Convention Car

The LCCA designs and Lionel produces a limited-edition Convention Car every year. The décor of each car in this long-standing tradition is related to the locale of the Convention or based on a railroad serving that area.

It is offered for purchase to members only and to those who join the club in order to buy one. Because the production run of this car is limited, it is relatively rare and often becomes an instant collectible. The car becomes a souvenir of the Convention for use on a train layout or for display.

The 2012 Convention Car is a Norfolk Southern boxcar with a patriotic theme and spectacular lighting effects. The car is a PS-1 O-scale boxcar (11-1/4 inches long) that celebrates the military presence in the Norfolk area. It includes these important features: LEDs placed in the stars of the US flag and eye of the eagle; Camo décor with military-style insignia; EOT device; interior box load images and opening doors; die-cast sprung metal trucks; metal operating couplers; hand-applied details; and detailed metal underframe. According to tradition, this car contains a discreet marking: “LCCA Annual Convention, Norfolk, VA, July 23-28, 2012.”

Many LCCA members collect the Convention Cars as mementos of attending LCCA Conventions and/or as niche collectibles. Some members display them on a designated shelf in their train room at home. Because this car is unique, it is also offered to the public as a benefit for joining the best toy train club on the planet and an incentive to continue collecting cars in this annual series in the future.


Advance Sales of this car are limited to TWO cars per member. Click here to order.

The delivery of this car is scheduled for December 2012.