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> THE NEXT WESTERN DIVISION TRAIN MEET IS AUGUST 20TH, 2022
> 
> The next Western Division train meet is scheduled to take place on Saturday
> August 20th, 2022 . This is a special meet and will be conducted in the
> backyard, along with a Hot Dog Social cookout, at Past TCA President Steve
> Eastman's house in Yorba Linda, CA. Festivities will commence at 1:00 PM. If
> you plan to attend, please RSVP to Steve Eastman at (714) 319-9483 (talk or
> text) by Thursday, August 18th, and you'll get his address and any special
> instructions. Please let him know how many in your party. If you want to sell
> trains outdoors, please provide your own table and let Steve know.
> 
> Mr. Eastman will provide the hot dogs, Polish sausage, buns and condiments.
> Veggie dogs will be available for boiling. The club will provide soft drinks &
> bottled water. The rest of the feast will be a potluck...
> If your last name starts with A-N, please bring side dishes.
> If your last name starts with O-Z, please bring desserts.
> 
> The meet display theme will be Patriotic Trains; that could be "red, white and
> blue" trains or "military and space" trains. We'll also award door prizes to
> lucky TCA Members, plus we'll have an Opportunity Drawing.(You must be present
> to win.) Hope to see you in August!
> 
> For a detailed listing of all upcoming TCA Western Division train meets, click
> here.
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> 
> 2021 TCA CONVENTION WESTERN DIVISION MERCHANDISE IS STILL AVAILABLE!
> 
> 
> CLICK HERE TO VIEW AVAILABLE ITEMS AND DOWNLOAD MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM
> 
> 
> NOW SHIPPING & STILL AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING
> LIMITED EDITION O GAUGE UNION PACIFIC FLAT CAR WITH 2 DIE-CAST 1:43 SCALE
> BROGUIERE'S FARM FRESH DAIRY 1950'S DIVCO MILK VANS!
> 
> 
> CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND DOWNLOADABLE ORDER FORM
> 
> > > > > Here are several layout videos from past TCA train meets. Please enjoy
> > > > > the videos.
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> > > > > At the August 2019 meet Steve Eastman, Jeff Meyer and Denyse once
> > > > > again set up both Standard gauge and 'O' gauge loops and ran an
> > > > > assortment of trains around a peacful country town. Of special note
> > > > > was a very long consist of Dorfan tank cars being pulled by a smoke
> > > > > spewing MTH Classics reproduction #1134 black tinplate Dorfan 4-4-2
> > > > > locomotive with Protosounds chugging and whistle.
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> > > > > Above video from the May 2019 meet of Steve Eastman's United States
> > > > > Army Hospital Train pulled by an MTH/Lionel Standard gauge 400E steam
> > > > > loco and tender. MTH/Lionel made only 10 of these locomotives and 10
> > > > > sets of the 4 matching hospital/passenger cars. This unique set
> > > > > features a Digital Command System with freight yard proto-effects and
> > > > > sounds. Also visible running on the layout is Jeff Meyer's 'O' gauge
> > > > > Protosounds equipped MTH RailKing 4-6-0 Virginia & Truckee 10-wheeler
> > > > > with woodside passenger cars.
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> > > > > Above video of the 'Trains For The Cure' layout set up by TCA members
> > > > > Denyse Meyer, Jeff Meyer & Steve Eastman, for our April 2019 meet. The
> > > > > 'O' gauge Railking Breast Cancer Awareness Commodore Vanderbilt 4-6-4
> > > > > pink Hudson loco is produced by MTH Electric Trains. Its pulling a set
> > > > > of custom painted tinplate passenger cars built from Williams Trains
> > > > > kits. The Standard gauge passenger set with the #385E Pennsylvania
> > > > > Rail Road 2-4-2 pink steam loco with tender is also produced by MTH,
> > > > > as well as the tinplate pink Lionel/Ives Transition style cars with
> > > > > red roofs.
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> > > > > Video of the layout set up by TCA members Steve Eastman, Jeff & Denyse
> > > > > Meyer for our March 2019 meet. The Standard gauge Daylight 4-8-4 is
> > > > > produced by Lee Lines Trains.
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> > > > > Very spooky and scary layout set up by Jeff & Denyse Meyer and Steve
> > > > > Eastman for the October 2018 Western Division meet.
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> > > > > December 2018 Holiday Party Meet themed layout set up by Jeff & Denyse
> > > > > Meyer and Steve Eastman.
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> > > > > Special layout set up by TCA members Steve Eastman, Bob Nord, Steve
> > > > > Waller and David Mabee in August 2012 at the monthly meet to celebrate
> > > > > the 1939 New York World's Fair Railroads on Parade exhibition. Early
> > > > > in the video in addition to the American Flyer 'O' gauge tinplate
> > > > > Comet streamliner, we see the Lionel Heritage Series John Bull
> > > > > Passenger Set, DeWitt Clinton Passenger set, Best Friend of Charleston
> > > > > set and a Stourbridge Lion set. Later in the video 2 streamliners from
> > > > > the 1930's by Hoge can be seen traversing the tracks, one set of the
> > > > > rails is the famous 'Flex-I-Track' made by Kaywood of Chicago, IL in
> > > > > the 1930's.
> 
> 
> WHAT IS TCA?
> 
> The mission of the Train Collector’s Association (TCA) 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 the hobby of collecting and operating toy, model and scale trains. The
> By-laws of TCA Western Division are viewable by clicking here.
> 
> TCA Western Division carries out this mission by holding 10 monthly meets
> during the calendar year. At these meets, the trading and displaying of
> tinplate toy trains and toy train related items takes place. TCA Western is
> the only Southern California based toy train club that provides free use of
> tables for these purposes. We have plenty of them available, in a well
> lighted, spacious hall.
> 
> There are over 30,000 members in the TCA organization nationally. Western
> Division boasts a membership of over 300 train hobbyists.
> 
> TCA and Western Division have been in existence since 1954. For a little bit
> of history about TCA Western Division click here.
> 
> Do you have a box of old tinplate trains that you have been storing in the
> attic all these years since your childhood? Are you anxious to break them out
> and run them again? Do you need help in getting your old trains to run again -
> perhaps they require some servicing? Have you been meaning to perhaps convert
> those old trains into some cash in your pocket? Then bring those trains to our
> next TCA Western Division toy train meet in Arcadia. Those dusty old electric
> trains could potentially be something rare and unusual. The club layout would
> be a great place to see those trains running again after all these years. Or,
> if you have intended to get rid of those trains, selling them at the TCA
> Western Division meet can yield cash for you and make a collector happy as
> well.
> 
> 
> 
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