The Observation

PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi05430::A Guide to the Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018)//EN" "vi05430.xml" A Guide to the Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018 Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018 53579 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia © 2024 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Trenton Hizer, 19 March 2024 Description is in English A Guide to the Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 53579

Library of Virginia 2024 Processed by: Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018 53579 Library of Virginia 12 cubic feet (16 boxes). English Virginia Train Collectors Association Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Virginia Train Collectors Association

Historical Information

Virginia Train Collectors Association was founded to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and articles relating to the collecting, study, operation, and preservation of tinplate trains.

Scope and Content

Records, 1976-2018, of the Virginia Train Collectors Association (VTCA) containing by-laws, membership lists and rosters, magazines, and newsletters documenting the organization, history, and activities of the association and its interests in tinplate model trains. Includes club car models issued annually to members of the association.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged

Series I: By-laws and membership directories, lists, and rosters, 1976-2018 Series II: The Observation magazine, 1980-2006 Series III: Newsletters, 1977-2018 Series IV: Club cars Contents List By-laws and membership directories, lists, and rosters, 1976-2018 1

Contains by-laws for the Virginia Train Collectors Association (VTCA) as well as membership lists, rosters, and directories.

By-laws, 1976-1994, no date 1 1 Charter members roster (1976), compiled 2001, updated 2004 1 2 Membership rosters, 1977-1980 1 3 Membership rosters, 1982-1985 1 4 Membership rosters, 1986, 1988-1990 1 5 Membership rosters, 1991-1993 1 6 Membership rosters, 1994-1996 1 7 Membership roster and by-laws, 1997 1 8 Membership roster and by-laws, 1998 1 9 Membership roster and by-laws, 1999 1 10 Membership rosters, additions, corrections, and deletions, 2000, 2002 1 11 Membership roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2003-2004 1 12 Membership roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2005-2006 1 13 Membershp roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2007-2008 1 14 Membership roster, additions and deletions, 2009-2010 1 15 Membership roster, additions and deletions, 2011-2012 1 16 Membership roster, 2013 1 17 Membership roster, 2015 1 18 Membership roster, 2018 1 19 Blank membership applications 1 20 Membership brochures 1 21 The Observation Magazine, 1980-2006 1-2

Consists of issues of the magazine The Observation which contains articles about the organization and about train collecting.

The Observation, volume 1, number 1, December 1980 1 22 The Observation, volume 2, number 1, December 1981 1 23 The Observation, volume 3, number 1, December 1982 1 24 The Observation, volume 3 [4], December 1983 1 25 The Observation, volume 5, December 1984 1 26 The Observation, volume 6, December 1985 1 27 The Observation, volume 7, December 1986 1 28 The Observation, volume 8, December 1987 1 29 The Observation, volume 9, December 1988 1 30 The Observation, volume 10, December 1989 2 1 The Observation, volume 11, December 1990 2 2 The Observation, volume 12, December 1991 2 3 The Observation, volume 13, December 1992 2 4 The Observation, volume 14, December 1993 2 5 The Observation, volume 15, 1994-1995 2 6 The Observation, volume 16, 1996 2 7 The Observation, volume 17, 1997 2 8 The Observation, volume 18, 1998 2 9 The Observation, volume 19, 1999 2 10 The Observation, volume 20, 2000 2 11 The Observation, volume 21, 2001-2002 2 12 The Observation, volume 22, 2003-2004 2 13 The Observation, volume 23, 2005-2006 2 14 Newsletters, 1977-2018 2-7

Contain newsletters with information on the organization, its finances, and its meeting dates, as well as mailings regarding train meets throughout the state, picnics and parties, and other information.

Newsletters, (volume 1), 1977 2 15 Newsletters, volume 2, numbers 1-5 (no number 6 published), 1978 2 16 Newsletters, volume 2, numbers 7-11, 1978 2 17 Newsletters, volume 3, numbers 1-5, 1979 2 18 Newsletters, volume 3, numbers 6-9, 1979 2 19 Newsletters, volume 4, numbers 1-5 [6], 1980 2 20 Newsletters, volume 4, numbers 6-11, 1980 2 21 Newsletters, volume 5, numbers 1-6, 1981 2 22 Newsletters, volume 5, numbers 7-11, 1981 2 23 Newsletters, volume 6, numbers 1-5, 1982 3 1 Newsletters, volume 6, numbers 6-11, 1982 3 2 Newsletters, volume 7, numbers 1-5, 1983 3 3 Newsletters, volume 7, numbers 6-11, 1983 3 4 Newsletters, volume 8, numbers 1-5, 1984 3 5 Newsletters, volume 8, numbers 6-11, 1984 3 6 Newsletters, volume 9, numbers 1-5, 1985 3 7 Newsletters, volume 9, numbers 6-11, 1985 3 8 Newsletters, volume 10, numbers 1-5, 1986 3 9 Newsletters, volume 10, numbers 6-11, 1986 3 10 Newsletters, volume 11, numbers 1-5, 1987 3 11 Newsletters, volume 11, numbers 6-11, 1987 3 12 Newsletters, volume 12, numbers 1-5, 1988 4 1 Newsletters, volume 12, numbers 6-11, 1988 4 2 Newsletters, volume 13, numbers 1-4, 1989 4 3 Newsletters, volume 13, numbers 5-11, 1989 4 4 Newsletters, volume 14, numbers 1-6, 199 4 5 Newsletters, volume 14, numbers 7-12, 1990 4 6 Newsletters, volume 15, numbers 1-5, 1991 4 7 Newsletters, volume 15, numbers 6-11, 1991 4 8 Newsletters, volume 16, numbers 1-6, 1992 4 9 Newsletters, volume 16, numbers 7-12, 1992 4 10 Newsletters, volume 17, numbers 1-5, 1993 4 11 Newsletters, volume 17, numbers 6-11, 1993 4 12 Newsletters, volume 18, numbers 1-6 [5], 1994 4 13 Newsletters, volume 18, numbers 6-11, 1994 4 14 Newsletters, volume 19, numbers 1-5, 1995 5 1 Newsletters, [volume 19], June-December, 1995 5 2 Newsletters, [volume 20], January-May, 1996 5 3 Newsletters, [volume 20], June-December, 1996 5 4 Newsletters, [volume 21], January-July, 1997 5 5 Newsletters, [volume 21], numbers August-December, 1997 5 6 Newsletters, [volume 22], January-May, 1998 5 7 Newsletters, [volume 22], June-December, 1998 5 8 Newsletters, [volume 23], January-June, 1999 5 9 Newsletters, [volume 23], July-December, 1999 5 10 Newsletters, [volume 24], January-June, 2000 5 11 Newsletters, [volume 24], July-December, 2000 5 12 Newsletters, volume 24 [25], numbers 1-5, 2001 5 13 Newsletters, volume 24 [25], numbers 6-11, 2001 5 14 Newsletters, volume 25 [26], numbers 1-5, 2001 6 1 Newsletters, volume 25 [26], numbers 6-11, 2002 6 2 Newsletters, volume 26 [27], numbers 1-5, 2003 6 3 Newsletters, volume 26 [27], numbers 6-11, 2003 6 4 Newsletters, volume 27 [28], numbers 1-5, 2004 6 5 Newsletters, volume 27 [28], numbers 6-11, 2004 6 6 Newsletters, volume 28 [29], numbers 1-5, 2005 6 7 Newsletters, volume 28 [29], numbers 6-11, 2005 6 8 Newsletters, volume 29 [30], numbers 1-5, 2006 6 9 Newsletters, volume 29 [30], numbers 6-11, 2006 6 10 Newsletters, volume 30 [31], numbers 1-5, 2007 6 11 Newsletters, volume 30 [31], numbers 6-11, 2007 6 12 Newsletters, volume 31 [32], numbers 1-5, 2008 6 13 Newsletters, volume 31 [32], numbers 6-11, 2008 6 14 Newsletters, volume 32 [33], numbers 1-6, 2009 6 15 Newsletters, volume 32 [33], numbers 7-11, 2009 6 16 Newsletters, volume 33 [34], numbers 1-6, and Thomas [the Tank Engine] Comes to America, chapters 1-3, 2010 7 1 Newsletters, volume 33 [34], numbers 7-11, and Thomas [the Tank Engine] Comes to America, chapters 4-8, epilogue, 2010 7 2 Newsletters, volume 34 [35], numbers 1-6, 2011 7 3 Newsletters, volume 34 [35], numbers 7-11, 2011 7 4 Newsletters, volume 35 [36], numbers 1-6, 2012 7 5 Newsletters, volume 35 [36], numbers 7-11, 2012 7 6 Newsletters, volume 36 [37], numbers 1-5, 2013 7 7 Newsletters, volume 36 [37], numbers 6-11, 2013 7 8 Newsletters, volume 37 [38], numbers 1-5, 2014 7 9 Newsletters, volume 37 [38], numbers 6-11, 2014 7 10 Newsletters, volume 38 [39], numbers 1-6, 2015 7 11 Newsletters, volume 38 [39], numbers 7-11, 2015 7 12 Newsletters, volume 39 [40], numbers 1-6, 2016 7 13 Newsletters, volume 39 [40], numbers 7-11, 2016 7 14 Newsletters, volume 40 [41], numbers 1-6, 2017 7 15 Newsletters, volume 40 [41], numbers 7-11, 2017 7 16 VTCA club cars, 1979-2018 7-16

Contains model cars designed for members of the Virginia Train Collectors Association. Cars are not boxed in chronological order.

Club car inventory, 1979-2018 7 17 #7679--Boxcar--O Gauge, Lionel, silver/red/black [2 cars], 8 #7681--N 5 C Caboose--O Guage, Lionel--red/white, 8 20th Anniversary Train Station--Lionel--ochre/green 8 #7682--Coal Hopper--O Gauge, Lionel--black/white, 1982 9 #7683--Reefer--O Gauge, Lionel--beige/black [2 cars], 1983 9 #7684--3 Dome Tank--O Gauge, Lionel--green/white, 1984 9 #7685--Boxcar--O Gauge, Lionel--blue/yellow, 9 #7692-1--Potomac Baggage Car--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 9 #7692-2--Tidewater Combine--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 9 #7692-3--Shenandoah Diner--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 9 #7692-4--Chesapeake Coach--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 10 #7692-5--Hampton Roads Dome--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 10 #7692-6--Roanoke Coach--O gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 10 #7692-7--Richmond Observation--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992 10 #7694--Steam Engine Tender with Engine Decal--O Gauge, Lionel--black/gold, 1994 10 #ECR X 512--East Coast Oil Tank Car--S Gauge, Downs Model RR Company--white/red/blue logo/black lettering, 19999 10 #RFX 1505--Richfood Milk Tank Car--S Gauge, Downs Model RR Company--white/blue/black letters, 2000 10 #7698--Crane Car--O gauge, MTH--black, 1998 11 #7699--Crane Tender--O Gauge, MTH--black, 1999 11 #7602--Work Train Caboose--O Gauge, MTH--red/white/black, 2002 11 #89147--Atlantic Coast Line Ps2 Discharge Hopper Car--O Gauge, MTH--yellow, 2010 11 Norfolk and Western--O Gauge, MTH [2 cars], 2005 12 #23764--Chessie System--40' Boxcar--O Gauge, MTH--blue with gray roof 2007 12 #8965--Olde Virginia Beer 40' Steel Sided Reefer Car--O gauge, MTH--yellow with black roof, 12 Chessie System Bay Window Caboose--O Gauge, MTH, 2006 13 #20-91556 VTC #7615--Atlantic Coast Line Extended Vision Caboose--O Gauge, MTH--orange with black trim, 2015 13 #20-97348 VTC #7617--Norfolk and Western Ps-2 Hopper Car--O Gauge, MTH--grey, 2017 13 VTC #30-5182--Richmond Street Car (bump-n-go)--O Gauge, MTH--grey and black, 2018 13 #7686--GP-7 Diesel Locomotive--O Gauge, Lionel--red/white, 1986 14 #1888-1988--Richmond Trolley--O Gage, Bowser--blue/white/gold, 1988 14 #?--Norfolk Trolley--O Gauge, Bowser--red/white/yellow, 1989 14 #7600--Searchlight Car--O Gauge, MTH--black, 2000 14 #60720--Southern Gondola with Pipe Load--O Gauge, MTH--silver with red letters, 2009 14 #20-98833--Seaboard Flat Car with 2 Pup Trailers--O Gauge, MTH--maroon with with silver trailers (red razorbacks), 2011 14 #8476--Single Dome Tank--S Gauge, American Flyer--green/white, 1984 15 #97--Birney Trolley--O Gauge, Bowser--orange/white, 1997 15 RFandP Boxcar--O Gauge, MTH, 2003 15 Virginian Hopper--O Gauge, MTH, 2004 15 #903 VTC #7612--Atlantic Coast Line GP-30 Diesel Engine--O Gauge, Williams, black with yellow trim, 2012 15 #20-937000 VTC #7617--Chesapeake and Ohio, 50' Ps 1 Double Door Boxcar--black, 2016 15 #7601--25th Anniversary Steam Locomotive--O Gauge, MTH--black/gold lettering, 2001 16