LCCA News
LCCA Announces a Pair of Doodlebugs for the Holidays
LCCA Announces a Pair of Doodlebugs for the Holidays. For experienced railroad buffs, there is no need to define a doodlebug as a self-contained rail passenger care with its own engine. It is a railroad’s equivalent to a street trolley, a single self-powered unit carrying passenger. These strange creatures of the rails played an important role in transportation history, keeping rail passenger service alive to underserved communities for years. Read More :.

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The LCCA 2025 Scranton Convention Blog
The LCCA 2025 Scranton Convention Blog - This Blog is posted to review the prep work for the LCCA’s 55th Anniversary Convention in Scranton Pennsylvania. Stop by often to catch all the latest news and updates on the Convention. And remember that you can always be directed to all things LCCA Scranton by using the hashtag #LCCA2025 in the URL line of your browser. #LCCA2025 Read More :.

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LCCA Members have a 10% Discount at the Lionel Store - lionel.com
How To Receive Your Lionel Product Discount - Membership in the LCCA includes a 10% discount on products ordered through the Lionel LLC store. To receive your discount, call the Lionel Store (800-628-6202) and give the sales representative your name and LCCA club member number. You will be given the final price and pay with a credit card over the phone. Read More :.

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2025 LCCA Election of Officers
It’s that time of year to start thinking about the 2025 LCCA election of officers. This year, the following positions will be filled by election: Directors (2), Treasurer, and President-Elect. Read More :.

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Review of Lionel Base 3 by LCCA’s Kevin Davis at the LCCA Omaha Convention
Lionel gave the LCCA a Lionel Base 3 unit to use and review at the LCCA Omaha Convention. Kevin Davis, the LCCA FasTrack Modular Layout Coordinator discusses various aspects of the Base 3 and how it performed. Kevin also discussed connecting the Base 3 to smartphones and retrofitting TMCC and the current Legacy operating systems. Read More :.

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Video Introduction to the Lionel Historical Model Train Archives
The LCCA Proudly Announces the formation of the LCCA Historical Model Train Archive and adds to it in December 2020 two new sections, one on Ives and one on Pre-war American Flyer. Here are two Videos, the first is the History of the HSL Digital Lionel Archives and the second a HOW TO to better utilize the LCCA Historical Model Train Archives on the LCCA site. Read More :.

The LCCA Supports Local Special Events
Not all Junior members of the LCCA know that our club supports many “Local Special Events” that local train clubs and other organizations host for hobbyists every year. Your parents, grandparents and fellow hobbyists that you know – and maybe you have attended one of these Local Special Events in the past. Read More :.

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NEW VERSION 2.0 Modular Railroad Manual
The New Version 2.0 Lionel/LCCA Modular Layout has been released containing 20 additional pages and includes the plans for a new small radius module and several module layouts. Manual is now available for viewing, printing and use. Build a module for yourself. Read More :.

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Important to Maintain Active Membership Status
It is important as a club member to monitor your club membership renewal date which can be found on your membership card or on-line in the upper right corner after you have logged into the LCCA web page. Notification of renewal is sent via email address on file 60 days prior to the expiration date, and subsequently in following days if you did not pay your dues with a postal notification to your address of record. Read More :.

January 25-26, 2025 -Railroad Hobby Show, West Springfield, PA
Join LCCA at the Railroad Hobby Show in West Springfield, MA Read More :.

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