Atlantic Division Train Collector's Association

May 19, 2012

Ed Alexander’s Train Museum Barn

WHERE THE TCA BEGAN…

Great things can have humble beginnings. Our Train Collectors Association began simply in 1954, when two train collectors, Bill Krames and Ed Alexander, issued invitations to fellow collectors. On June 20, they met at Alexander’s Train Museum Barn in Yardley, PA. This meeting aroused such an interest with the assembled train collectors that they decided to meet regularly. Shortly thereafter, on Oct. 17, 1954, an organization was formed that would become our TCA.

The Atlantic Division, the home of the TCA, is hosting the Train Collectors Association 60th Anniversary Convention in the Philadelphia Area (Cherry Hill, NJ) in June, 2014. In celebration of our beginning, we proudly present to the TCA membership, a one-of-a-kind replica building of the Ed Alexander’s Train Museum Barn. The barn is constructed of lithographed tin metal. The replica barn measures 10½ x 6¼ x 7 inches. It is made by Sunset Trains and Toys. The building has a plaque noting the 1954 birthplace of the TCA. This will be a great conversation item for any layout and is priced at $125 (boxed).

Pre-orders of this limited edition are now being accepted. Click Here to download the Flyer and order form.

January 16, 2012

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2014 Convention Car Samples

These cars are design samples of two of the cars we are planning for the National Convention in 2014. The top car is based on the Lionel ‘City Lights‘ cars of the late 90′s. These cars have two 7-LED driver boards, one located behind the left portion of car on each side. Dual pickups on the trucks provide the necessary voltage to power the LEDs which will blink in various sequences as they travel around the track.

The bottom car is a Reading Box Car with the Convention logo, TCA logo and ‘Return to Cherry Hill’ displayed prominently on each side.