The 2011 TCA National Convention

The 2011 Convention is now history! If you didn't attend, you missed a good one. Here are some photos from the layout tours, sent by Nor-Cal member Ed Guldner

This is a scene on Bob Wilson's layout.

Here's another scene on Bob Wilson's layout.

This is Bob's "privy car."

Here's another scene on Bob's layout.

Yet another scene on Bob's layout.

Last, here's a baseball park scene on Bob's layout.

Here's a scene on Dean Busick's layout.

Dean Busick layout view 1.

Dean Busick layout view 2.

Dean Busick layout view 3.

Dean Busick layout view 4.

Dean Busick layout view 5.

Dean Busick layout view 6.

Dean Busick layout view 7.

Dean Busick layout view 8.

Geary Musselman car display 1.

Geary Musselman slot car layout.

Jack Ahearn's Standard Gauge layout.

Another view of Jack Ahearn's Standard Gauge layout.

This is Jack Ahearn's small Standard Gauge display layout, set up at a Senior Mobile Home Park.

And here's a view of a corner of Jack's home Standard Gauge layout.

Here's another view of that layout.

Here's a display of trains in a patriotic theme, at the Senior Mobile Home Park.

This is Jack's O-gauge Plasticville layout and village.

This is a scene on James Henson's O-gauge layout.

Here's another scene on James Henson's layout.

Here is a scene of happy Conventioneers at the Jelly Belly factory in Suisun, California.

This is a scene on Pete White's Standard Gauge layout.

A display of trains, boats (Lionel) and a Dirigible, at Pete White's.

Here's another scene on Pete White's Standard Gauge layout.

Here's a trackside scene with Chinese "coolies" doing trackwork!

This scene shows Pete's reproduction Toonerville Trolley at the end of its run, on a mini-turntable.

This view shows a closeup of Pete's turntable design.

This shows Pete's rare Marx Easter Rabbit Train.

Here's a last scene, on Pete's Standard Gauge layout.

This is a scene on Phil Fravesi's O-gauge layout.

Here's another scene on Phil's layout.

This scene on Phil's layout shows his Hogwarts Express train.

Here's a scene at the Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista Junction. The TCA'ers are riding a former Key System articulated Bay Bridge Unit.

Here's a Disneyland monorail on Robert Powell's O-gauge layout.

This is an original Lionel Hell Gate Bridge on Bob's layout.

Here's another scene on Bob's layout.

The following are the convention photos that your webmaster had posted earlier.

This American Flyer was built by the A. C. Gilbert Company in 1950. The layout is now owned by Dave's Twacks & Trains, from Raleigh, North Carolina. The layout is displayed at train shows, children's hospitals, and senior residences throughout the country.

Here's another view of the layout.

And still another view.

Here's a nifty Marx layout, in a minimum space.