THE SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED VOL. 31 NO. 3 May / June 2013

Order Now Bay Window LifeSavers Cabooses T.T.O.S. southwestern division THE SOUTHWESTERN LIMITED VOL. 31 NO. 3 May / June 2013 LARRY PEARSON, PRESIDENT CALVIN SMITH, EDITOR HERBERT ALFRED MAYER, PHOTOGRAPHER p1 Reserve Hotel for C-S Now Order LifeSavers Bay Window Caboose Now p2 Tribute to Brian Fields p3 Tribute to Vince Garguilo p 4 Join Auction Team 2013 SWD Schedule p 5 March 2013 Meet p6 April 2013 Meet p7 2013 Bay Window Caboose Order Form Make Your Cal-Stewart Hotel Registrations Now Jerry Moser, Cal-Stewart Hotel Liaison reminds everyone to register early at the hotels for best room selections. RADISSON HOTEL The Official Cal-Stewart Meet Hotel The Radisson Hotel, 2200 E. Holt Blvd., Ontario, CA (across from the Ontario Convention Center) is our host hotel with a $69 per night discounted rate. If you want a room on the Holt Ave. side (North & quietest), you must request it when you make your reservation. For reservations: Call 1-800-333-3333 and reference Cal-Stewart Train Meet OR on line: www.radisson.com - Cal-Stewart Meet 2013. Click on the link to open and it will route you to our group reservation page. Choose: city & dates of stay. On the right there is a box for the promotional code - enter code (CALMET), search. All reservations are due by October 31, 2013, to ensure the group rate. They offer a $14.95 breakfast buffet for $7 if you obtain the coupon at check-in. Beginning November 1, 2013, to obtain the $69 rate (subject to room availability), call: Stacey Hadji, Sales Coordinator @ 909-975-4110. The $69 rate is also available two days prior to 11/22/13 and two days after 11/24/13. Check-in is 3 PM and check-out is noon. There is free parking for cars, trucks, trailers, and motor homes and you may leave your vehicle in the hotel parking lot until the conclusion of the Cal-Stewart Meet Sun. afternoon. There is free shuttle service to and from the Ontario Airport and the Ontario Mills Shopping Center. If you have any questions or encounter a problem making your reservation: Call Jerry Moser @ 760-948-7147. AYRES HOTEL FILLING UP The Ayres Hotel is located at 1945 E. Holt Blvd., Ontario, CA (adjacent to the Ontario Convention Center). There are 50 Rooms available Fri. and Sat. nights. @ $83 per night - breakfast is included @ one breakfast per registered person (2 per room). If there will be two people occupying the room, the $83 rate works out to be the same as the Radisson rate where you would buy two breakfast coupons ($14.95 buffet for $7) $69+$14=$83. If there is a third party registered for the room the rate will increase to $93 and will include breakfast for the third person. The Ayres breakfast is cooked to order consisting of eggs, potatoes, & meat. Access to a fruit and pastry buffet is included. If the hotel is booked to capacity, the entire breakfast will be done buffet style. Check-in is 3 PM and check-out is Now Taking Orders for Bay Window Caboose Souvenir Cars Bruce Lazarus, Cal-Stewart Souvenir Car Chairman, announces the final Lionel designs for the Bay Window LifeSaver cabooses. In Lionel O Gauge, we offer a LifeSaver Smoking Bay Window Caboose, with a five flavor graphics theme. The American Flyer version has a Flashing Strobe Light over the rear caboose door instead of smoke. Special decals come with each Caboose to decorate your locomotive. The order form on page 7. noon. For reservations: Call 909-390-7778. Your reservation must be made by 11/8/13 and when speaking to the reservation agent you must reference Cal-Stewart Train Meet to obtain these rates. The $83 rate is also available two days prior to 11/22/13 and two days after 11/24/13. The Ayres Courtyard Grill is available 11 am to 11 pm seven days a week. The Ayres parking lot connects to the Convention Center parking lot via a walkway. There is free shuttle service to and from the Ontario Airport and the Ontario Mills Shopping Center. Parking is free - plenty of room for cars. If bringing a truck, a truck with trailer, or motor home - notify the hotel when making your reservation because such parking is subject to availability. For those staying Sat. night - you may leave your car in the hotel parking lot until the conclusion of the Cal-Stewart Meet Sun. afternoon. If you have a question or encounter a problem making your reservation: Call Jerry Moser @ 760-948-7147. Register NOW for Cal-Stewart 2013: www.cal-stewart.org

Tributes to Brian Fields Southern Pacific Division President J Keeley announced in the May 2013 Southern Pacific Daylighter that Brian Fields passed away May 4, 2013:...Brian was an active member of TTOS serving fellow members in a variety of ways: President of Southern Pacific Division, President of TTOS National, co-chairman of the 2000 Long Beach (Queen Mary) convention, chairman of the 2006 Costa Mesa convention, and volunteer at many other train shows. He also enjoyed operating layouts as a member of the Orange County Tinplate Trackers, monthly meet operator of our small layouts, and had the benefit of a home layout in a spare bedroom. Brian was always ready for a road trip and the lore of the chase chasing real trains across Southern California. As a profession, Brian repaired BMW cars and was crew chief for Mazdatrix Racing, rebuilding motors, transmissions, and making repairs. There wasn t a race he didn t like to watch. As he often said, Toy trains is a hobby, but racing is a passion.. John D. Bentley, TTOS #2, shared his remembrance of Brian Fields in the July 2013 Southern Pacific Daylighter: So many train collector friends were stunned to hear the news of the passing of Brian Fields, who was our beloved National Past President. It was tough to ever see Brian without his great smile and his positive attitude as he made the rounds going from table to table to say hello to all the members at all our train meetings. He made a great leader as our President, having the mindset, attending all the many meetings and commercial train shows to promote and move TTOS, our train association, forward at all times. When I first met Brian, I wasn t greeted with a handshake, but a friendly hug. For me, it set the tone of who Brian was as a friend to all. He gave me the name of Johnny O Two for being the second member of the club. His passion for the hobby was so out front of everything he did. His biggest thing was to promote the hobby to children. He began to build modular layouts and then transported these to many outside train and hobby shows to not only talk about our club, but to show off the wonderful world of toy trains to families, and of course, the kids. He told me, John, their smiles make it all so important that I m doing the right thing. Then he stepped up to build a huge, portable layout that had room to park a versatile amount of engines to run around the outside tracks. To see Brian stand there running all those trains and see the horde of families watching all of this had Brian in his true environment. He passed out information on TTOS which brought many new members into the clubs. His sense of humor was his calling card. Some examples: John, who do you think is more handsome, me or you? Nope he would say, the right answer is me, I wish you wouldn t always be wrong. Another: Do you think running the choo-choo is cheaper than dating? (John) I don t know Brian. Brian: Well it is, I use a little electricity to run the train, but dating costs gas for your car and dinner to feed your date, add it up. Brian would always have zingers like: I don t like board meetings, someone is always unhappy and complaining...i just want to smack them just to see their surprise look and then ask them, give me a smile so I know you love trains. Another: A man asked Brian, What would happen if you wet your fingers and touched all the terminals on the transformer? Brian: Don t do it dude, it melted the elastic off my shorts. Brian worked on street rods and had a passion for racing. He was one very talented guy, yet always remained humble and thankful towards his friends and collector buddies. I know our Lord will have a special place for Brian to oversee. It will have something to do with entertaining small children and older folks who need to laugh and have a good time. Brian was my close friend and I spent some time alone just crying at my desk with the light off. I thought a lot about him and me, and the fact he told me that Heaven had to have trains to run. Then he thought for a moment, and added, If they don t, why go. Bless you, Brian, I already miss you. Editor s note: Brian Fields rarely missed coming with the Orange Country Tinplate Trackers to our Cal-Stewart Fall meets to smilingly share his enthusiasm for running toy trains. He will indeed be missed by Southwestern Division members as well. 2

Tribute to Vincent Vince Garguilo Long time Southwestern Division member Vincent Vince Garguilo, with his family at his side, passed away peacefully on May 31st at his home in Glendale, ending his battle with recurring cancer. A native of New York of Italian heritage, Vince worked in California as an electrician in the film industry and had his own electrical company. He also offered auction services. Vince s love of toy trains brought him to Southwestern Division where besides acquiring trains for his own collection, he shared his talent as an auctioneer at monthly meets as well as Cal-Stewart fall meets for a number of years. He was also a member of TCA Western Division and assisted at TCA auctions. His friendly personality, enthusiasm and great sense of humor touched everyone he met. He really enjoyed helping members and visitors at the monthly auctions and at the Cal-Stewart fall meet auctions. A celebration of life for Vince was held on Saturday, July 13th at the Verdugo Hills Dad s Clubhouse in Glendale. Predeceased by his wife Faye, he is survived by his son and two daughters and a grandson. Vince will be missed by Southwestern Division members and friends. Vince in action at the Monthly Meet Auction of March 2010 Editor s Note: the lateness of this issue of Southwestern Limited is partly due to my wife s illness and her continuing recovery. Thank you for your patience. The next Limited will be out shortly. Calvin Smith, editor Vince with Pre-War Gondola at the Cal-Stewart Auction 2011 Wanted American Flyer Trains Dinkys Corgi Tootsietoy Matchbox Would buy one to whole collection Robert Langton Cell: 626-241-7686 626-799-3723 01/13-12/13 3 01/13-12/13

Larry Tozzi has stepped forward to run Auctions for the T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division Monthly Meets and Cal-Stewart More people are needed on the Auction Team Contact: Larry Pearson 818.848.2653 Mornings after 8:00 a.m. for Details. 2013 T.T.O.S. SWD Meet Schedule Sundays: January 6, February 10, *March 3, April 7, May 5, *June 9, July 14, *September 8, October 6, *December 8. *Open House Meets Arcadia Masonic Center Free Parking 50 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia 91007 Sellers Setup & Members 10 a.m. Tables still $5.00 Public 11 a.m. Admission $5.00 Children under 16 free with paid adult Saturday: August 10 Special Membership Picnic Watch for details in the Limited and with the membership renewal info sent by mail. Cal-Stewart Meet 2013: November 22, 23, 24, at the Ontario Convention Center The brochure was mailed in August. 01/13-12/13 Jun 15 2013 Tentative Meet Dates Jan 11 Jul 11 Feb 8 Aug 8 Mar 7 Sep 12 Apr 11 Oct 10 May 9 Nov 7 Jun 15 Dec 7 Come to Enjoy Trains, Friendships, and the 50/50 Drawing at Monthly Meets Donated Items such as Train Cars and Accessories also needed for Consolation Prizes Contact Fred Kramer for details 818-998-2565 4 Meet Dates 2013 Jan. 27 Feb. 24 Mar. 24 Apr. 28 May 26** June 23 July 28 Aug. 25 Sept. 22 Oct. 27 Nov. Dark Dec. 15** Sundays 10:30-4:30 Special hours for **Open House Meets 9:00 to 5:00 For Information visit www.ttos-sp.com Or call J Keeley, SP President at (714) 842-8190

March 2013 Open House Meet Top Photo: Packed March Meet with Mike Marple Parts along the back wall. Row 2: Our operating layouts were moved to the Lobby. Row 3: Some of the great trains for sale at the meet. Photos by Herbert Alfred Mayer 5

April 2013 Meet April Meet was well attended. Children enjoyed the two layouts. T.T.O.S. SWD Layout team members Bob Hughes and Hal Rothenborg (pictured 3rd row left) kept the T.T.O.S. SWD Layout humming as trains passed by the amusement park. Photos by Herbert Alfred Mayer 6

2013 Cal-Stewart LIFESAVERS Bay Window Caboose Presented by T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division and Nor-Cal Division of TCA This year s LifeSavers Bay Window Caboose comes in two variations! Both are brightly decorated in eye-catching Five Flavor LifeSavers livery. The Lionel O Gauge version is a smoking caboose, while the American Flyer S Gauge version has a blinking strobe light above its rear door. Whichever version you choose, either one of these beautiful cabooses will liven up your train and bring back memories of being a kid! Each caboose includes a set of LifeSavers Express decals to decorate your locomotive to complete your train. The Cal-Stewart meets began over 40 years ago, as co-operative activities of the west coast divisions of both TTOS & TCA. The November Ontario, CA meet (visit www.cal-stewart.org) is open to all toy and model train lovers and is the largest club sponsored public toy train meet west of the Rockies. 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, 2014. Approx. Delivery: Oct. 2014. Lionel O-Gauge Car 6-58548 Die-cast sprung trucks and operating couplers. American Flyer S-Gauge Car 6-41004 Die-cast trucks and operating couplers. 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, 2014 2013 CAL-STEWART MEET CAR Approximate Delivery: October 2014 Lionel O-gauge LIFESAVERS Smoking Bay Window Caboose @$81.95 each plus shipping...qty... @ 81.95 $ California deliveries add $7.38 sales tax per car...qty... @ 7.38 $ American Flyer S-gauge LIFESAVERS Bay Window Caboose w/ Strobe Light @$76.95 each plus shipping... qty... @ 76.95 $ California deliveries add $6.93 sales tax per car...qty... @ 6.93 $ SHIPPING: CONTIGUOUS U.S. $12.00 for the first car; $8.00 for each additional car... $ NON-CONTIGUOUS U.S. AND OVERSEAS: $16.00 for the first car; $8.00 for each additional car... $ 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. Please make your check or international money order, payable in U.S. funds, to: T.T.O.S. Southwestern Division Send to: 2013 Cal-Stewart Car Offer, c/o Bruce Lazarus, 4858 Dunman Ave., Woodland Hills, CA 91364-3820 Name...... Phone:... Delivery Address............ City & State/Province... Zip Code... Club:... Member #.... E-mail: (Optional)........ (We do not share your personal information with any other organization.) 7 TOTAL ENCLOSED: $

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