Kris Train Collectors Association Boxcars

The Train Collectors Association (TCA) is an organization for those who collect and operate toy trains. Variations noted are from the Kris Model Trains chapter of Greenberg's Guide to Kusan Trains. In addition to Train Collectors Association, Greenberg's lists TCA cars under Jersey Central Lines, Rocky Mountain Train Collectors Club and Toy Train Collectors Anniversary 1972.

Train Collectors Association 1970 FlyerTown boxcar; white; black and silver lettering; calendar; sliding brown plug doors; full ladders. Train Collectors Association variation (B) in Greenberg's. This car is also pictured in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Dark blue variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Train Collectors Association boxcar body shell; blue; yellow lettering; sliding yellow plug doors; full ladders. The lettering is printed in the same color and style as the car above. Blue with yellow plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the T. Cosgrove collection.

Train Collectors Association variation (G) in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Norm Zimmerman variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Train Collectors Association 1971 Metropolitan Division (METCA) 10 Jersey Central Lines boxcar; navy blue; white and gold lettering and graphics; silver "10;" sliding navy blue panel doors; half ladders. Train Collectors Association and Jersey Central Lines variation (A) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the G. Clarke collection.

Train Collectors Association 1972 Pittsburgh National Convention boxcar; silver; black and green lettering; silver "18;" steam locomotive front; sliding green plug doors; half ladders. Toy Train Collectors Anniversary 1972 variation (B) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Train Collectors Association 1973 New England Division (NETCA) 12273 Vermont Railway boxcar; green; white lettering and graphics; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. Train Collectors Association variation (D) in Greenberg's.

Train Collectors Association 1973 New England Division (NETCA) 12273 Vermont Railway boxcar; green; white lettering and graphics; sliding green plug doors; half ladders. Plug doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Train Collectors Association 1973 New England Division (NETCA) 12273 Vermont Railway boxcar; green; yellow lettering and graphics; sliding green panel doors; half ladders. Yellow lettering and graphics variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Train Collectors Association 1974 New England Division (NETCA) 12174 New York, New Haven and Hartford boxcar; tuscan; white lettering and graphics; sliding white plug doors; half ladders. New York, New Haven and Hartford variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Train Collectors Association 1974 New England Division (NETCA) 12174 New York, New Haven and Hartford boxcars. Top: regular run convention car; tuscan; white lettering and graphics; sliding tuscan plug doors; half ladders; particle board chassis. New York, New Haven and Hartford variation (B) in Greenberg's. Door color not specified in Greenberg's. Bottom: Special shiny gold convention car; black lettering and graphics; sliding black plug doors; half ladders; particle board chassis. The gold cars were made as a thank you for the NETCA Board of Directors and six are known to exist. Shiny gold variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Train Collectors Association 1974 Midwest Division 00001 convention boxcar; yellow; blue roof and ends; black lettering and graphics; sliding blue plug doors; half ladders; particle board chassis; 200 produced. Midwest Division variation not in Greenberg's.

Underside of the TCA Midwest Division boxcar. Car number 2 of 200. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

This is the only Rocky Mountain Train Collectors Club variation documented in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.

Train Collectors Association 1974 Rocky Mountain Train Collectors Club boxcar; shiny silver; black lettering and graphics; sliding black plug doors; half ladders. Shiny silver variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Train Collectors Association 1975 Southern Division Florida East Coast boxcar; light blue; gold lettering and graphics; "Speedway TO AMERICA'S PLAYGROUND;" sliding light blue plug doors, half ladders. Train Collectors Association variation (C) in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Train Collectors Association 1977 Houston National Convention boxcar; orange; silver roof; black lettering and graphics; sliding black plug doors; half ladders. Houston convention with black doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo courtesy of the M. Smith collection.

Houston convention with silver doors variation not documented in Greenberg's. Photo and description courtesy of the B. Batt collection.