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We are the West Michigan Chapter of the Train Collectors Association
The Train Collectors Association is one of the largest and most
prestigious collecting societies in the world. The TCA was founded in
Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1954. The first meeting was held in the barn of
noted rail historian Ed Alexander. 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 with
Burton Logan being the first President.
The TCA is organized into
Divisions based upon geography. The original Eastern and Western
Divisions are now subdivided and one of them is the Great Lakes
Division. Our chapter is part of the Great Lakes Division. We recently
hosted the National TCA Convention in our home city of Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
You can read all about the parent organization at the TCA web site.
Membership in the Association, from a humble beginning of
sixty-eight meeting in a barn in Pennsylvania, has grown to a worldwide
organization of over 31,000 members in 20 Divisions with 20 Chapters.
This web page will outline many of the benefits of membership in the TCA
and especially in our chapter.
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West Michigan Chapter of the Train Collectors Association
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