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Meet LCCA Member John Rinaldi, RM #21735

Watch the video below to see Lionel Collectors Club of America’s Member #21735, John Rinaldi. John explains what he likes about being a member of the LCCA and his experience attending our annual conventions. more

Meet LCCA Member Chuck Appolson

Watch the video below to see Chuck Appolson, Lionel Collectors Club of America member and frequent participant in our annual conventions. Chuck is our club member who popularized the saying “How Ya Doooing?” during our annual conventions. Find out what Chuck likes most about attending our annual conventions—and his favorite on-site car. more

Denver Is Host to Lionel Train Collectors

(Denver, CO) The spirit of boyish adventure still energizes mature men who love to play with Lionel trains – the toys of choice in the 1940s and ‘50s when they were boys. About 1,000 members of the Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) and their families will travel to Denver for a week-long convention during July 25-31 to be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center Hotel. more

LCCA’s “Learn to Draw a Lionel Train” Class by Angela Trotta Thomas

On Friday, July 30, 2010, during the Lionel Collectors Club of America’s 40th Annual convention held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center hotel, LCCA member Angela Trotta Thomas conducted a “Learn to Draw a Lionel Train” drawing class. LCCA junior members, LCCA family members, and guests who attended our convention participated in this class. more

LCCA 2010 Convention Photo Gallery – Denver, CO

Take a moment to watch a slideshow of the photos gathered during the Lionel Collectors Club of America’s 40th Annual Convention, held in Denver, CO, during the week of July 25-31, 2010. These photos were presented as a slideshow to members attending our Saturday evening banquet. more

Great Train Excursions During the LCCA 2010 Convention in Denver (video)

During our recent 40th Anniversary Annual Convention in Denver, registered club members had several opportunities to enjoy scenic train excursions. Watch motive power pulling train cars full of enthusiastic LCCA Conventioneers and family guests through the picturesque landscape of Colorado. Enjoy the video taken during our July 26th LCCA/UP steam train excursion from Denver to Cheyenne, WY. more

LCCA Makes News in Denver

Activities of the LCCA Convention in Denver grabbed the attention of several news media organizations in the Mile High City. TV/2 and TV/31 and the Boulder Daily Camera newspaper covered The LCCA Special steam train excursion run from Denver to Cheyenne on Monday morning (Jul. 26, 2010). more

LCCA 2010 Convention Daily News Report - Saturday, July 31, 2010

Today was the final day of the Convention, with the train show in the Rocky Mountain Events Center located within the host hotel as the main attraction. Thanks to significant news media coverage and supportive publicity, large crowds of families with kids came to the hotel to see the Lionel company layout and the O-gauge layout of a local train club in action. more

LCCA 2010 Convention Daily News Report - Friday, July 30, 2010

Two half-day tours were scheduled today: #10 A visit to the Colorado Railroad Museum and Red Rocks State Park and Amphitheatre #11 Mile High City Tour more

LCCA 2010 Convention Daily News Report - Thursday, July 29, 2010

Thanks to a great front page news story about the convention in today’s edition of The Denver Post, a large and steady stream of visitors came to the host hotel to see the Lionel train layout and the local club’s layout. Families with kids came out to enjoy the spectacle. Lionel and T W Design staffers served as “coaches” to kids who showed an interest in operating the trains. more

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