Upcoming Events

Name: TCA Rocky Mountain Division Monthly Train Meet
Start: 2024-11-03T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-03T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Highlands Masonic Temple Ballroom

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

October 2024
TCA Rocky Mountain Division Auction

October 12, 2024 @ 9:30 am - October 13, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Highlands Masonic Temple Ballroom 3550 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO, United States

We will provide coffee, juice, and donuts. Approximately 700 lots, which can be viewed on our website (RMDtoytrains.org) under "RMD-TCA Auctions." Viewing from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.Auction starts at 9:30 …

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TCA Seattle Chapter Train Meet

October 13, 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
TCA Eastern Division York Train Meet

October 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - October 19, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

York Fairgrounds 334 Carlisle Ave., York, PA

Member Halls (Blue, Red, Silver, & White): Members OnlyThursday: Noon to 5 p.m.Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dealer & Display Halls (Orange & Purple)Thursday: …

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TCA Rio Grande Chapter “Pumpkin Meet” Train Show

October 19, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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

Train show plus buy, sell, and trade--all gauges. Old and new toy trains running. Food truck available! TCA Members and children 12 and under are FREE! • Adults $3• Families …

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TCA Portland Chapter Train Meet

October 20, 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 Ohio River Chapter Train Meet

October 26, 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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Western Division October Monthly TCA Train Meet

October 26, 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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TCA Northern New England Chapter Meet

October 26, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Dover Lodge of Elks #184 282 Durham Road, Dover, New Hampshire

Train show WITH ALL SCALES, Exhibitor tables, operating layout, railroadiana items. Food on Premises. Meet some folks, discuss trains, etc. Enjoy yourself and HAVE FUN! And—No sales tax on purchases!! …

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$5
November 2024
TCA Desert Division Train Auction at PVUMC

November 2, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

PV Methodist Church 4455 E Lincoln Dr., Paradise Valley, AZ, United States
TCA METCA Division & NYSME Train Meet

November 2, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

St. Joseph's School 120 Hoboken Road, East Rutherford, NJ, United States

METCA & NYSME Train Show! TCA's METCA Division joins the New York Society of Model Engineers for another great event. Food, layouts, and the NYSME layouts will be open at Noon …

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TCA Lone Star Division Train Meet

November 2, 2024 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

American Legion Post 16 (Robert H. Burns) 2031 Ronald Reagan Hwy, Covington, LA, United States
TCA Rocky Mountain Division Monthly Train Meet

November 3, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Highlands Masonic Temple Ballroom 3550 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO, United States

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 …

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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.

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