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LCCA TO RELEASE TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE MODEL TRAIN ARCHIVES!

The 50th Anniversary celebration of the Lionel Collectors Club of America continues! As previously announced, the LCCA has purchased several additional model train archives for the exclusive use of our members. The LCCA released two of these archives on March 30, 2021. They will appear in our digital archives along with previously released items. So, be sure to keep your LCCA membership current! You don’t want to miss out on this exciting material. more

LCCA Announces 2021 Christmas Photo Contest

The LCCA Christmas photo contest is back! Again, this year there are two ways to have one of your treasured family Christmas tree train photos on the cover of an LCCA magazine. The best color photo submission will be featured on the December cover of The Lion Roars, and the best black and white photo will be reproduced on the January 2022 cover of Interchange Track. The winners will each receive a 2021 LCCA Christmas car. more

Calling American Flyer, Ives and All Other Model Train Aficionados

Calling American Flyer, Ives and All Other Model Train Aficionados – LCCA Does it Again. and adds American Flyer and Ives information to its growing collection of digital archives. The American Flyer addition includes the “Chicago Era” Digital Archives and contains the American Flyer Catalogs before its sale to 1937 to A.C.Gilbert. The Guide to Ives Corporation Paper 1900-1932 reflects on 32 years of some of the most beautiful and durable toys and toy trains available from any company. more

Revisions to the LCCA Website and Digital Archives

To better accommodate the LCCA Historical Model Train Archive (formerly HSL suite of magazines and catalogs), the LCCA website has been updated to make data easier to find and easier to use. The links below explain the changes made and provides links to these new pages. It is also possible to reach these pages by using the left side menu on the Members home page. more

Updated e-Track Status as of August 8, 2022

As of August 8th, our e-Track system reprogramming is progressing but is not at the point where a September Interchange Track can be produced. Our next Interchange Track is planned for November 2022. more

Updated e-Track Status as of July 14, 2022

As of July 14th, our e-Track system reprogramming is progressing but is not at the point where a September Interchange Track can be produced. The previous deadline dates for ad submission listed in the May Interchange track (August 6th & 7th) are cancelled. New deadline dates will be established for ad submission once the system is tested, up and operational. more

eTrack Status as of April 4, 2022

As you may have observed, eTrack is not up and running. Yes, the LCCA did send out an “All Clear” message implying that all web functions were working. In retrospect, this message should have said most transactional and information portions of the web were working, while eTrack is not yet up and running. more

January 2, 2020 E-blast

January 2, 2020 E-blast more

Updated e-Trak Status as of September 6

As of September 6th, our developers of the new eTrak program are finishing Phase 1. We are in the final testing of the system and hope to have eTrak live and operational in the days to come. Watch the LCCA home page Crossbar for further announcements. more

Mike McLintock - New 'The Lion Roars' Editor

Mike McLintock is the new 'The Lion Roars' Editor and his first issue as Editor will be October, 2015. Mike takes over from Michelle Snyder who has been editor for the last 5 issues. Michelle has sent a high bar for Mike. Our expectations are that TLR will be even better as Mike takes the reins of the LCCA Award Winning Magazine. more

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