The Train Collectors Association

Membership & Officers
Benefits & How To Join

Click here to obtain an application form to join Western Division or to renew your current membership (requires Adobe Acrobat).

Any person of good character 18 years or older who collects or operates toy or model trains, or who collects any item relating to toy or model trains, or who is seriously interested in this hobby, may apply to become a member of the Train Collectors Association (TCA). Trains may be of any scale or gauge, made of any material, propelled by any means, of any make, domestic or foreign.

If you are currently a member in good standing with the TCA National organization and you have a valid TCA membership number you can easily also become a member of the TCA Western Division. If you are not a current member of the TCA National organizaton, and you wish to join Western Division, in order to be a member in good standing of Western Division, candidates must also join the TCA National organization. National dues are $50 annually. Family memberships are an additional $1 per year, per family member. Membership in Western Division is $15 anually. A membership application form to join TCA National can be downloaded by clicking here (requires Adobe Acrobat).

Application forms can also be obtained from any Western Division board member or officer, by visiting the TCA National web site, or by attending one of our monthly train meets as a guest, and requesting one. New applicants for membership in Western Division must file a membership application and submit the annual dues in the amount of $15. Annual membership in Western Division runs from January 1 to December 31. Current Western Division members will be notified via mail of the $15 annual membership dues fee for renewals prior to the end of the current calendar year. Western Division membership dues are payable annually and are due December 1 for the following yearly period. All of this information is explained on the Western Division Membership Application and Renewal Form.

TCA Kid's club, free to children and grandchildren of TCA members. Membership in the TCA Kid's Club is not a regular TCA membership, but rather an introductory status which is free to all children up to age 18 sponsored by a TCA member. At age 18, Kids Club members can convert their membership into a full TCA membership, paying only half the regular member TCA dues until age 24.

Some of the benefits of membership in TCA Western Division include:

Automatic notice of all monthly TCA Western Division train meets

A Western Division Newsletter, published 4 times annually and delivered via US mail & email notification

A full color, Nationally published, quarterly magazine with articles on toy train collecting, TCA events, pictorials of member collections, manufacturer's product announcements and reviews.

The TCA National Headquarters News, distributed 5 times annually, with the ‘Interchange Point’ for posting of free listings to sell or purchase toy trains and related items

Access to specialized insurance programs for toy train collections

Notice of special commemorative car sales and discounts offered to the club membership directly from manufacturers

Free admission to the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, PA

Notification via US Mail of the TCA Eastern Division sponsored York train meets, held in the spring and fall each year in York, PA.

Access to a standards committee for grading and identification

Access to an arbitration committee for resolving disputes over sales of toy train related items that have taken place within the TCA organization. TCA is the only major toy train club that has a committee available to review any redress of grievances among members.

Access to the Toy Train Reference Library for research

An on-line National Membership directory, listing the names, addresses and collecting interests of all TCA members.

Current Western Division Officers

2024-25 officers and members of the board of TCA Western Division are:
Jon Lang -  Western Division President	Greg Pulis - Vice-President
Harold Shapiro -  Membership Secretary & Treasurer, Past Division President	Thomas Watson -  Recording Secretary & Past Division President
Members-at-large:
Rudy Felix	Roger Hill
Larry Pearson	Steve Waller
Robert Caplan - Immediate Past WD President & Past National TCA President
Operating Layouts:
Steve Eastman	Jeff Meyer
Publicity:
Glenn Olsen

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To request more information about TCA contact any Western Division board member or send e-mail to: info@tcawestern.org