Upcoming Events

Name: Western Division March Monthly TCA Train Meet
Start: 2024-03-30T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-03-30T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Arcadia Community Center (at Huntington Drive & Holly Ave)

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

February 2024
TCA Ohio River Chapter Train Meet

February 24, 2024 @ 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 WB&A Chapter Annapolis Elks Club Toy Train Show

February 25, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Annapolis Elks Lodge 2 Pythian Drive, Edgewater, Maryland, United States

Plenty of fun for the whole family. The National Capital Trackers Modular Train Layout including Thomas. The vast majority of Trains for sale will include Lionel, MTH, K-Line, American Flyer, …

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March 2024
TCA Atlantic Division Train Meet

March 3, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Ballroom at the Phoenix 1661 Mill Road, Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, United States

*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 Russ Keil: 609-320-3957) Interactive …

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Nor-Cal TCA Division Train Meet

March 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

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

March 9, 2024 @ 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 Seattle Chapter Train Meet

March 10, 2024 @ 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
Dixie Division Meet

March 16, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Catoosa Colonnade 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, GA, United States

Friday2:00–5:00 PM: Unloading and Set-Up Saturday7:00–9:00 PM: Unloading and Set-Up9:00–9:30 PM: Business Meeting9:30 AM–1:30 PM: Member Trading
TCA Portland Chapter Train Meet

March 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Aloha Mall 18631 SW Tualatin Valley Highway, Aloha, OR, United States

Meets usually held on 3rd Sunday of each month:Contact Chapter President Peter Schuytema (see info below) to confirm & for additional details
TCA NETCA Division Hudson Train Meet

March 17, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Hudson-Concord Elks Lodge 959 99 Park Street, Hudson, MA, United States

(NETCA members admitted at 9 a.m.) Visit netca.org/meets for more info, dealer tables, and other great New England events! Admission: General Public $5, NETCA members and children under 12 FREE. Sellers …

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TCA Train Show

March 23, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

St. Mary's of the Lake Church School Hall 4737 Lakeshore Road (Route 5), Hamburg, NY, United States

Upstate New York ChapterSpring Train Show Opens from 8:30–9:00 a.m. for TCA Members OnlyOpen to the Public from 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Admission: Upstate NY Chapter Members: FREEAdults: $5Children 12–17: $3Children …

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TCA Lake Erie Chapter Train Meet

March 23, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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

• TCA Members Pre-Meet 9–10 a.m. • Open to the public 10 a.m.–3 p.m. SETUP: Saturday, March 23: 6–9am
Western Division March Monthly TCA Train Meet

March 30, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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

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 …

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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

February 2024

March 2024