Toy Train Operating Society - Southern Pacific Division Information
Located in Costa Mesa, California, USA
The Southern Pacific Division (SP) was founded in 1974 by Norwood Doland and other members of the Southwestern Division of TTOS who were looking to establish a TTOS Division in Orange County southward.
The Southern Pacific Division is a dynamic and active voice for the hobby of operating and collecting toy trains, sometimes called Lionel trains. We have not forgotten American Flyer as the other identifiable name in the past history of the hobby.
The Southern Pacific Division has hosted four Toy Train Operating Society National Conventions in its history. The event locations were in San Diego in 1981, Long Beach in 1991, Long Beach in 2000, Costa Mesa in 2006 with the latest being the 2016, 50th Anniversary National Convention in Long Beach, California.
We actively support the La Habra Children’s museum.