewart is the Train Races and Demolition Derby hosted by Jon Pincus. On Saturday from 1:00-3:00pm you can test and tweak your entries on the race track. The actual competition starts Sunday at 1:00pm. We would like to provide free locomotives for kids in attendance to use. We are looking for Marx #490 black plastic locomotives for this purpose. This model has no headlight or reverse mechanism and is very fast. We have lots of trophies to give out, and if you enter, you will probably win one of them. If you have Marx #490 locomotives to donate or for advice on how to compete, call Jon at 1.818.889.1005 (h) or 1.818.606.0624 (c). Please mail in your registrations now if you have not already done so!!!!! TOYS AT CAL-STEWART (REPEAT) We are always looking for ways to expand table sales at our annual Cal-Stewart Meet in November. It was pointed out at a recent Board Meeting that some Meets like ours feature toy sellers, and these products are certainly welcome at Cal-Stewart. Nontrain related toys are not discouraged at Cal-Stewart. There is no requirement that you exclusively have trains on your seller s tables. Please pass the word out that sales of non-train related toys are welcome. (continued on page 6)
Cal-Stewart Ontario MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!! NOVEMBER 21, 22, 23, 2014 Largest Club Sponsored Train Meet West of the Rockies featuring Friday Night Welcoming Party and 50/50 Drawing 450 Tables Operating Layouts 2 Days of Auctions Souvenir Tank Car 26th Marx Show and Tell Train Races, Demolition Derby Giant Sunday Drawing Theme Display Dream of Dreams 1931 Lionel Layout Set 41,595 square feet event space * Parts Dealers + Knowledgable Train People to Talk to Ontario Area Map (Not to Scale) BLVD N Ayres Hotel ENTER HOLT BLVD I-10 Radisson Hotel ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Ontario Convention Center 2000 E. Convention Center Way Ontario, CA 91764 3 Websites: www.cal-stewart.org www. ttos-sw.org
Auction Schedule Saturday, November 22, 2014 1:00 pm - 7:00 PM Regular Daytime Auction 10% Buyers Premium JON PINCUS SAYS Get Your Engines Ready for the Train Races and Demolition Derby Sunday, Nov. 23 at Cal-Stewart 2014 Jon Pincus, chairman for The Train Races and Demolition Derby reminds everyone The Races and Derby are scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 23 only at Cal-Stewart 2014. Volunteers are needed to help. Please contact Jon Pincus Chairman, 818-606-0624. Classes for Train Races 1) Stock (Non-modified) A. Steam with brush type motors B. Steam with can type motors C. Diesel with single brush type motor D. Diesel with dual brush type motor E. Diesel with single can notor F. Diesel with dual can motor G. Pre-War Electric 2) Modified: A. Modified steam with brush motor B. Modified steam with can motor C. Modified diesel single motor D. Modified diesel dual motor 3) Unlimited Modified (Must be electric powered by track power) Demo Derby l. Plastic vs Plastic 2. Die Cast vs Die Cast Now is the time to get your engines ready for the great Train Races and Demolition Derby, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. Items above were in the 2013 Cal-Stewart Grand Drawing Sunday Grand Drawing at Cal-Stewart Meet Be sure to buy your tickets on Saturday and Sunday at Cal-Stewart 2014 for the Sunday Grand Drawing which will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. 4 Sunday, November 23, 2014 12 Noon - 3:00 p.m. Regular Auction 10% Buyers Premium DAYTIME AUCTION RULES 1. All sellers will will be allowed a reasonable amount of time to sell their items, but the amount of time allowed is ultimately at the discretion of the auctioneer. If time permits, there will be second turns. 2. Sellers names will be selected directly in order from the auction sign up list. Sellers who do not sell on Saturday will carry over in order on Sunday. No new sellers will be accepted on Sunday until the seller list from Saturday is exhausted. 3. Sellers will be limited to three (3) passes. A pass is defined as happening when the reserve set on an item selling is not met. All items offered after the third pass must be sold with no reserve. 4. The Auctioneer has the right to reject or pass any item that is not suitable, in his judgment, or has an unreasonable reserve price. 5. Please, as much as possible, sell like items as a lot. For example, if you have six common transformers, sell them as a lot. 6. Sellers have the responsibility of knowing in advance what the items they are selling are worth and what their reserve price is, if any. The Auctioneer cannot be expected to grade and price the items you are selling. 7. A reserve, if any, must be set by the Seller and communicated to the Auctioneer before the Auctioneer begins to sell any given item. Otherwise, the item will be sold with no reserve. 8. Do not write on the Bidder s number card. All Bidder s Cards must be turned in at the end of each Auction. 9. A 10% commission will be charged the Seller on all items sold. 10. There will be a 10% Buyers Premium charged. 11. All sales are subject to the California Sales Tax Rules. Persons who intend to resell auction merchandise can claim an exemption from sales tax upon completion of the California Resale Certificate form. 12. All items are sold as is, where is, with no refunds and no guarantees offered or implied by the Seller or the Auctioneer. 13. All disputes will be resolved by the Auction Chairman, and his decision is final.
2014 Cal-Stewart Candy Cane Peppermint LIFESAVERS Tank Car Presented by T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division and Nor-Cal Division of TCA A big Thank You to Mark Kelly, Club Member from Pennsylvania, for discovering a great looking Holiday Seasonal roll of LifeSavers on which to base this year s car. We thought we were finished with the series, but with sharp eyed people like Mark out there...who knows! He found the LifeSavers flavor in a local restaurant and passed it on to us. Also, a big thanks to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. staff for providing the original artwork for the car. The Cal-Stewart Meets began over 40 years ago as co-operative activities of TCA s Nor-Cal Division & T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division. The November Ontario, CA Meet (visit www.cal-stewart.org) is open to all Toy Train, Model Train and Toy Enthusiastes and is the largest club sponsored public train and toy meet west of the Rocky Mountains. Nor-Cal TCA sponsors the Spring Meet in Northern California. See www.norcaltca.com for information on the Spring Meet. For updates on estimated delivery dates, see our website, www.cal-stewart.org and click on Cal-Stewart Souvenir Cars. Contact Bruce Lazarus, 4858 Dunman Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364 with any other questions. Email: cars@cal-stewart.org; Phone: (818) 225-1710. Order Deadline: Feb. 28, 2015. Approx. Delivery: Oct. 2015. Both clubs deeply appreciate your support of the Cal-Stewart Car Program and the Cal-Stewart Meets. Lionel O-Gauge Car 6-58208 Die-cast sprung trucks and operating couplers. American Flyer S-Gauge Car 6-41018 Die-cast trucks LifeSavers is a trademark of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and is used by permission. You can download additional copies of this form from www.cal-stewart.org Order Deadline: February 28, 2015 2014 CAL-STEWART MEET CAR Approximate Delivery: October 2015 Lionel O-gauge LIFESAVERS Candy Cane Peppermint TANKCAR @$62.95 each plus shipping...qty... @ 62.95 $ California deliveries add $5.67 sales tax per car...qty... @ 5.67 $ American Flyer S-gauge LIFESAVERS Candy Cane Peppermint TANKCAR @$64.95 each plus shipping... qty... @ 64.95 $ California deliveries add $5.85 sales tax per car...qty... @ 5.85 $ SHIPPING: CONTIGUOUS U.S. $12.00 for the first car; $8.00 for each additional car... $ NON-CONTIGUOUS U.S. and CANADA: $16.00 for the first car; $8.00 for each additional car... $ OVERSEAS: Contact Bruce Lazarus for shipping charges before sending order!!... $ IMPORTANT NOTICE: Final graphics may vary. As this is a limited-production run, all sales are final. If your order is damaged, lost or stolen, we may not be able to provide a replacement. However, every effort will be made to replace the items. All orders are shipped insured. TOTAL ENCLOSED: $ Please make your check or international money order, payable in U.S. funds, to: T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division Send to: 2014 Cal-Stewart Car Offer, c/o Bruce Lazarus, 4858 Dunman Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364-3820 Name... Phone:... Delivery Address... City & State/Province... Zip/Postal Code... Club:... Member #... E-mail: (Optional)... (We do not share your personal information with any other organization.) You can download additional copies of this form from www.cal-stewart.org 5
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OUR CLUB LAYOUT Hal Rothenborg and David Nissen operate the layouts we put up at the monthly Meets. Hal needs people to operate the Division layout at the December Open-House Meet because he is selling off tables at this Meet and cannot oversee the layout during Sunday. If he can get volunteers for Sunday, Dec. 7, he will set it up on Saturday night and take it down after the meet. If no one volunteers, there will be no Division layout for this well attended Christmas Meet, and David Nissen s smaller layout will be the only layout operating. We also have a large layout that Mike Morgan brings to large commercial train shows like Fullerton Railroad Days, The World s Greatest Hobby on Tour, Great Train Expo, The Big Train Show, plus our own Cal-Stewart Meet. I asked for volunteers in the May/June issue of The Southwestern Limited and no one came forward. So our large Layout will not be at Cal-Stewart 2014 due to a lack of trained workers. The large Club layout is housed in a trailer, and takes considerable work to set up, take down, and operate at shows that typically last at least two days, plus setup the day before. Sometimes the volunteer workers have to stay overnight at the venue if it is too far from their residence. SWD does not have the funds to reimburse the volunteers for their out-of-pocket expenses. All workers for SWD are unpaid volunteers. Recently we had to miss The Big Train Show at the Ontario Convention Center due to a lack of volunteers. We hand out free passes to our Monthly Meets to the public at these shows to promote new membership in our club. If you can help, please call Mike at 805.368.6649 (c), or talk to Hal Rothenborg at our Monthly Meets, or call him at 626.793.9577. AUGUST 9, 2014 ANNUAL SUMMER MEMBER APPRECIATION PARTY Photographic coverage of the 2014 Picnic appeared in the last issue of the Southwestern Limited. T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division thanks Don Kallgren for coordinating with the Los Angeles Live Steamers Railroad Museum, (LALS) to get their facilities for our annual picnic in Griffith Park. Don is an active Member of LALS and regularly runs his locomotive there. About twelve years ago, SWD President Gary Keck came up with the idea of having a summer membership appreciation picnic in place of the August monthly trading Meet. Our August trading Meet was usually poorly attended due to members going on vacation. The annual SWD picnic at LALS facilities in Griffith Park in August has been a very popular event ever since. This year we had about 320 paid adults (including children aged 12 and over) and 132 children (under 12 years old) in attendance, totaling 452 adults and children, another record for this event. Once again, I want to thank Daniel Hernandez for bringing 37 adults and 27 children as guests from his church. Daniel actively recruits new members for Southwestern. We were short on trains this year due to an unexpected conflict with an annual central California live steam train Meet. We hope to correct this next year. Also, the Los Angeles City Department of Water and Power hired a contractor to bore a tunnel under the west end of the LALS facility and they caused a cave in under the west tracks, resulting that we could not use that very scenic part of the LALS loop. Hopefully that will be 6 repaired for 2015. I also want to thank SWD Members who donated their time to work the picnic: At the East Gate House: Hollis Cotton, Tony Deneve, Larry Pearson; Pre-registration and attendee spreadsheets: Arlene Berns; Food Purchases: Larry Pearson, Roy Bell, Martin Folb; Food Counter Workers: Elaine Lazarus, Arlene Berns, Linda Pincus, Janitta Keck; Cooks: Bruce Lazarus, Jon Pincus, Hollis Cotton; Photography: Herb Mayer, Martin Folb. Please support Southwestern by continuing your Membership, recruiting new Members, buying our souvenir cars, and attending our monthly Meets and Cal-Stewart. As always, hugs to all, and run your trains often. Larry Pearson, President Welcome New Members Welcome aboard Steve Stevens, Reed Le- Tourette, Scott Palmerton, Chris Bedke, Don Baker, Salvador Eugio, Joe Corne, Ted Trisler, John Metros, Jr., Walter Olson, and Ken Lowenthal. We re happy to have you join T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division. We hope you enjoy our monthy meets, newsletter, and can attend the Cal-Stewart Meet, November 21, 22, & 23, 2014 in Ontario. THE ORIGINAL MARX SHOW & TELL Celebrates its 26th Year! JOHN K. FOX #9539 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 11 A.M. to 12 Noon Auction Area The Exhibit Hall Bring something for Show & Tell A train or toy! Everyone is welcome!
Congratulations to Wayne Sheriff President-Elect of TCA (Train Collectors Association) Meet Dates 2014 Jan. 26 Feb. 23 Mar. 23 Apr. 27 May 25** June 22 July 27 Aug. 24 Sept. 21 Oct. 26 Nov. 16 Picnic Dec. 14** Sundays 10:30-4:30 Special hours for **Open House Meets 9:15 to 4:30 For Information visit www.ttos-sp.com Or call J Keeley, SP President at (714) 842-8190 Jun 14 Also Open House Sat. Dec 13 2014 Meet Thursdays * Saturdays Jan 9 Jul 10 Feb 13 Aug 8 Mar 6 Sep 11 Apr 10 Oct 9 May 8 Nov 13 *Jun 14&Dec 13 WANTED!!! Running or not We can fix them!!! Donate O-gauge plastic engines for the Cal-Stewart Demolition Derby and other engines for use in the Cal-Stewart Train Races for the children of the public C-S attendees to run. Call Jon Pincus at 818-889-1005 for more information. Donate Consolation Prizes for 50/50 Drawing Fred Kramer, Raffle Chairman, needs cars or train related items (accessories, books, videos, etc.) for consolation prizes at our monthly meets after the 50/50 winner has been drawn. Donations gratefully accepted!!! Bring your donations to the meets. 8 Thank you, Mike Stella, for hosting the SWD October Board Meeting in your home. We enjoyed seeing your wonderful train collection and layout. We look forward to seeing you at Cal-Stewart 2014!! Grand Canyon Model Railroaders Meets Saturday, October 25 Theme: Pizza Meet Beverage Cars (beer, wine, soda pop, etc) & Drag Races Time & Place: 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall Our Saviour s Lutheran Church 1212 E. Glendale Ave., Phoenix AZ Located on north side of Glendale, just east of the traffic light at 12th St. Easily reached off the Glendale Exit of either I-17 or SR 51. Go east from I-17 or west from SR51 to 12th Street. Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum Open 2nd and 4th Sundays of Month 12:30 p.m to 4:30 p.m. with Special Dates in December Oct: 26; Nov: 9, 23; Dec: Sat 13, Sun 14, Sat 20, Sun 21, Sun 28 3975 N. Miller Avenue Tucson, AZ 85705-2275 Fall Train Show November 14 & 15 Tucson Expo Center-South Hall 3750 E. Irvington Road at Palo Verde Info: Call (520) 909-0722 or E-mail: TrainShow@gpdToyTrainMuseum.com www.gpdtoytrainmuseum.com 01/14-12/14
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Officers and Board of Directors 2014 Larry Pearson, President 818-848-2653 Hollis Cotton, Vice President C-S Co-Chair 818-590-0553 Jerry Moser, Recording Secretary C-S Co-Chair 760-948-7147 Arlene Berns, Membership Secretary 818-994-4612 Mike Cunningham, Treasurer Larry Tozzi, Director Auction Chair 818-932-4884 Calvin Smith, Director Limited Editor 626-792-6594 Fred Kramer, Director Drawing Chair 818-998-2565 Hal Rothenborg, Director, Club Layout Liaison 626-793-9577 Jon Pincus, Director, C-S Train Races & Demolition Derby 828-606-0624 Rich Lowe, Director C-S Registration 818-689-1153 David Otth, Director Special Events Rich Kobliner, Director Auction Bookkeeper Bruce Lazarus, Director Souvenir Car Chair 818-225-1710 www.ttos-swd.org or www.cal-stewart.org New for 2014! The California State Railroad Museum Foundation presents THE POLAR EXPRESS TM Train Ride at two locations: THE POLAR EXPRESS TM Train Ride Sacramento at the California State Railroad Museum and THE POLAR EXPRESS TM Train Ride Jamestown at the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park 2014 Ride Dates: Friday Sunday, November 28-30 Wednesday Sunday Dec. 3-7; 10-14; 17-21 Details: www.csrmf.org To Our Membership: As in the past, we are actively looking for people to be assistant to our Cal-Stewart Committee Chairs. Please let us know if you can help. Although we realize that asking you to commit in advance is difficult, please indicate your Anticipated status. Time shifts are available and we DO need the help!!! Name Club Club Number Address City State Zip Home Phone ( ) Office Phone ( ) FAX ( ) I would like to help in the following area(s): November 21, 22, 23, 2014 Friday Saturday Sunday Comments Setup (Friday 8 a.m. until done: Many last minute duties: Taping and numbering tables, assisting dealer setup, etc. Registration (Friday afternoon 2-7 p.m. (Saturday morning 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Sunday 9 a.m.-3 pm. PUBLIC King Party (Friday Setup, 50/50 Drawing Auction (Saturday Regular (daytime) (Sunday Regular Security (Friday (Saturday (Sunday Volunteers Are Needed for Cal-Stewart 2014 Clean-up (Sunday 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Hall closes at 5 p.m. 9
2014 SWD Meet Schedule Arcadia Masonic Center 50 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia 91007 Sundays: *December 7 *Open House Meet Sellers Setup & Members 10 a.m. Tables still $5.00: Call Hollis Cotton to reserve: 818-590-0553 Public 10 a.m. Admission $5.00 Children under 21 free with paid adult Cal-Stewart Meet 2014: November 21, 22, 23, at the Ontario Convention Center Reserve Hotel Now!!! Register for Cal-Stewart!! Brochures have been mailed. Download info: www.cal-stewart.org or www.ttos-sw.org or call Rich Lowe, Registration & Tables, 818-689-1153. T.T.O.S.SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION A Non-Profit Corporation Larry Pearson, President 1-818-848-2653 www.cal-stewart.org www.ttos-sw.org Bickley Printing Co. 25 So. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 91105 TIME DATED MATERIALS FIRST CLASS Place your ad in the Southwestern Limited. Contact Editor Calvin Smith at 626-792-6594 COME VISIT The Train Shack Service Buy Sell Trade One of the Largest Selection of Model trains in Southern California MTH, LIONEL, WEAVER, K-LINE, THIRD RAIL ATLAS, LGB, MARKLIN, KATO, ATHEARN ROUNDHOUSE, WALTHERS, THOMAS THE TANK & BRIO Large Selection of G, O, HO, N, & Z Scales Paints, Tools, Books, Videos, Audios, Scenery Collectibles, Old & New Collections bought Custom Layouts built AUTHORIZED FACTORY SERVICE for LGB, Lionel, MTH, & Marklin 01/2014 thru 12/2014 1030 North Hollywood Way Burbank, California 91505 (818) 842-3330 Outside (818), call (800) 572-9929 FAX (818) 842-4562 www.trainshack.com 01/14-12/14 01/14-12/14