Explore Every Issue of The Train Collectors Quarterly

TCA’s exclusive magazine just for members is The Train Collectors Quarterly, and this page is your “station” to explore every single issue ever published, from 1955 through today!

Over Half a Century of Toy Train Treasure—and Growing!

Thanks to the work of dedicated volunteers, we are able to proudly present this archive for “The Quarterly.” All issues are in PDF files for easy on-screen viewing. Early editions were scanned from paper copies, while more recent editions are made available in digital form from the printer.

We continue to add each forthcoming issue to the archive as it’s released!

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This archive is presented for reference and enjoyment by TCA's members. All issues of The Train Collectors Quarterly are copyright ©Train Collectors Association, and may not be copied, linked to, or used in any other manner without prior written approval of the TCA National Business Office.

Special thanks go to Ron Morris for his pioneering work in scanning over 8,000 pages of the earlier editions of The Quarterly for all members to enjoy!

Editors of The Train Collectors Quarterly Through the Years

Current Editor Mark Boyd has been working on The Quarterly since 2005. Previous editors include:

Lou Redman, 1955-1961
Reynolds Galbraith, 1961-1969
Frank Hare, 1969-1978
Bruce Manson (Editor Emeritus), 1979-2005

Want to Write for Us? Learn How to Submit Articles

As with our digital publication for all TCA website visitors, e*Train magazine, The Train Collectors Quarterly accepts article submissions from TCA members. More information about having your work included in an upcoming issue can be found on our “Be a Quarterly Author” page.

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Have Questions or Need Help Accessing the Archive? Contact the National Toy Train Library

The National Toy Train Library is overseen by a professional librarian, Lori Nyce, MSLS (Clarion University) and Library Assistant, Tyler Keck. Librarian Nyce and her staff are always happy to assist researchers and TCA members both in the physical library and with questions submitted online.

Call (717) 687-8623 ext. 108 or email with questions.

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.

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.