Have you been looking for that one cherished toy train item that you had
when you were a child? Did your parents give your trains away when you went off to
college? Do you yearn for those days when you came home from a hard day at school and
spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the running of your electric trains? Is there one
train that you always wanted but could never find, and would love to finally get your
hands on it? Well, a TCA Western division
train meet is the place to find those lost treasures!
Thin your collection, or enhance your collection, the opportunity
is here at the TCA Western Division train meets.
For those of you who yearn to operate the trains you have been
stockpiling and collecting over the years, we have operating layouts available to facilitate your needs
at TCA Western division meets.
You can normally find a loop or two of Pre-war Standard
gauge, 'O' Gauge, 'O-27' gauge and sometimes 'G' or 'S' gauge available
in the 30' x 20' backroom space allocated for running trains. Whether its
modern era command control equipped or postwar E-unit based, the layout is
ready to handle whatever motive power you can provide. So bring a train to run, and enjoy an afternoon
of fun. Guests and those interested in becoming members are always welcome. TCA Western
Division meets are open meets. That means there is no admission fee charged. We encourage
our fellow TCA members from other divisions to drop in on our monthly meets anytime they
are in the Los Angeles area on vacation or visiting.
Each month we have a display theme and an auction. You will have
an opportunity to see some of the rarest tinplate trains ever manufactured,
from the private collections of some of the most noted collectors in the
world. These displays provide the opportunity for the novice or beginning collector, as
well as for those merely interested in the hobby, to learn about the various types of
trains that are collected, traded, prized and valued in this hobby.
The display themes also facilitate a method for those who own the
prized collectibles to ‘show off’ these beautiful toys. Any member is welcome to
bring an item for the display session. Please be prepared to tell us the story behind
where you found it, how long you were searching for it, and what a bargain it was!
