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Train Collectors QuarterlyTrain Collectors Quarterly is a magazine published by Train Collectors Association, or TCA, with four issues sent out annually. If you’re interested in model toy trains such as Marx or Lionel, whether it is present-day modeling or the history of the hobby, the Train Collectors Association is the premier organization covering such and their magazine covers everything from history to what is currently or to be released out on the market. All in all, if you enjoy model toy trains, whatever facet of the hobby it might be, you should certainly like TCA’s magazine.
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. 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. Aside from the magazine and general association of members, TCA also features a Toy Train Museum (located in Strasburg, Pennsylvania), a website to buy and sell toy trains (the “X-Change”), an online discussion forum, an online magazine called e-Train, and even an online store. To check out all of these different facets of the organization please visit their website by clicking on the link at the top of the page.
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