Welcome to the TCA Rio Grande Chapter website. – tca, scale and model trains, train collecting, train operating, operating layout, hobbyist, buy sell or trade trains, tinplate trains, three rail, toys, electric trains, train collecting standards, train show, train meet, train club, model trains, model train clubs, model train family fun, family fun, model train sets, train swap meets

Welcome to the new TCA Rio Grande Chapter website.

Saturday November 23 & 24 at the Sid Cutter Balloon Museum Albuquerque, NM from 9 am to 4 pm the RARG will be having a train swap meet. (see directions page)

Welcome to our new website! It contains information about TCA events, pictures, links to various train web sites, documents(how to), train videos, applications to the local chapter as well as the national organization. If you have a question or concern about this site, please email the webmaster.

We are very diverse group with members from all walks of life and interest as well. Some members operate G gauge, three-rail “O” gauge trains (like LIONEL), two-rail “S” gauge trains (like American Flyer), HO, N and Z gauge trains. These are from all periods – prewar, post war, and modern. We have swap meets where you can buy, sell, or trade train items of almost any type imaginable. At the swap meets, hotels, conventions, and other events you will most certainly have the pleasure to see our “O” gauge operating modular trainset layout that has won many award recognition’s at various shows. You will also get to meet the members of the Chapter who are great train enthusiasts.

TCA Rio Grande Chapter Picnic 6/22/24.

We also welcome toy train hobbyists to join the TCA local Rio Grande Chapter and to join in our activities (see our events page). Please see our TCA Applications link above for applications to the TCA national and TCA local Rio Grande Chapter.