A Guide to the Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession number 53579
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Virginia Train Collectors Association
Historical Information
Virginia Train Collectors Association was founded to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and articles relating to the collecting, study, operation, and preservation of tinplate trains.
Scope and Content
Records, 1976-2018, of the Virginia Train Collectors Association (VTCA) containing by-laws, membership lists and rosters, magazines, and newsletters documenting the organization, history, and activities of the association and its interests in tinplate model trains. Includes club car models issued annually to members of the association.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged
Series I: By-laws and membership directories, lists, and rosters, 1976-2018 Series II: The Observation magazine, 1980-2006 Series III: Newsletters, 1977-2018 Series IV: Club carsContents List
Series I: By-laws and membership directories, lists, and rosters,
1976-2018
Box 1
Contains by-laws for the Virginia Train Collectors Association (VTCA) as well as membership lists, rosters, and directories.
- Box 1
folder 1
By-laws, 1976-1994, no date
- Box 1
folder 2
Charter members roster (1976), compiled 2001, updated 2004
- Box 1
folder 3
Membership rosters, 1977-1980
- Box 1
folder 4
Membership rosters, 1982-1985
- Box 1
folder 5
Membership rosters, 1986, 1988-1990
- Box 1
folder 6
Membership rosters, 1991-1993
- Box 1
folder 7
Membership rosters, 1994-1996
- Box 1
folder 8
Membership roster and by-laws, 1997
- Box 1
folder 9
Membership roster and by-laws, 1998
- Box 1
folder 10
Membership roster and by-laws, 1999
- Box 1
folder 11
Membership rosters, additions, corrections, and deletions, 2000, 2002
- Box 1
folder 12
Membership roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2003-2004
- Box 1
folder 13
Membership roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2005-2006
- Box 1
folder 14
Membershp roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2007-2008
- Box 1
folder 15
Membership roster, additions and deletions, 2009-2010
- Box 1
folder 16
Membership roster, additions and deletions, 2011-2012
- Box 1
folder 17
Membership roster, 2013
- Box 1
folder 18
Membership roster, 2015
- Box 1
folder 19
Membership roster, 2018
- Box 1
folder 20
Blank membership applications
- Box 1
folder 21
Membership brochures
Series II: The Observation Magazine,
1980-2006
Boxes 1-2
Consists of issues of the magazine The Observation which contains articles about the organization and about train collecting.
- Box 1
folder 22
The Observation , volume 1, number 1, December 1980
- Box 1
folder 23
The Observation , volume 2, number 1, December 1981
- Box 1
folder 24
The Observation , volume 3, number 1, December 1982
- Box 1
folder 25
The Observation , volume 3 [4], December 1983
- Box 1
folder 26
The Observation , volume 5, December 1984
- Box 1
folder 27
The Observation , volume 6, December 1985
- Box 1
folder 28
The Observation , volume 7, December 1986
- Box 1
folder 29
The Observation , volume 8, December 1987
- Box 1
folder 30
The Observation , volume 9, December 1988
- Box 2
folder 1
The Observation , volume 10, December 1989
- Box 2
folder 2
The Observation , volume 11, December 1990
- Box 2
folder 3
The Observation , volume 12, December 1991
- Box 2
folder 4
The Observation , volume 13, December 1992
- Box 2
folder 5
The Observation , volume 14, December 1993
- Box 2
folder 6
The Observation , volume 15, 1994-1995
- Box 2
folder 7
The Observation , volume 16, 1996
- Box 2
folder 8
The Observation , volume 17, 1997
- Box 2
folder 9
The Observation , volume 18, 1998
- Box 2
folder 10
The Observation , volume 19, 1999
- Box 2
folder 11
The Observation , volume 20, 2000
- Box 2
folder 12
The Observation , volume 21, 2001-2002
- Box 2
folder 13
The Observation , volume 22, 2003-2004
- Box 2
folder 14
The Observation , volume 23, 2005-2006
Series III: Newsletters,
1977-2018
Boxes 2-7
Contain newsletters with information on the organization, its finances, and its meeting dates, as well as mailings regarding train meets throughout the state, picnics and parties, and other information.
- Box 2
folder 15
Newsletters, (volume 1), 1977
- Box 2
folder 16
Newsletters, volume 2, numbers 1-5 (no number 6 published), 1978
- Box 2
folder 17
Newsletters, volume 2, numbers 7-11, 1978
- Box 2
folder 18
Newsletters, volume 3, numbers 1-5, 1979
- Box 2
folder 19
Newsletters, volume 3, numbers 6-9, 1979
- Box 2
folder 20
Newsletters, volume 4, numbers 1-5 [6], 1980
- Box 2
folder 21
Newsletters, volume 4, numbers 6-11, 1980
- Box 2
folder 22
Newsletters, volume 5, numbers 1-6, 1981
- Box 2
folder 23
Newsletters, volume 5, numbers 7-11, 1981
- Box 3
folder 1
Newsletters, volume 6, numbers 1-5, 1982
- Box 3
folder 2
Newsletters, volume 6, numbers 6-11, 1982
- Box 3
folder 3
Newsletters, volume 7, numbers 1-5, 1983
- Box 3
folder 4
Newsletters, volume 7, numbers 6-11, 1983
- Box 3
folder 5
Newsletters, volume 8, numbers 1-5, 1984
- Box 3
folder 6
Newsletters, volume 8, numbers 6-11, 1984
- Box 3
folder 7
Newsletters, volume 9, numbers 1-5, 1985
- Box 3
folder 8
Newsletters, volume 9, numbers 6-11, 1985
- Box 3
folder 9
Newsletters, volume 10, numbers 1-5, 1986
- Box 3
folder 10
Newsletters, volume 10, numbers 6-11, 1986
- Box 3
folder 11
Newsletters, volume 11, numbers 1-5, 1987
- Box 3
folder 12
Newsletters, volume 11, numbers 6-11, 1987
- Box 4
folder 1
Newsletters, volume 12, numbers 1-5, 1988
- Box 4
folder 2
Newsletters, volume 12, numbers 6-11, 1988
- Box 4
folder 3
Newsletters, volume 13, numbers 1-4, 1989
- Box 4
folder 4
Newsletters, volume 13, numbers 5-11, 1989
- Box 4
folder 5
Newsletters, volume 14, numbers 1-6, 199
- Box 4
folder 6
Newsletters, volume 14, numbers 7-12, 1990
- Box 4
folder 7
Newsletters, volume 15, numbers 1-5, 1991
- Box 4
folder 8
Newsletters, volume 15, numbers 6-11, 1991
- Box 4
folder 9
Newsletters, volume 16, numbers 1-6, 1992
- Box 4
folder 10
Newsletters, volume 16, numbers 7-12, 1992
- Box 4
folder 11
Newsletters, volume 17, numbers 1-5, 1993
- Box 4
folder 12
Newsletters, volume 17, numbers 6-11, 1993
- Box 4
folder 13
Newsletters, volume 18, numbers 1-6 [5], 1994
- Box 4
folder 14
Newsletters, volume 18, numbers 6-11, 1994
- Box 5
folder 1
Newsletters, volume 19, numbers 1-5, 1995
- Box 5
folder 2
Newsletters, [volume 19], June-December, 1995
- Box 5
folder 3
Newsletters, [volume 20], January-May, 1996
- Box 5
folder 4
Newsletters, [volume 20], June-December, 1996
- Box 5
folder 5
Newsletters, [volume 21], January-July, 1997
- Box 5
folder 6
Newsletters, [volume 21], numbers August-December, 1997
- Box 5
folder 7
Newsletters, [volume 22], January-May, 1998
- Box 5
folder 8
Newsletters, [volume 22], June-December, 1998
- Box 5
folder 9
Newsletters, [volume 23], January-June, 1999
- Box 5
folder 10
Newsletters, [volume 23], July-December, 1999
- Box 5
folder 11
Newsletters, [volume 24], January-June, 2000
- Box 5
folder 12
Newsletters, [volume 24], July-December, 2000
- Box 5
folder 13
Newsletters, volume 24 [25], numbers 1-5, 2001
- Box 5
folder 14
Newsletters, volume 24 [25], numbers 6-11, 2001
- Box 6
folder 1
Newsletters, volume 25 [26], numbers 1-5, 2001
- Box 6
folder 2
Newsletters, volume 25 [26], numbers 6-11, 2002
- Box 6
folder 3
Newsletters, volume 26 [27], numbers 1-5, 2003
- Box 6
folder 4
Newsletters, volume 26 [27], numbers 6-11, 2003
- Box 6
folder 5
Newsletters, volume 27 [28], numbers 1-5, 2004
- Box 6
folder 6
Newsletters, volume 27 [28], numbers 6-11, 2004
- Box 6
folder 7
Newsletters, volume 28 [29], numbers 1-5, 2005
- Box 6
folder 8
Newsletters, volume 28 [29], numbers 6-11, 2005
- Box 6
folder 9
Newsletters, volume 29 [30], numbers 1-5, 2006
- Box 6
folder 10
Newsletters, volume 29 [30], numbers 6-11, 2006
- Box 6
folder 11
Newsletters, volume 30 [31], numbers 1-5, 2007
- Box 6
folder 12
Newsletters, volume 30 [31], numbers 6-11, 2007
- Box 6
folder 13
Newsletters, volume 31 [32], numbers 1-5, 2008
- Box 6
folder 14
Newsletters, volume 31 [32], numbers 6-11, 2008
- Box 6
folder 15
Newsletters, volume 32 [33], numbers 1-6, 2009
- Box 6
folder 16
Newsletters, volume 32 [33], numbers 7-11, 2009
- Box 7
folder 1
Newsletters, volume 33 [34], numbers 1-6, and "Thomas [the Tank Engine] Comes to America, " chapters 1-3, 2010
- Box 7
folder 2
Newsletters, volume 33 [34], numbers 7-11, and "Thomas [the Tank Engine] Comes to America, " chapters 4-8, epilogue, 2010
- Box 7
folder 3
Newsletters, volume 34 [35], numbers 1-6, 2011
- Box 7
folder 4
Newsletters, volume 34 [35], numbers 7-11, 2011
- Box 7
folder 5
Newsletters, volume 35 [36], numbers 1-6, 2012
- Box 7
folder 6
Newsletters, volume 35 [36], numbers 7-11, 2012
- Box 7
folder 7
Newsletters, volume 36 [37], numbers 1-5, 2013
- Box 7
folder 8
Newsletters, volume 36 [37], numbers 6-11, 2013
- Box 7
folder 9
Newsletters, volume 37 [38], numbers 1-5, 2014
- Box 7
folder 10
Newsletters, volume 37 [38], numbers 6-11, 2014
- Box 7
folder 11
Newsletters, volume 38 [39], numbers 1-6, 2015
- Box 7
folder 12
Newsletters, volume 38 [39], numbers 7-11, 2015
- Box 7
folder 13
Newsletters, volume 39 [40], numbers 1-6, 2016
- Box 7
folder 14
Newsletters, volume 39 [40], numbers 7-11, 2016
- Box 7
folder 15
Newsletters, volume 40 [41], numbers 1-6, 2017
- Box 7
folder 16
Newsletters, volume 40 [41], numbers 7-11, 2017
Series IV: VTCA club cars,
1979-2018
Boxes 7-16
Contains model cars designed for members of the Virginia Train Collectors Association. Cars are not boxed in chronological order.
- Box 7
folder 17
Club car inventory, 1979-2018
- Box 8
#7679--Boxcar--O Gauge, Lionel, silver/red/black [2 cars],
- Box 8
#7681--N 5 C Caboose--O Guage, Lionel--red/white,
- Box 8
20th Anniversary Train Station--Lionel--ochre/green
- Box 9
#7682--Coal Hopper--O Gauge, Lionel--black/white, 1982
- Box 9
#7683--Reefer--O Gauge, Lionel--beige/black [2 cars], 1983
- Box 9
#7684--3 Dome Tank--O Gauge, Lionel--green/white, 1984
- Box 9
#7685--Boxcar--O Gauge, Lionel--blue/yellow,
- Box 9
#7692-1--Potomac Baggage Car--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 9
#7692-2--Tidewater Combine--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 9
#7692-3--Shenandoah Diner--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 10
#7692-4--Chesapeake Coach--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 10
#7692-5--Hampton Roads Dome--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 10
#7692-6--Roanoke Coach--O gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 10
#7692-7--Richmond Observation--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
- Box 10
#7694--Steam Engine Tender with Engine Decal--O Gauge, Lionel--black/gold, 1994
- Box 10
#ECR X 512--East Coast Oil Tank Car--S Gauge, Downs Model RR Company--white/red/blue logo/black lettering, 19999
- Box 10
#RFX 1505--Richfood Milk Tank Car--S Gauge, Downs Model RR Company--white/blue/black letters, 2000
- Box 11
#7698--Crane Car--O gauge, MTH--black, 1998
- Box 11
#7699--Crane Tender--O Gauge, MTH--black, 1999
- Box 11
#7602--Work Train Caboose--O Gauge, MTH--red/white/black, 2002
- Box 11
#89147--Atlantic Coast Line Ps2 Discharge Hopper Car--O Gauge, MTH--yellow, 2010
- Box 12
Norfolk and Western--O Gauge, MTH [2 cars], 2005
- Box 12
#23764--Chessie System--40' Boxcar--O Gauge, MTH--blue with gray roof 2007
- Box 12
#8965--Olde Virginia Beer 40' Steel Sided Reefer Car--O gauge, MTH--yellow with black roof,
- Box 13
Chessie System Bay Window Caboose--O Gauge, MTH, 2006
- Box 13
#20-91556 VTC #7615--Atlantic Coast Line Extended Vision Caboose--O Gauge, MTH--orange with black trim, 2015
- Box 13
#20-97348 VTC #7617--Norfolk and Western Ps-2 Hopper Car--O Gauge, MTH--grey, 2017
- Box 13
VTC #30-5182--Richmond Street Car (bump-n-go)--O Gauge, MTH--grey and black, 2018
- Box 14
#7686--GP-7 Diesel Locomotive--O Gauge, Lionel--red/white, 1986
- Box 14
#1888-1988--Richmond Trolley--O Gage, Bowser--blue/white/gold, 1988
- Box 14
#?--Norfolk Trolley--O Gauge, Bowser--red/white/yellow, 1989
- Box 14
#7600--Searchlight Car--O Gauge, MTH--black, 2000
- Box 14
#60720--Southern Gondola with Pipe Load--O Gauge, MTH--silver with red letters, 2009
- Box 14
#20-98833--Seaboard Flat Car with 2 Pup Trailers--O Gauge, MTH--maroon with with silver trailers (red razorbacks), 2011
- Box 15
#8476--Single Dome Tank--S Gauge, American Flyer--green/white, 1984
- Box 15
#97--Birney Trolley--O Gauge, Bowser--orange/white, 1997
- Box 15
RFandP Boxcar--O Gauge, MTH, 2003
- Box 15
Virginian Hopper--O Gauge, MTH, 2004
- Box 15
#903 VTC #7612--Atlantic Coast Line GP-30 Diesel Engine--O Gauge, Williams, black with yellow trim, 2012
- Box 15
#20-937000 VTC #7617--Chesapeake and Ohio, 50' Ps 1 Double Door Boxcar--black, 2016
- Box 16
#7601--25th Anniversary Steam Locomotive--O Gauge, MTH--black/gold lettering, 2001