Upcoming Events

Name: TCA Ohio River Chapter
Start: 2025-02-22T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-22T14:00:00-05:00
Location: American Legion Hall

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

January 2025
TCA Southern Division Train Show

January 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Lopez Hall 7177 58th St N, Pinellas Park, Florida, United States

Open to TCA Members at 9:00 a. m.Open to the Public 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Admission: $5 per person (CASH ONLY) Children 12 and under = FREE! • Free …

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TCA Portland Chapter Train Meet

January 19, 2025 @ 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
Western Division January Monthly TCA Train Meet

January 25, 2025 @ 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 Fort Pitt Division Train Show & Sale

January 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Pittsburgh Shrine Center 1877 Shriners Way, Cheswick, PA, United States

SATURDAY MEET!7:30 a.m. — Table set-up9:00 a.m. — Opens to Members & Public alike! Adults: $5; Under 18: Free! • Plenty of Free Parking• 200+ Tables of Trains• Huge Operating …

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TCA Great Lakes Division

January 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds 164 Eastland Road (use gate 2), Berea, Ohio, United States

Winter 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.

$5
February 2025
TCA Keystone Division Spring Meet

February 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Lancaster Farm & Home Center 1383 Arcadia Rd, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Opens 8 a.m. for Keystone MembersOpens 9 a.m. for Public
Casey Jones Chapter TCA Train Show

February 1, 2025 @ 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 Pacific Northwest Division Train Meet

February 2, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Chehalis Moose Lodge 1400 Grand Avenue, Centralia, WA, United States

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 …

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TCA Desert Division Regular Train Meet

February 8, 2025 @ 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 Portland Chapter Train Meet

February 16, 2025 @ 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 Midwest Division Monthly Train Meet

February 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Ovation Center 349 S Weber Rd, Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Setup at 9:00 a.m. Midwest Division Members FREE admission and FREE selling tables!
TCA Ohio River Chapter

February 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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

Show & Tell Train Meet! 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. …

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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

January 2025

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