Upcoming Events

Name: TCA Great Lakes Division “Spooktacular” Train Meet
Start: 2023-10-28T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2023-10-28T15:00:00-04:00
Location: UAW Hall (Parma)

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!

Train Meets

September 2023
TCA Fort Pitt Division Train Meet

September 30, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Washington County Fairgrounds 2151 North Main St., Bldg. 1, Washington, PA, United States

SATURDAY MEET! 7:30 a.m. — Table set-up 9:00 a.m. — Members-only early admission 10:00 a.m. — Public admission Adults: $5; Under 18: Free! • Plenty of Free Parking• 200+ Tables …

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October 2023
TCA MEET: SETCA at SELMA Railroad Days Train Show

October 7, 2023 @ 8:00 am - October 8, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Selma Civic Center 300 N. Webb Street, Selma, NC, United States

Featured Event to be held during the 48th Annual Selma Railroad Days Festival. New Venue: SELMA CIVIC CENTER Over 50 Tables of Toy Trains & Related Items—Multiple Operating Layouts! FREE …

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Casey Jones Chapter TCA Train Show

October 7, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

St. George's Episcopal Church 2425 S. Germantown Road, Germantown, Tennessee

All meets open to the public! Shows run 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Business Meeting at 8:15 a.m. PRICING: TCA Members--$6; Visitors--$5 (no charge for additional family members!) Tables (Available …

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TCA Seattle Chapter Train Meet

October 8, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Senior Center 18560 1st Avenue NE, Shoreline, Washington, United States

Doors open at 9:00 AM at the Shoreline Senior Center
Nor-Cal TCA Division Train Meet

October 14, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Lafayette Veteran's Hall 3780 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Lafayette, California, United States
TCA Desert Division Regular Train Meet

October 14, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

PV Methodist Church 4455 E Lincoln Dr., Paradise Valley, AZ, United States

Setup starts at 9amMeeting starts at 10am 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 …

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TCA Eastern Division York Train Meet

October 19, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - October 21, 2023 @ 4:00 pm

York Fairgrounds 334 Carlisle Ave., York, PA

Opens 12 Noon Thurs; 9:00 AM on Fri–Sat
TCA Ohio River Chapter Train Meet

October 21, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

American Legion Hall 11100 Winton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Open 8 a.m. for Members Setup Limit 3 tables per TCA Vendor; 60 total tables available$10 per table; First Come, First Served Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the …

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TCA Rio Grande Chapter Meet

October 21, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Wheels Museum 1100 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

9:30 AM: A Members-only Swap Meet 10:00 AM: Show, tell, and run, plus a general business meeting Meeting ends at 12:00 PM Check with Art Lites (info listed below). Location …

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October Western Division Monthly TCA Train Meet

October 28, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Arcadia Community Center (at Huntington Drive & Holly Ave) 365 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA, United States

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 …

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TCA “Pumpkin Meet”—Rio Grande Chapter

October 28, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Netherwood Park Church 5101 Indian School Rd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

TCA Members are admitted at 8:00 am. TCA Members and children 12 & under FREE! • Adults $3• Families $5
TCA Great Lakes Division “Spooktacular” Train Meet

October 28, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

UAW Hall (Parma) 5615 Chevrolet Blvd., Cleveland, OH, United States

Setup Friday, 4–8 p.m. and Saturday, 7–9 a.m. Division meeting at approx. 9:45 a.m. Open to the public after 10 a.m.

$5

Helping TCA with your ebay purchases when you use PayPal

If you’re an ebay user and have a PayPal account you use to make payments, you can designate a donation for TCA when you’re checking out — any amount, small or large.
If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can pre-designate a percentage of your sales to be donated automatically in your name to TCA as long as the purchaser pays with their PayPal account.

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.

Shop Amazon and Help TCA

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.

Upcoming Events

September 2023

October 2023