CLUB
MILESTONES |
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| October
18, 1995 - Club
founded by Fred Burg, Bob Hill, Fred
Crane, George Huckaby, Fred Hutchins
& Bill Kift. |
| September
18, 1996 - First
international member joins, Toshisuke
Matsumoto of Tokyo, Japan. |
| January
7, 1997
- George Huckaby elected first club
President. |
| April
5-6, 1997 - First
club display with five modules at South
Coast Botanical Garden. |
| July
12-13, 1997 - First
Great American Train Show display in
Pomona with nine modules. |
| September
5, 1997 - First
trailer available for transporting modules,
after complete rebuilding. |
| June
1, 1998 - Clubhouse
and storage for trailer acquired in
Baldwin Hills, CA. |
| August
28, 1999 - Testing begins on
the first Bowser 1999 traction mechanism. |
| October
2, 1999 -
Club becomes major participant in annual
Railroadiana Day at the Orange Empire
Railway Museum, Perris, CA. |
| April
15-16, 2000
- Club assembles a first
complete rectangular display, 19' by
22' using 20 modules. |
| May
31, 2000 - Club
acquires second trailer for transport
of additional modules. |
| August
4-6, 2000 -
Largest club display
to date at National Train Show, San
Jose, a 22' by 27' display using 25
modules. |
| December
1-2, 2000 -
25th club public appearance at Great
American Train Show, Del Mar Fair, Del
Mar, CA. |
| October
20-21, 2001 - First
club display outside of California,
the Las Vegas Great American Train Show. |
| August
10, 2004 - Club
invited to participate in October 7-10,
2004 HobbyVisions Trade Show, Las Vegas,
CA. |
| September
18, 2004 - 50th
club public appearance at Orange Empire
Railway Museum. |
| October
8, 2004 - Testing
begun of Bowser milled aluminum traction
floors for the Boeing SLRV, Kawasaki
LRT. |
| May
21, 2005 - Negotations begun
for module connecting club display to
the 20's and 30's Model Railroad Club
display! |
| November 4, 2006 - First public display of DCC controlled subway line! |
| June 2008 - Club begins evaluating various flywheels and drive lines for new Bowser PCC! |
| July 16, 2008 - First operation of DCC controlled downtown trolley city loop at National Train Show, Anaheim, CA! |
| August 19, 2008 - Operational status reached on new City Trolley Line (CTL)! |
| October 26, 2008 - New DCC operated complete city streetcar line displayed at the South Coast Botanic Garden Show! |
| December 6-7, 2008 - 75th Club appearance at the Great Train Expo at Seaside Park,Ventura, CA |
| February 13, 2010 - Operation of two cars simultaneously on the CTL under DCC operation! |
| September 18, 2010 - First display of separate three module City Trolley Display (CTD) and visitor operation of display trolleys. |
