About These Web Sites
These site are maintained as a public service and for the benefit of the members of the Train Collectors Association, and to encourage public visitation to the National Toy Train Museum and the appreciation of the train collecting hobby.
These sites represent a succession of efforts by many hands, including the TCA Internet Committee and other capable participants. Further information regarding our individual sites may be found on those sites.
 This gateway site, the TCA Members site, and the National Toy Train Museum site were designed and developed by James Alexander Jr. of JimQuest Communications, under the direction of TCA Operations Manager John V. Luppino, who devised the broad strategy of the current site deployment. Special assistance from Nicole Berninger, TCA webmaster, 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., pixelnation and by permission. Overall design is intended for maximum usability in contemporary browsers with monitor resolutions of 800 pixels width or better; version 4 users or other non-standard browsers will see most content with some variations in appearance.
 
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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.
