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LCCA Announces a Pair of Doodlebugs for the Holidays

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. - more

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Convention News

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 - more

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Members

Home Layout Video of LCCA Member Andy Dubill RM 40209

Take a Tour on Andy Dubill's home Layout. Andy, the current LCCA club Secretary, is a long time model railroad enthusiast. Andy remains active in Boy Scouts and a Boy Scout outing is one of the Layout's center pieces. - more

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Other News

NEW - Lionel Catalog Scans for years 1996-2010

NEW - Lionel Catalog Scans for years 1996-2010. These newly added scans cover the Lionel Catalogs issued in the years 1996-2010. With all Lionel Catalogs from 1900 to 1995 available in the printed archives of this website and Lionel Catalogs from 2011 to current on the Lionel site, the LCCA website offers ALL LIONEL CATALOGS FROM 1900 TO CURRENT. An added bonus is the inclusion of Century Club Catalogs. - more

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Lionel News

Review of Lionel Base 3 by LCCA’s Kevin Davis at the LCCA Omaha Convention

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. - more

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Publications

Video Introduction to the Lionel Historical Model Train Archives

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. - more

Junior Member News

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. - more

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Fastrak Modular

NEW VERSION 2.0 Modular Railroad Manual

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. - more

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Business Office

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. - more

Events News

Februrary 22 & 23, 2025 Allentown Spring Thaw Train Meet

Join LCCA for the Allentown Train Meet Associates Spring Thaw Train Meet - more

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Layouts

LCCA visits the home layout of Al and Cindy Matey

LCCA cameras got the opportunity to explore our member Al (RM9942) and Cindy Matey’s comprehensive train collection. - more
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