TCA members have access to a variety of exciting events throughout the year, including train meets and our annual conventions. Use the search function on this page to find event information. Or, visit our Event Details page to get a little background—and consider joining TCA if you’re not already a member!
3:00 PM: Board meeting in the Library (Third Floor)4:00 PM: Swap and Social (First floor ballroom)4:45 PM: Clinic or Movie 5:30 PM: Business meeting (First floor ballroom) The main monthly meet—with door prizes!—starts at 4:45 p.m.
Doors open at 9:00 AM at the Shoreline Senior Center
Meet 10:00 AM to 2:00 PMSetup at 9:00 AM Plenty of free parking, over 40 tables for trading, a monthly display theme, operating train layouts in multiple gauges, a lively auction, membership opportunity drawings, and a free repair clinic. Pricing information: Admission is free for all TCA members who are current in their dues (show …
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Setup starts at 8:30 a.m.Meeting starts at 10 a.m. Visitors Welcome! Please Note: New Meeting Room—This year all Desert Division non-auction meetings will be held in Room H-1. Room H-1 is in the rear of the church, about 75 yds west of where we hold the auctions. Regular Train Meet includes a member swap meet, …
Fall Train Meet NEW VENUE ALERT:Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds(See map & details below) Dealer Setup: Saturday, 6–9 a.m. ONLY.TCA Members Pre-Meet: 9:00 a.m.Open to the Public: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Opens 8 a.m. for Keystone MembersOpens 9 a.m. for Public
*New Location!* Family Admission: $5 Food and Drink available for Purchase Over 120 Tables of New and Old Trains & Train-Related Items (For tables and Pricing, call Chris Bogus: 610-888-3115) Interactive Running Layout, Door Prizes, Fun for Adults & Kids!
Upstate New York Chapter Fall Train Show. Opens from 8:30–9:00 a.m. for TCA Members Only. Open to the Public from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Admission: Adults: $5, Children 12–17: $3; Children under 12 and Upstate Chapter Members are FREE Contact Mike at 716-913-4195 for Table Reservations
**Open to the Public** Join your TCA friends on SATURDAY, September 27, at the Washington County Fairgrounds—just 2.5 miles off I79 at Exit 40—for an exciting train show as we kick off a new season. SHOW FEATURES: • Plenty of Free Parking • 200+ Tables of trains • Huge Operating Layouts • *Kids Club* Layout …
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Meet schedule:9:00 AM: Doors open for Hall set up with officers and volunteers only9:30 AM: Hall opens for sellers only9:30–11:00 AM: Breakfast for those pre-paid10:00 AM: Doors open for General membership (Registration & admission table is set up); The floor is open for trading.11:30 AM: Membership Meeting with auctions following, actual time TBD at time of …
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SETCA Selma Railroad Days Featured Event to be held during the 50th Annual Selma Railroad Days Festival.New Venue: SELMA CIVIC CENTEROver 50 Tables of Toy Trains & Related ItemsMultiple Operating Layouts! Friday, Oct. 3 Vendor Table Setup: 3 PM to 8 PMSaturday, Oct. 4 Vendor Table Setup: 8 AM FREE Admission! 8ft Tables: $35 Each
TCA members who shop at Amazon.com can have each of their normal purchases generate a modest payment to TCA! And it won’t cost you anything!
The Train Collectors Association is now a participant with AmazonSmile, which is a special website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com.
The difference is that when customers shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.
The process is simple. Just search for and select Train Collectors Association when you sign up and shop at smile.amazon.com.
You use your regular Amazon.com username and password, but when you log in to smile.amazon.com, you’ll see that you are supporting TCA with your purchases:
Note that if you just log in to the regular amazon.com, this benefit does not operate.
There are no costs to either you or TCA, but TCA benefits!
This is a great way for TCA to earn extra cash to offset costs, so sign up today to help support TCA.
* Note: TCA is not a party to any of your Amazon transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors.
In both cases, you will receive a donation receipt from the PayPal Giving Fund, and enjoy applicable tax advantages.
How to do it:
Click on the image above, or use this link. This will take you to ebay, where you will see the following page (log in to ebay if you are not already):
This offers TCA as an option. Click on the “Add to My Charities” button where indicated with the red arrow. Thereafter, when you make a purchase, at checkout you will be offered the option to make a donation to TCA in any amount of your choosing. Small amounts add up, larger ones are great! It’s always up to you!
The option will appear at the lower part of your checkout page, something like this:
If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can allocate a portion of your sales proceeds to be donated to TCA. Look at the green arrow marked “Optional” above to see how to do it. Details on how ebay calculates the donation may be read here. This is a wonderful way to share the financial benefits of your hobby with the organization that promotes it!
An added benefit to TCA is that these donations are not subject to normal processing fees, so that makes your donation work harder!
* Note. TCA is not a party to any of your eBay transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors. PayPal issues the receipts to you for your donation, not TCA.