Welcome to the Big Train
Operator Club
Our BTO 2026 Convention is being Annunced
Who is ready for a convention?
The Big Train Operator
Club's annual convention is set and now is the time to make your reservations at
the hotel. The convention this year will be in the Wilkes Barre/Scranton area of
Pennsylvania from July 19-24, 2026.
The host hotel is the DoubleTree by Hilton Wilkes Barre.
The room rate is $139 a night, double occupancy with breakfast and parking
included. To make your reservations for your guest room, you may call the hotel
directly at (570) 822-1011 and use Group Code "BTO". You may also reserve your
room online at the following link, https://group.doubletree.com/u1p6ba Cut off
date for hotel reservations is Friday, June 19, 2026. We will be having the
usual
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All-Aboard Party,
Ice cream social,
ladies wine & cheese social,
locomotive drag races,
clinics,
trivia contest
and the Farewell Banquet.
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We will be having the usual
All-Aboard Party,
Ice
We will also have three excursions this year.
See The First announcement on our
What's New Page
The
excursions will be to the Reading and Northern Railroad - Passenger Lehigh Gorge
Scenic Railway; the The Stourbridge Line,Wayne County Historical Society museum,
Cranker's Collection of Mechanical Marvels and finally to Steamtown National
Historic Site and the Electric City Trolley Museum in Scranton, PA. The
Registration form for the convention will be available soon and will also be
included in your next BTO Magazine. If anyone has questions, please let me know
and I will help you.
Also as a reminder for all the members of the Clubs
Facebook page, you must be a dues paying member of our club to attend the convention.
The annual dues are a great value for what you receive. You may join at the
following link, https://bigtrainoperator.com/Info/join_us.shtml
Timothy
Stump
President and Convention Chairman
Big Train Operator Club, Inc.
president@bigtrainoperator.com
www.bigtrainoperator.com
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Special News
We'll be including our 2026
Calendar as a free bonus to our Members in the Winter issue of the BTO
Magazine.
This year you can get extra copies for friends
and family mailed to you directly.
New Price $ 9 ea. for BTO Members.
New Price
$ 8 ea. for other Large Scale enthusiasts.
Mail your order and
check to
BTO c/o John Groot
4 Saslow Ct.
Quarryville, PA
17566
please include your Member
number or to use
PayPal, please see the BTO Store.
contact
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The BTO club is a group of enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors
who devote much of their time and energy to Large-Scale trains.
The club was founded in 1978
(formerly the LGB Model Railroad
Club or LGBMRRC)
and now has members throughout
the
United
States and in several countries.
Become a
Member
and get involved
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Watching the site for More News
We hope to have more info on AML Cars very soon.
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