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Upcoming Events

The Big Train Show

TCA Western Division will once again have a booth and an operating interactive train display at The Big Train Showthe Big Train Show event being held June 5, and 6, 2010 at the Ontario Convention Center. This show features trains of all gauges/sizes. There will be seminars on building wooden structures, book signings, displays featuring railroad memorabilia, and numerous model train layouts of all scales. For more information, registration forms, and directions to the show, visit: http://www.bigtrainshow.com or call (888) 271-2978.

The 2010 TCA National Convention

W. B. & A. Chapter 2010 National Convention Baltimore, MD will be the site of the 56th annual Train Collectors Association National Convention. Hosted by the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis (WB&A) Chapter of the TCA Eastern Division, it will be held June 20 to 27, 2010. The Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel has been chosen as the convention headquarters. Tour registration and hotel reservations are being accepted as of January 1, 2010. For more information or to register on-line, visit the convention web site at http://www.tcabalt2010.org/ on the Internet.


TCA Eastern Division 2010 Fall York Meet

TCA Eastern Division will hold it's Fall York meet on October 14-16, 2010. This TCA Eastern Division York Meetmeet is held 2 times annually at the York, PA Interstate fairgrounds, 334 Carlisle Avenue, which is located approximately 20 miles South of Harrisburg, PA. It is the largest toy train meet in the world. There will be 9 different trading halls filled with sellers from all over the country. All halls open for trading on Thursday at 12:00 noon. Saturday trading ends at 2:00 PM. There will also be several collector's group meetings, including a Marx Show & Tell, a 'OO' Gauge meeting, a Gilbert Get-together, an Ives & Litho Group meeting and a Cast Iron Floor Train get-together. You must be a member of TCA in good standing in order to register. For more information visit: http://www.tcamembers.org/newsandevents/york.htm or contact Debbie Geiser, Registration Chairman at debbie_geiser@verizon.net.


2010 Cal-Stewart Meet

Toy Train Operators Society Cal-Stewart meetThe 37th Annual Cal-Stewart meet will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 19th, 20th & 21st, 2010, in Southern California at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101.  This is the largest toy train meet west of the Mississippi River. There will be table sales, raffles, displays, auctions, operating layouts, train races, a demolition derby and a cocktail reception. This meet is open to all interested toy train enthusiasts for all events, all three days. For more information and to obtain registration materials visit http://www.cal-stewart.org or contact meet chairman, Larry Pearson at 818-848-2653.

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