ANNOUNCING...LCCA...NEW FORUM SPONSOR!!

Excellent!

LCCA, thank you for becoming a sponsor!

Alan,

You certainly have been busy.  Installing your bridge and lining up all these sponsors!!

Thank you very much!!!

Nice banner!

Good for you LCCA.  This is the greatest "O" Gauge place to promote yourself on. The Best "O" gauge magazine and forum.

A hearty welcome to the LCCA. I had a great time talking about the 765 at the annual convention in Indy a few months ago.

Dennis, Al, thanks a lot!

Welcome to the OGR Forum • http://www.lionelcollectors.org/

A place where model railroaders meet fellow model railroaders.

  Click to enlarge artwork. 

Welcome to the forum and thank you for sponsoring it.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you aboard as a sponsor.  You do so much for the hobby and being part of the OGR advertising family on a regular basis will help you do even more!

Ed Boyle

Sponsor

Special Projects Editor

O Gauge Railroading magazine

Welcome aboard LCCA!!

Great news! Welcome LCCA.

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Latest Video Published on Oct. 30, 2014

LCCA Interview with Lionel President, Howard Hithcock

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LCCA thanks for sponsoring the forum.

Art

Way to go guys. It's about time we payed a little rent for all the space we take up around here.

One of the premier train clubs!  Welcome aboard! 

This is a major win for both the LCCA & OGR. Nice job, Alan.

Great News, Welcome Aboard LCCA.

Thank you for the warm welcome.  The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) is proud to be an OGR Forum Sponsor.  Our club's purpose is to promote and foster interest in Lionel trains specifically and the hobby in general.  We believe and hope this sponsorship will help encourage new people to join our club.  

Whether you are a serious collector, operator, pre-war, post war,modern, O- Gauge , standard Gauge or S- Gauge, or novice who is just getting started, we believe we have something to offer everyone. Please check out our website www.lionelcollectors.org.  We are a family oriented club with great publications, website with exclusive video productions, regular Memberships (18 & over) Junior Members (under18) and electronic memberships, Facebook pages for regular and junior members, special events all around the country and much much more.  Most of all, we like to have fun!  

Here is an e-blast that was sent out yesterday to all LCCA members with E-mail addresses from  LCCA club President, Dennis DeVito.  If you have any questions about the LCCA, please feel free to contact new at agkolis@comcast.net or at 248 709-4137.

best regards

Al Kolis

President- Elect

Lionel Collectors Club of America

Saturday, 01 November 2014   Reminder: add office@lionelcollectors.org to your Known Senders/Contact list. LCCA Office Location:  P.O. Box 529,  Peru, Illinois 61354    Dear Member HM15902-Alphonse Kolis, Halloween is here! And heard today SNOW in the forecast. Stopped by our local home builders big box store and saw Christmas Trees. Can 2015 be far way? But before I wish my life away looking for Spring, I prefer to think of the positive scenes of us more seasoned members cleaning and tweaking our engines for another winter season and again seeing kids playing with trains. Yes, kids, some experiencing trains for the first time and some playing with trains of their own. What a great vision! Let's make a renewed effort to introduce a kid to trains. And do not forget to pioneer the train hobby with an interested friend. Be sure to check out the club Christmas Car - 50% sold in first two weeks. Order now or risk missing this special car. Expected to be completely sold out by Thanksgiving. Topics discussed in this issue: Membership Renewals Due 1/1/2015 To Our LRRC Sourced Members (IMPORTANT!!!) To All LCCA Members LCCA Discount At Lionelstore.com 45th Anniversary Celebration Poll Questions 45th Anniversary Raffles Product Status Junior Membership (JM) Special Events S-Gauge 2015 Boston Convention Update Mint Car Contest Nominations and Elections In Closing  Membership Renewals Due 1/1/2015 - renewal notices for members with a 1/1/2015 membership renewal date will receive electronic notices to renew on Saturday, November 1. I ask all members who receive this notice to renew as quickly as possible. Doing so will eliminate the need for our business office to make multiple renewal requests. If members renew when first approached, the club saves a lot of money, collectively in the thousands of dollars in reduced costs and a lot less work for our volunteers. Help the club and renew early. Early renewal helps the club save money to redirect to member benefits. To Our LRRC Sourced Members (IMPORTANT!!!) - By now, you have received copies of our award winning publications "The Lion Roars" and the "Interchange Track". You will be receiving our December issue of "The Lion Roars" in early December. IMPORTANT NOTE - to continue to receive copies of "The Lion Roars" and the "Interchange Track" beyond December, you MUST renew by December 31.Lionel and the LCCA agreed that all new members from the LRRC would receive the 3 issues for October, November, and December as part of the transfer of membership. We encourage all members to renew, especially our newest members from the LRRC. You have had the opportunity to see what the LCCA is, what it represents, and how it serves its members and the hobby. You know we will continue our close relationship with Lionel. We are pleased you are an LCCA member and would like you to continue to enjoy what the club is, does, and represents. If you were an LRRC member and if your renewal date is later than 1/1/2015, this also applies to you. Individuals in this classification will be notified in a separate post. Remember if you have any remaining questions, to look at the FAQ and other data on the LCCA website (www.lionelcollectors.org) and Link to FAQ . Remember, any question can be addressed tooffice@lionelcollectors.org. To All LCCA Members - We have heard from a few of our members that they were sent introductory welcome letters as a result of their LRRC affiliation and have ended up with two LCCA member numbers. If you feel you have received a second membership to the LCCA in error as a result of your LRRC membership, please contact the business office (office@lionelcollectors.org) or Harry Hampson (hgh45@aol.com). Likewise if you receive two copies of this e-blast with two different LCCA member numbers, pls contact us and we will correct our database. Former members of the LCCA who joined us from the LRRC can get their former number back by contacting the business office.   LCCA Discount At Lionelstore.com - All LCCA members are now eligible for a 10% discount (with certain limitations) at the Lionel web store at www.lionelstore.com. This site will now recognize all LCCA members. Be sure to check for other LCCA member benefits at this link.   45th Anniversary Celebration - our 45th Anniversary celebration is underway. You have already seen the 45th Anniversary car and the Boston and Maine GP7 set. We are introducing two special raffles with exceptional prizes (see below). We will be announcing new special products. This note details a mint car contest based on our 45th anniversary. We were already planning a 45th anniversary Sapphire Mint car (sapphire celebrates 45 years). There will be a number of special activities in Boston. Participate, if you can, in any of these 45th Anniversary events. Stay tuned as more are announced. Poll Questions - A new set of Poll questions (number 13) have been posted. We now have a Survey Coordinator, Bill Fuller (RM11746) who is posting questions and responses. Results from these polls have already helped the club make decisions. And of course, it is fun and interesting to see what others think of hobby related issues. If you have a question or two you would like answered, ask it and it might be in the next survey. Thanks to all who participate. Click here to take the LCCA Train Talk Poll #13 - How members see and use Accessories. 45th Anniversary Raffles - Reminder the LCCA is celebrating its 45th anniversary all this year. We have two important ongoing events - with tickets available at the LCCA Web Site Store. First - an expense paid pass for two at the Boston Convention.This year’s 45th Anniversary Convention starts July 20th and runs thru the 26th at the beautiful Danvers, Massachusetts Double Tree Hotel. This year we’re selling raffle tickets to cover Convention costs!  The lucky raffle winner will receive: Seven nights' accommodations at the Danvers Double Tree Hotel One paid convention registration Two tickets to the Get Acquainted Party Two tickets to the LCCA Annual Banquet PLUS your choice of any five LCCA Convention tours for two Raffle tickets are available on the for $10.00 per ticket (or three for $25.00) at web store. Raffle will be held through December 31, 2014 with the drawing to be conducted in early January, 2015. The winner will be announced in the subsequent issue of TLR with details.   The second raffle offers a chance to win an Angela Trotta Thomas Painting - the LCCA has commissioned Lionel® licensed artist Angela Trotta Thomas to create this original 30” x 20” painting (framed) entitled “LCCA 45 Years of Fun"  It will be raffled off during the LCCA 45th Annual Convention banquet in Boston MA area on Saturday evening July 25, 2015.  Every LCCA member who purchases a ticket will have an opportunity to win this great prize. Tickets are available at the LCCA store at www.lionelcollectors.org, by Fax at 815-23-0791, via e-mail at office@lionelcollectors.org, or by USPS see more at this link   Product Status - The LCCA continues to offer unique and special products to its members. Our B&M GP7 Boston and Maine set can be ordered now. We also now have 3 of our newest LCCA cars ready for immediate delivery. When you order one of these items now, delivery is assured by Christmas. Be sure to visit the LCCA Store and see all that is available including a number of prior issue LCCA product. LCCA B&M GP7 Diesels ready to order - The LCCA showed full production samples of its newest offering, a GP7 LionChief Plus diesel with matching dummy in the Boston and Maine Minute Man livery at York. A matching caboose will be offered as part of a 3 unit set. A follow-up matching series of cars are planned for early 2014. The LCCA has had a production sample made to reduce the delivery time from Lionel. These units are currently scheduled for delivery before the Boston Convention. See more at LCCA B&M GP7 set detail.  Christmas Car - The Christmas car is Shipping! And members are purchasing this car for immediate delivery. Order now and get your car before year end. This car celebrates not only the yearend holidays, but commemorates the LRRC joining with the LCCA! But be advised, ONLY 500 Cars have been ordered (with 50% sold in first 2 weeks). Order forms and more info were in the October issue of TLR and are available at the web store (web info and store link). These cars are expected to be sold out by the end of November. Order now for this car. Be sure to check out our 30 second youtube video.  LCCA 2014 Convention On Site Car (Wabash car carrier with 4 Lionel die cast 1/43 scale automobiles) are in very limited supply. This car matches the 45th anniversary auto carrier and together they make a great set. This car is available for immediate delivery. The 45th Anniversary Car (Wabash car carrier with 4 Lionel die cast 1/43 scale Automobiles) are ready to ship NOW and can be ordered for immediate delivery. If you intend to get one, order it today for immediate delivery. Junior Membership (JM) - To our new members from the LRRC, if you are under 18, we encourage you to renew your membership as a Junior Member and receive all the benefits of this member class. To all members, we invite you to look at our third club magazine most members never see. All issues of 'The Lion Cub' are available for review in our Link to JM's 'The Lion Cub' archive. Be sure to check out what the LCCA does for JM's Junior Members (JM member code) is a special membership category open to younger members under 18. With a reduced cost of $25 per year, our JM's receive 'The Lion Roars' PLUS 'The Lion Cub' via USPS mail delivered to their home. JM's do not receive mailed copies of the 'Interchange Track' but can see digital copies on line. Because of their age, JM's are not eligible to vote in club elections, nor to purchase items without their parents consent. If you are under 18, take advantage of this special member class. Special Events - A special "shout out" to all our members who attend LCCA Special Events. The Special Event Program continues to expand. We are entering a the next six months when most Special Events occur. Here are the remaining events in 2014. If near any event, be sure to stop by and say Hello. November 1, 2014 - Carmel, IN - Halloween Train Party at Mr. Muffins Trains - Special Event November 7/8/9, 2014 - Milwaukee, WI - Trainfest - Special Event November 7/8/9, 2014 - Concord NC - LCCA Joins Lionel at November Open House Event -Special Event November 9, 2014 - LCCA At Train Show in Dalton, OH - Special Event November 15, 2014 - LCCA Will Be At Granite City Train Show - St. Cloud, MN - Special Event November 22/23, 2014 - Hamburg, NY (Buffalo) - LCCA at WNYRHS Train show - Special Event November 29/30 - Crown Point, IN (Chicago) - LCCA hosts "Toy Train Club Show - Special Event December 6, 2014 - LCCA San Francisco - United Airlines Fantasy Flight - Special Event December 6, 2014 - Home Layout Tour, Houston, TX - Special Event December 13, 2014 - 10th Annual Christmas Holiday Train Party & Open House in Lewisville, NC - Special Event December 20, 2014 - LCCA Holiday Special Event in Leland IA - Special Event LCCA President DeVito will be attending TrainFest on November 7/8 and 9. This is a unique train show, with numerous layouts and is extremely kid friendly. If you can assist at the LCCA booth, be sure to contact the club. President DeVito invited Santa to be at the November 29/30th Special Event in Crown Point IN. This Crown Point event is special as it is one of the first Train Shows sponsored and put on by volunteers from Multiple train clubs. With the LCCA as originating club, our sister clubs including the TCA, TTOS and a number of local clubs are coming together the days after Thanksgiving. A number of family friendly special events are planned. Be sure to visit with Santa at noon. Try to attend the first of this annual show. Al Kolis, President elect and Special Events Manager, will be at theNovember 7/8/9 Lionel open house. This warehouse event is sponsored by Lionel. Friday night is reserved for LCCA and club members. All three of these events are regional in nature and are worthy of your attendance. Al and I look forward to meeting with you - be sure to introduce yourself. Be sure to review a thank you note sent by Dick Kughn to LCCA members for the plaque given to him by the LCCA. Thank You note from Dick Kughn To all our members, especially our newest members from the LRRC, you are invited and welcome to attend any and all LCCA special events with your family. All LCCA events are family friendly. Be sure to come down and join in - and remember to ID yourself to the LCCA host!  Be sure to check out future LCCA events on our web page, and save the date for upcoming shows later in 2014 and in 2015. See all LCCA events at this link. S-Gauge - for our S-Gauge members, the LCCA has increased its scope into S-gauge. Ed Boyle of ORG magazine has agreed to write a monthly column on S-gauge. We have a few other S-gauge surprises coming. We do seek S-gauge articles to print. Remember, all our input comes from members. If you want more S-gauge, be sure to be part of the solution and submit articles, pictures, or better yet, host a Special Event for S-gauge focused members. Contact Al Kolis (agkolis@comcast.net) or directly to office@lionelcollectors.org 2015 Boston Convention Update - I am confident the LCCA 45th annual convention will exceed even our successful and enjoyable Indy convention. Boston Bob (formally Indy Bob) has planned our traditional convention events and has arranged for a few surprises. A number of train rides headline another week of great tours. Be sure to save the dates July 19 - July 25, 2015. Convention details will be published in the February TLR.   Mint Car Design Contest - Our mint car design contest introduced in the October TLR is underway. We seek entries from our members. The entry instructions and rules are available on our website.  If you want a clean template for design work, you can download from here.  Good Luck.  Click here for event rules and a larger template. Enter now and have a chance to have your design made into a Lionel Product.   Nominations and Elections - Remember nominations start in February. Not too early to start thinking about the elections.   In Closing - Halloween is here! Kids "trick or treating". Take time to enjoy all the Fall has to offer. Our club has grown larger with a number of LRRC members welcomed into the LCCA. We are one in support of our hobby, enjoying all things trains. To quote our constitution - "The purpose for which the Corporation (LCCA) is organized is to promote and foster interest, research, education and enjoyment of Lionel Trains from 1900 to the present in particular and by association, all toy trains in general." Take advantage of all that is good, enjoy your trains, hug your family, enjoy Halloween with a kid, and help kids enjoy trains. I look forward to meeting with many of you in upcoming weeks and months. Dennis DeVito LCCA President and Fellow Member   Follow Us    Safe Unsubscribe  Watch our Videos This email contains graphics, so if you don't see them, view it in your browser. Contact the LCCA office Locations:  P.O. Box 529, Peru, Illinois 61354  office@lionelcollectors.org    www.lionelcollectors.org

Yes we have articles pertaining to Lionel MPC era product as well as all of Lionel's era products.  We are alway looking for members to write original articles with photos.  If you have an interest or know people who could author good MPC related articles, please send them my way.  Any questions, please contact me.

Thank you.

Al Kolis

LCCA President Elect

agkolis@comcast.net

248709-4137

About the LCCA

First and foremost, the best reason for being a member of the LCCA is to have FUN!  The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) has something of interest for the most serious toy train collector to the operators as well as the new entry level novice.  

For those of you not familiar with the Lionel Collectors Club of America, the LCCA is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization with thousands of men, women and children who have an interest in Lionel trains. Founded in 1970 by Jim Gates of Perry IA, LCCA members live all around the world, but predominantly in the United States. The purpose of the club is to promote and foster an interest in Lionel trains specifically and toy trains in general and have fun while doing it. If you have an interest in Lionel Trains, this club is a fun organization to belong to. We provide our members with award winning publications, exclusive video productions, an outstanding Website www.lionelcollectors.org, and Facebook accounts (Both Regular Member RM and Junior Member JM)  as well as an opportunity to purchase limited edition  LCCA train products made by Lionel exclusively for our members.  

Our Premier publication, "The Lion Roars" featuring all original articles written by our fellow members is mailed to your home 5 times a year. No matter what era of Lionel Trains or area of interest you have, this publication is well balanced. Our members share their personal stories and experience about the hobby, layouts, human interest stories, prewar, post war and modern toy trains, as well as articles intended for our Junior Members.  Everyone has one good personal story to tell about themselves and their trains. So we invite new LCCA members to share their story and submit your article for possible publication or listing on our website.  

We also have a buy/sell/Swap toy train publication, "The Interchange Track" that our members receive 4 times a year in the mail. In addition, our members have private access to the E-track web based buy/sell/trade section in the Members Only Section of our website. Members can buy, sell and trade 24 hours/day, 7days/week, 365 days per year with thousands of members from all over the country. 

For our Junior members, we have a club publication, The Lion Cub with articles written by kids and parents dedicated to topics of interest to our younger members.   This publication is a way for our junior members to share their train photos, stories and other train experiences  with other Junior Members and their families.   We are very proud of this publication and invite kids (with parental approval) to submit their artwork, photos and stories.  

Our award winning website www.lionelcollectors.org is our best communication tool that keeps our members up to date with the most current club information. Frequent videos regarding toy related topics, news from Lionel and club business are posted regularly on this site. In our video gallery section of our website, we have posted hundreds of original and exclusive LCCA production video clips on YouTube.   Because of our close and special relationship with Lionel, we are able to video record  new Lionel products under development,  and share  them with our members and guests who visit our website throughout the entire year.   We have posted several video interviews with Lionel 's President Howard Hitchcock  on our website.  We recommend you designate  www.lionelcollectors.org as one of your favorite sites; so you can easily access the most current information regarding club news and announcements. 

The LCCA host exciting and well attended annual toy train conventions in different cities all around the country every year in July. This past year we celebrated our 44 th annual convention at the Marriott East Hotel in Indianapolis IN July 20-26, 2014.   In 2015 the club will be going east to be in the Boston MA area. We will be at the Double Tree Hotel in Danvers MA July 20-25, 2015.    For specific information regarding our Indianapolis and Boston Convention;  go to our Convention Page in the club's website www.lionelcollectors.org 

Lionel fully supports our annual conventions by bringing their operating toy train layouts and display.  Every year, Lionel representatives attend our Conventions, host a two hour Lionel Seminar, conduct interactive clinics and live demonstrations.   Our members have an opportunity to learn about upcoming product and Lionel's future plans during this seminar.  Lionel brought a team consisting of ten employees to our Indy convention.  

We recognize that every member cannot attend our annual conventions every year, so the LCCA Board of Directors have created a Special  Events program with family oriented, fun, toy train related events being held in various cities all around the country throughout the year. This is part of LCCA President Dennis DeVito's plan to reach out and have direct contact with over 2300 LCCA members and families each year.  Lionel sends representatives to support many of these LCCA Special Events.  For more information about these fun filled, family oriented activities go to our special events page on our websitewww.lionelcollectors.org.  

In 2012, a group of LCCA volunteer members worked closely with Lionel and developed a new national standard for the  Lionel/LCCA FasTrack Modular Railroad system.  This modular standard was developed jointly by Lionel, LCCA with input from other modular groups.  These new module sections are light weight, small enough to fit in the back seat of a mid-size automobile, yet can have large enough radius curved sections to run the largest and longest TMCC, Lionel Legacy line command controlled engines.  Everyone in the group can store their own module section, you won’t need make arrangements to rent a storage space or need a trailer to haul your layout to a train show.  The two piece 90 degree large radius curved sections (72” & 84&rdquo allow for various interesting layout configurations, from basic rectangular shape to  dog-bone, hexagonal, trapezoidal and allows for reversing sections. 

For detailed information about this new LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad Standard, please visit our website www.lionecollectors.org and click on the “FasTrack Modular” tab for additional drop downs. 

This new LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad standard is simple; yet offers elegant solutions to issues experienced by modular groups today.  The tables are connected quickly by roto-locks (rotating locking mechanisms), there is no need for C-clamps.  Lionel produces a template that is available for purchase in their catalog.  This template will ensure proper alignment of the tracks, roto-locks and the drill hole patterns.  If you use the template and follow the standards, people can build sections anywhere all around the world and when they come together in the same location, the sections will fit precisely and function properly.

We hope this new national LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad system will allow people who do not have enough space in their home to build their own layout, an option they can pursue to participate and enjoy running their Lionel trains with other people.  Building a LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad layout is a great group project and can be a lot of fun. 

Groups all over the country are starting their own LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular Railroad Activity in cities all around the country.  For instance, The Kids Run Trans group led by LCCA member Russ Meir has built a new FasTrack Modular RR layout for usage in the Norfolk, Virginia Beach area.   LCCA Member David Bjorkman and the Eastern Carolina Railroaders have recently built a modular layout and are exhibiting it at various train shows and other events.    If you have any interest in starting your own Lionel/LCCA FasTrack Modular Railroad Layout, please contact me.   We welcome your participation and support of the hobby.  It is a great way to introduce Lionel trains to the next generation of train enthusiasts.     

In addition, because of our special relationship with Lionel, we are able to provide our members with the opportunity to order and purchase, specially designed, limited edition, and collectible LCCA train products.  We are now taking orders on the 2014 LCCA/LRRC  Christmas boxcar.   If you want one, now is the time to order one.  Sales are limited to only 500 pieces.  Go to the club store section on your website www.lionelcollectors.org to place your order and get in time for Christmas.

In addition, we just recently announced that we are taking orders for a LCCA Boston and Main GP7 set consisting of a Lion Chief Plus Lionel engine, dummy engine unit and a smoking operating caboose.  Lionel will build to order, so if you have an interest, please make your deposit to reserve your set soon.  There will not be any extra sets made after we place the original order with Lionel.  

Every year, we offer a unique, specially  designed Annual convention car produced by Lionel.  To celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the great train chase of the Civil war, the LCCA commissioned Lionel to produce a pair of commemorative General steam locomotive engines and tenders.  In 2012 we introduced the Texas "Tommy" Special train set as well as a desirable Diamond mint car.   In 2013 we produced and sold Lionel Tinplate standard gauge train sets products as well as low priced O-gauge starter sets (Lou Caponi Coal Set).  Lionel  makes these limited edition, unique products exclusively for LCCA members. 

In 2013, the LCCA tooled up and produced a new billboard frame and billboard set that is 100% Made in America.  This offering is completely made and assembled in the US, all the way from  the raw plastic resin, to tooling, molding, assembly and even the packaging.   For information regarding our most recent product offerings, go to the "LCCA store" section or product development section on our website.

Frequently, we offer our members discounted prices on certain select Lionel catalogued items.  In many cases, the savings achieved on the purchase of one train  item will exceed the cost of a one year  membership.   In essence, you can purchase a train and have a free one year  membership.  

There are so many reasons and membership benefits for belonging to the Lionel Collectors Club of America.   We have three membership categories, Regular Member (RM), Electronic Member (EM)and Junior Member (JM) .  Regular Members are 18 years old and older, receive all of our club publications via US mail and are allowed to vote for our LCCA volunteer elections.  For those of you under the age of 18 years, we have a Junior Membership program.  Our JM's receive The Lion Cub publication dedicated to the interest of our younger members.    Electronic members are able to view digital versions of our club's publications in the password protected "Members Only" Section of our website.  

We invite you to join the LCCA and hope you find the club to be worthwhile and fun for you.  If you have any questions or need more information please contact me at 248-709-4137 agkolis@comcast.net

Sincerely,

Al Kolis

President Elect & Special Event Manager 

Lionel Collectors Club of America

248 709-4137

Al,

That's a lot of really good information and great photos!  I joined a few months ago, and have found loads of good information on the Web site.  I am looking forward to attending my first special event next month!!

Which event will you be attending?

al K.

Pittsburgh.  Carnegie Science Center Locomotion.

I look forward to seeing you there!

al K. 

While I will be having fun with LCCA members in Concord  NC at Lionel for their November 7-9 Warehouse Sales event, LCCA Club President Dennis DeVito will be representing the club in Milwaukee WI at TrainFest.     If you are in Wisconsin or North Carolina this weekend., please make your plans to attend and have some fun with Lionel Trains!

November 9, 2014 - LCCA At Train Show in Dalton, OH

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) invites you to stop by the LCCA Table at the Greater Wayne County Train And Toy Show in Dalton Ohio on  Sunday, November 9, 2014.  

Date & Time:  Sunday Nov 9, 2014  10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Buckeye Event Center in Dalton OH
624 Henry St, Dalton, OH 44618
Ph 220-262-7488
www.cjtrains.com
Admission   Adults $5/each, Children 12 and under admitted FREE 

Over 145 dealers, several operating layouts, great food and drink and fee parking.  

Bring all of your family and friends to this show.  There will be plenty of activities for the kids to enjoy!   Come and talk trains with fellow LCCA member Allan Szirony (ph 440 423-0781) .  Welcome all LCCA members and the new LCCA members who recently joined our club from the LRRC.

Come and experience the magic of Lionel Trains!

Best regards,


Al Kolis
President Elect & Special Events Manager
Lionel Collectors Club of America
248 709-4137
agkolis@comcast.net

Sent from my iPad

This is a friendly reminder about the LCCA Event on Friday November 7 and the Third Annual Open House Warehouse sale open to the public on Saturday-Sunday November 8-9.   It would be great if all of our members could show up in full force and attend this eventon Friday evening.   You can beat the crowd and get the first opportunity to check out the many  great deals on Lionel Product.   If you are not currently a member of the LCCA, you can join the club at the door.  LCCA Regular Memberships cost $35/ year and Electronic Membership for one year is only $25/year.  We hope to see you all there!

Best regards,

Al Kolis

President Elect & Special Events Manager

Lionel Collectors Club of America

248 709-4137

agkolis@comcast.net

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) has an action packed weekend coming up.    Representatives of the LCCA will be at Lionel’s Open House Warehouse Friday-Sunday(Nov 7-9) in Concord NC,  TrainFest in Milwaukee WI (Saturday and Sunday) and at a train show in Dalton OH on Sunday, Nov 9.    If you can, please plan to attend these great LCCA special events.   These activities are family friendly and full of Lionel trains.   What better way to spend your weekend than with family, friends and Lionel trains.    For more detailed information please visit the Special Events Tab on our website www.lionelcollectors.org

LCCA Club President Dennis DeVito with the support of the volunteer LCCA Board of Directors have established a goal of reaching out and having direct contact with 2500 LCCA members and family members this year with our LCCA Special Events Program.  We want to introduce people of all ages to the LCCA, Lionel trains, the toy train hobby as well as re-acquaint people who may have had experience playing with Lionel trains years ago as a child.    This is all in an effort to promote and foster interest in Lionel trains specifically and the toy train hobby in general.  We are walking the talk!  We  invite you all to attend and participate in these events during this upcoming weekend.   This weekend will be a great start to the upcoming holiday season.  These LCCA Special events are a great way to have fun and to experience the Magic of Lionel Trains!   We hope to see you there!   Travel safe

Al Kolis

President Elect & Special Events Manager

Lionel Collectors Club of America

248 709-4137

agkolis@comcast.net

About the LCCA –

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) is a national, not-for profit , volunteer organization which was formed by Jim Gates of Perry IA along with 83 other charter members back in 1970.  The club has grown over the years and has approximately 16,600 members from all around the world, but predominantly in the US.  The purpose of the club is to "promote and foster interest, research, education and enjoyment of Lionel trains from 1900 to the present in particular and by association, all toy trains in general.  The motto of our club is “ A Lifetime of Happiness Collecting Lionel Trains”. 

Current LCCA President Dennis DeVito has established a club goal of reaching out and having direct contact with at least 2500 LCCA members and family members this year with the Special Events Program.  President DeVito and the entire LCCA Board of Directors are committing the resources to this family oriented Special Events Program in an effort to expand the club by recruiting new members, retaining current members and promoting the hobby.  We are constantly reaching out and trying to attract new and younger people who may have never experienced the magic of Lionel trains.  We have several LCCA Special Events scheduled in various cities all around the country.  For more information go to the "Special Events" tab on our websitewww.lionelcollectors.org

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) has an action packed day today.  LCCA members Scott Smith and Al Kolis will be Representing the LCCA at Lionel’s Open House Warehouse Friday-Sunday(Nov 7-9) in Concord NC,   LCCA club resident Dennis DeVito will be at TrainFest in Milwaukee WI (Sunday) and Al Szirony will be representing the club at a train show in Dalton OH on Sunday, Nov 9.    If you can, please plan to attend these great LCCA special events.   These activities are family friendly and full of Lionel trains.   What better way to spend your Sunday  than with family, friends and Lionel trains.    For more detailed information please visit the Special Events Tab on our website www.lionelcollectors.org

Here are some lucky LCCA door  prize winners at the 11-9-14 Toy Train Show  in Dalton OH.

Lucky and happy, I'd say!  Looking behind the winners, it looks like there were a lot of attendees.

Thanks for posting.

Here is a photo of the Lionel Team at the Lionel display booth at Trainfest today.

November 15, 2014 - LCCA Will Be At Granite City Train Show - St. Cloud, MN

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) invites you to stop by the LCCA Table at the Granite City Train Show in St. Clout MN on Saturday November 15.    

Date & Time:  Saturday Nov 15, 2014  10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location:  National Guard Amory
1710 Veteran’s Drive
St. Cloud MN
(320) 255- 0033

Admission:  Adults $6/each, Children 10 and under admitted FREE 

Come and see Model and toy trains, (all scales) operating model and toy train railroad displays, Children Railway Play area etc.  

Bring all of your family and friends to this show. There will be plenty of activities for the kids to enjoy! Come and talk trains with fellow LCCA members and former volunteer officers, John and Susan Ellingson. Welcome all LCCA members and the new LCCA members who recently joined our club from the LRRC.

Come and experience the magic of Lionel Trains!

Best regards,


Al Kolis
President Elect & Special Events Manager
Lionel Collectors Club of America
248 709-4137
agkolis@comcast.net

Here  is LCCA President with club volunteers at the LCCA Booth during Trainfest on Sunday Nov 9. 

October 11, 2014 – Video Recap of LCCA’s 45th Anniversary Celebration Dearborn, MI

We hope you all enjoy the video taken during our Saturday, October 11, LCCA Special Event in Dearborn MI to start off the year-long celebration of LCCA’s 45th Anniversary year.   Former owner of Lionel, Mr. Dick Kughn was the featured guest speaker for the evening. We were also able to surprise Dick with a 85^th Birthday celebration.    Dick Kughn turned 85 on October 31, 2014.  Happy Birthday Dick!  To view a video recap of this event, please go to:

http://youtu.be/kGLhCk7fdEc

LCCA Member and renowned artist Ms. Angela Trotta Thomas was in attendance with her husband Bob.  Angela’s original oil painting “LCCA 45 Years of Fun!” was on display during this event.  Every member can purchase a $5 raffle ticket between now and July of 2015 at our club store on our websitewww.lionelcollectors.org.  Every LCCA member will have an opportunity to win this original artwork. The LCCA will be announcing the luck winner of this painting during the Saturday evening banquet of our 45th Annual Convention to be heldJuly 20-25, 2015 at the Double Tree Hotel in Danvers MA (near Boston)

The highlight of the event was when Angela and Bob Thomas presented Dick with an original painting depicting the Lionel Newsstand operating accessory with the Detroit News newspaper with the headline “Breaking News   dick Kughn Celebrates 85th Birthday!”

Thank you to all of the LCCA members and guests for attending.  Thank you Dick & Linda Kughn, Kughn Enterprises, Derek Thomas, Bob and Angela Trotta Thomas for making this such a special evening and successful LCCA Special Event.


Al Kolis
President-Elect & Special Events Manager
Lionel Collectors Club of America
248 709-4137
agkolis@comcast.net

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These are the type of fun things we like to do for our members.  We hope you enjoy watching the video.  

LCCA Tour Aboard the Lionel Lines 726 Steam Locomotive aka NKP 765( video)  

During the Lionel Collectors Club of America’s (LCCA) 44^th Annual Convention in Indianapolis IN last July, 2014,  LCCA members had an opportunity to visit the Fort Wayne Historical Society yard and take a short train ride inside the cab along with Engineer Rich Melvin (OGR Publisher) aboard the famous NKP 765 Steam locomotive.  However for our Lionel collectors, we made special arrangements to modify the signage and ride aboard the Lionel Lines 726 Berkshire steam locomotive.   Our members really enjoyed that surprise!   Click on the video link below and catch a  Rich Melvin driving Lionel Lines 726 for our LCCA members enjoyment.  

http://youtu.be/Vm_RMOlybU0

Special thanks to Rich Melvin and the Fort Wayne Historical Society for making this enjoyable tour possible for all of our LCCA members to enjoy.   We hope you find this video clip entertaining and enjoyable.

Al Kolis

President Elect & Special Events Manager

Lionel Collectors Club of America

248 709-4137

agkolis@comcast.net

LCCA at Boston Metro Hi-Railers Model Railroad Club’s Christmas Open House (Dec 13)

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) is proud and excited to be going to Boston Metro Hi-Railers Railroad Club’s (BMHR) Christmas Open House event on Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM.  We invite all LCCA members, family and friends to attend this family friendly, train filled, holiday season event.   Come and meet with Santa Claus who will be making a special guest appearance at the children’s display.  The club house features the largest O-gauge model train layout in the state of Massachusetts and numerous trains on display or in operation.  LCCA volunteer member George Sipprell and friends will be at this event representing the LCCA.    Please invite your friends, family neighbors to this great holiday season, train filled event.  Spread the word!

BMHR Christmas Open House Event

Date & Time: December 13, 2014  10:00 AM-4:00 PM

Location: 5 Waltham St

Wilmington MA 01887

Donation:  $10 for Family, $5/Adult, 

                   Children 10 and under FREE

Food will be available for purchase.

Contact Bob Hilliard  781-944-1794

The BMHR will be featuring a special person at the children's display, Santa Claus. He will be running trains with the children on two displays. These expanded displays have some new interesting features,  For adults the club will be running their best trains, both passenger and freight. Special trains will include the Acela, NSA Rocket, Milwaukee Hiawatha, New Haven, Boston and Maine and C&O coal train, as well as several new freight car sets. In addition you will be surprised at how much work has been completed on our 60'x40' multi-level layout. 

Come and experience these phenomenal  train operating layouts, share some camaraderie with other LCCA members, and start off your holiday season celebration with the LCCA and the BMHR!    Welcome all new LCCA members from the LRRC.   The LCCA is very excited about being in Boston during this festive Holiday season.  We hope you can attend and experience the Magic of Lionel Trains.

I also want to invite all of you to attend our 45^th Annual Convention at the DoubleTree Hotel in Danvers ,MA July 20-25, 2015.   If you have never been to an LCCA convention, you don’t know what you are missing.   We know how to have  F. U. N. !!!    Stay tuned to our website www.lionelcollectors.org for upcoming information about our 45^th Annual Convention in Boston.

Best regards,

Al Kolis

President Elect & Special Events Manager

Lionel Collectors Club of America

248 709-4137

agkolis@comcast.net

November 29/30th - LCCA hosts Toy Train club Train Show event - Crown Point, IN

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) invites you, your family and friends to attend a two day train show sale and swap meet to be held  Thanksgiving weekend, Nov 29 & 30^Th in Crow Point IN.  LCCA President Dennis DeVito invited Santa to be at this two day show.  This Crown Point event is special as it is one of the first Train Shows sponsored and put on by volunteers from Multiple train clubs. With the LCCA as originating club, our sister clubs including the TCA, TTOS and a number of local clubs are coming together the days after Thanksgiving. A number of family friendly special events are planned.  Be sure to visit with Santa at noon. Try to attend the first of this annual show.

Model Train Show Sale and Swap Meet

Date: November 29-30 (Saturday & Sunday)  
Location: Lake County Fairgrounds

         889 S. Court St

         Crown Point IN

Hours:  Sat  11-29-14 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM

         Sun 11-30-14  10:00 AM- 3:00 PM

Guest appearance by Santa 12:00 PM-1:00 PM both days

Admission:  $5/Adult, Under 18 years of age admitted FREE!    Train club members $2/each

Stop by the LCCA table and meet with club president Dennis DeVito.   Learn all about the LCCA/Lionel FasTrack Modular layout, current product club offerings, current club projects and special events.   We have a lot of fun and exciting activities going on within our club.    Spread the word and invite your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors.   This will be a fun, family friendly train show.   Any questions, please contact Dennis DeVito at dennisdevito@comcast.net

Best regards,

Al Kolis

President Elect & Special Events Manager

Lionel Collectors Club of America

248 709-4137

agkolis@comcast.net