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The Train Collectors Association (TCA) was founded in Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1954. In the same year, collectors on the West Coast met and organized the Western Division. The result of these two meetings was the formation of the Train Collectors Association. Its mission is to develop an appreciation of and to preserve an important segment of history -- Tinplate Toy Trains -- through research, education, community outreach, fellowship, establishment of collecting standards, and to promote the growth and enjoyment of collecting and operating toy, model and scale trains.

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The TCA is incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is registered as a tax-exempt non-profit under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The National Headquarters and Museum Building in Strasburg, Pennsylvania was built in 1977 and has since been expanded. This worldwide organization has tens of thousands of members in 20 Divisions with 20 Chapters. For further information about Toy Trains and this Association, please visit the main TCA site.

About This Web Site

This site is maintained as a public service by the Train Collectors Association, to encourage public visitation to the National Toy Train Museum and the appreciation of the train collecting hobby.

It was designed and developed by James Alexander Jr. of JimQuest Communications, under the direction of TCA Operations Manager John V. Luppino. Special assistance from Jan Athey, Ron Morris, and Nicole Berninger is gratefully acknowledged. Hosting and special technical services provided by Ribbon Rail Productions.

Photographs and illustrations are from TCA sources, public sources, James Alexander Jr., and by permission, with Store photography by pixelnation. Overall design is intended for maximum usability in contemporary browsers; older or other non-standard browser versions will see content with some variations in appearance.

The Train Collectors Association also maintains several other web sites. The gateway to these sites is at traincollectors.org. Further information regarding characteristics of all members of the TCA Family of Web Sites may be viewed here.

           
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