Upcoming Events

Name: Western Division May Monthly TCA Train Meet
Start: 2025-05-24T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-24T14:00:00-04:00
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

April 2025
TCA Eastern Division York Train Meet

April 21, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - April 26, 2025 @ 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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Western Division April Monthly TCA Train Meet

April 26, 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 Midwest Division Monthly Train Meet

April 27, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Frisbie Senior Center 52 E Northwest Hwy, Des Plaines, IL, United States

Setup at 9:00 a.m. Midwest Division Members FREE admission and FREE selling tables!
May 2025
TCA Rocky Mountain Division Monthly Train Meet

May 4, 2025 @ 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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TCA Southern Division Train Show

May 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Polish-American Social Club 343 NW Prima Vista Blvd, Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States

NATIONAL TRAIN DAY! • Opens to TCA Members at 9:00 AM• Opens to the Public at 10:00 AM• Closes at 3:00 PM Table Holder Setup Time: • Friday, May 9: …

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TCA Music City Chapter Meet

May 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Wilson County Fairgrounds "Made in Tennessee Bldg" • 945 E Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon, Tennessee, United States

Over 100 tables of TRAINS! All Gauges, brands, new & used! Train repair parts!
TCA Rio Grande Chapter Meet

May 17, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

Chapter Meeting followed by Show & Tell and running trains on the Wheels Museum layout. Meeting ends at 12:00 PM Questions? Check with Art Lites (info listed below).
TCA Lone Star Division Train Meet

May 17, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Parkhills Baptist Church 17747 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Lone Star Division's 46th Annual Train Meet
TCA WB&A & NCTM KIDS SHOW

May 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD, United States

NATIONAL CAPITAL TROLLEY MUSEUM & WB&A KIDS' SHOW! Quiet hour for quiet kids: 11AM–NoonLayouts: N Ga, LEGO, Thomas, HO, O, G, S, & Std.
TCA Seattle Chapter Train Meet

May 18, 2025 @ 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 Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) Toy Train Show

May 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Club Jogues 184 Boston St, Coventry, Rhode Island, United States

All gauges, all sorts of trains. Operating layout, vendor tables, and more. Open to the public. Pricing Info: $5 per person, Children 12 & Under FREE when accompanied by an …

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Western Division May Monthly TCA Train Meet

May 24, 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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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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