Upcoming Events

Name: TCA Music City Chapter Meet
Start: 2025-12-13T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-13T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Wilson County Fairgrounds

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!

November 2025
TCA Central Missouri Chapter

November 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Columbia Senior Activity Center 1121 Business Loop 70 East, Columbia, Missouri

28th Annual Swap Meet & Train Show 9 AM: Meet opens for TCA and sponsor members10 AM: Meet opens to the public The Central Missouri Chapter of the TCA (Ozark …

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$5
TCA Treasure Valley Chapter SW Idaho Train Show

November 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am - November 30, 2025 @ 9:00 pm

Boise Centre 850 W. Front St., Boise, Idaho, United States

Treasure Valley TCA folks will show/operate their train layouts. For pricing info, visit this site: Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees Admission

$5
TCA Southern New England Chapter (SNEC) Toy Train Show

November 30, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 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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$5
December 2025
TCA Terminus Chapter Meet

December 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - December 6, 2025 @ 2:00 pm

VFW Post 5408 4764 Cobb Parkway NW, Acworth, Georgia

ATLANTA TOY & MODEL TRAIN SHOW Show Times: Noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, December 5; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 6 • Operating Train Layouts • …

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Casey Jones Chapter TCA Train Show

December 6, 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 Ozark Division Great St. Louis Christmas Train Show

December 6, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Orlando's 4300 Hoffmeister Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

VENUE CHANGE: Now at Orlando's on Hoffmeister Avenue in Saint Louis, MO.
TCA Gateway Chapter Beer and Brat Train Show

December 6, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Orlando's 4300 Hoffmeister Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Swap meet for all scales and railroad-related items. **The first 50 Children get a FREE HO Train Car when accompanied by an adult! Refreshments & Operating Displays ADMISSION: $5 per …

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TCA Keystone Division Winter Meet

December 13, 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
TCA WB&A Chapter Arbutus Train & Toy Meet

December 13, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Arbutus Fire Hall 5200 Southwestern Blvd, Arbutus, MD, United States

The Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis Train Club (WB&A) will host the Arbutus Fire Hall Train Meet on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The vast majority of trains for sale will include …

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TCA Rio Grande Chapter December Show & Swap Meet

December 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

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

Model & Toy Train Meet with all gauges sold and traded. Pricing: Adults $3 • Families $5Children 12 and under are FREE! Tables: $20 for non-members; $15 for TCA Members
SETCA Holiday Meet • Mebane, NC

December 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mebane Arts and Community Center 633 Corregidor Street, Mebane, NC, United States

Return (again) of the Southeastern Division Holiday MeetOver 100 Table of Toy Trains & Related ItemsKids Club Activities—Train Races!!!✶Free Coffee and Doughnuts to all TCA Members✶Friday (Dec. 12) Vendor Table …

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TCA Music City Chapter Meet

December 13, 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!

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

November 2025

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