- Lone Star Division TCA

LONE STAR DIVISION
Train Collectors Association’s 
WINTER MEET
Hosted by the Gulf Coast Chapter
January 8, 2011
Katy VFW Hall
6206 George Bush Dr. (the old 6th Street) & Ave. D Katy, Texas 77493
Operating layouts – buy/sell trains – refreshments – door prizes & train raffle
NOTE: ALL TCA STANDARDS RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLY!  
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011
5–8 or 9:00 PM  Open house hosted by Houston Tinplate Operators Society (HTOS) HTOS is in Memorial City Mall at the South East corner of I 10 (Katy Freeway) and Gessner (this is approx. 6 miles East of Katy). Their store front is on the North side of the mall across from Target and
next to Radio Shack. The mall has ample parking, but the most convenient parking area is located on the east side of Target and to the west of Macy’s.
6–9:00 PM 
7:00 PM
Registration/Unloading (open box rules–tables covered NO TRADING until 9 AM)
Note: Security will be provided by TCA members.
Division Board Meeting  
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2011
8:00 AM Registration/Unloading
9:00 AM Meet opens for TCA Members and guests
10:15 AM Division Business Meeting
10:30 AM Meet opens to the general public
Noon Contest Winners Announced
1:00 PM Engine Derby Contest
3:00 PM Silent Auction closes
4:00 PM Meet Closes
6:00 PM Optional Dinner–location to be announced
For more information: Carl Olson (281) 277-7630 or Michelle Bradford (713) 269-8360
CONTESTS: 
Best of Show
(voted on by the members)
Best Original Prewar
Best Original Postwar,
Most Interesting Paper
Most Unusual Toy Train Item
Best Restored Toy Train Item
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Note: If you reside in the Lone Star Division area, and are not a current 2010 member, admission will be
$11.00 in advance or $12.00 at the door. This will be for your 2011 dues plus the admission fee.
Pre-Registration
$5.00 per Member / family ($6.00 at door) $____________
Pre-Registration Tables $18.00 per 2 1/2’ x 6’ table X_____= $____________
($25.00 at the door)
Guest Registration: $6.00 per Guest (under 18 free)X_____= $____________
TOTAL REMITTED
$____________
Fill out back side
of this form!
Postmark by
Fri. Dec 31, 2010
NAME___________________________________ TCA #_____–____________________
ADDRESS____________________________CITY__________________STATE______ ZIP_______
PHONE (____) ____________________ e-mail:________________________________________
NAMES OF FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDING _________________________________________________
NAMES OF GUEST (S) ATTENDING _________________________________________________________
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
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The VFW Hall is located on 6th Street off Avenue D just 3/10 mile north of US 90. The parking lot is east of the VFW
Hall, just after the baseball field. The main entrance for unloading is also located in the east side of the VFW Hall.
Park
N
Map not to scale
Ave. D
VFW
Hall
George Bush Dr. (the old 6th Street)
KATY
UP RR
tracks
1.6 miles
U.S. Hwy 90
To Houston
To San Antonio
from
San Antonio
exit # 740
Exit 740
FM 1463
Pin Oak
IH-10
Hotels this side
Exit 742 Exit 743
Katy–
Grand
Ft. Bend Parkway
Exit 745
Mason Rd.
from
Houston
exit # 742
Hotels: All local hotels are accessible from the Grand Parkway exit # 743. They are located on the Eastbound access road of
IH-10 between Grand Parkway (exit # 743) and Mason Rd (exit 745). All types of restaurants are available in the area.
Comfort Inn & Suites West–Katy, IH-10 at Mason Rd., Katy, TX (281) 392-8700 Best Western Houston West, 22455 IH-10 West, Katy, Texas (281) 392-9800
Holiday Inn Express, 22105 IH-10 West, Katy, Texas (281) 395-4800
Hampton Inn & Suites West–Katy, 22055 IH-10 West, Katy, Texas(281) 392-1000
Saturday Night Dinner: We plan to have a dinner, at a location to be announced. The cost will be approximately $20.00
per person. Details will be announced at the meet. Note that this event will be cancelled if we do not get good response.
Meet Rules:
1. The meet is open to all TCA members, their families and guests. Members’ spouses who are not themselves members will not be charged admission, Children, of members under the age of 18, will not be charged.
2. Guests may buy, but not sell.
3. The Open Box rule will be in effect from unloading to Sat. at 9:00 AM No trading or browsing before Sat. 9:00 AM
4. Prices must be marked on all items offered for sale. A list of items with prices indicated is also acceptable.
5. Badges must be worn at all times in the trading hall.
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Mail To: Jim Medlin - TCA Meet
MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO:
3423 Candlepine
“Lone Star Division-TCA”
Spring, TX 77388
Postmark by Fri. Dec. 31, 2010
I agree to comply with all of the rules and regulations of the Train Collectors Association (TCA) and its Divisions and
Chapters in effect from time to time, specifically including all the rules and regulations of all TCA Committees and any
actions and rulings of all TCA Committees. I also agree that all items sold by me to any TCA member or at any TCA
sponsored meet shall be sold on the basis that I represent that all such items are authentic and in the manufacturer’s
original condition unless I have caused any such item to be appropriately marked as a restoration or reproduction.
 
Interested in attending Saturday night dinner?
Yes:________No:________
Member’s Signature________________________________________________
Date:____/____/____
For more information: Carl Olson (281) 277-7630 [email protected]
or Michelle Bradford (713) 269-8360 [email protected]
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Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division’s
Katy, Texas Meet January 8, 2011
Train Collectors Association Mission Statement: To develop an appreciation of and to preserve
an important segment of history - Tinplate Toy Trains - through research, education, community outreach, fellowship,
establishment of collecting standards, and to promote the growth and enjoyment of collecting and operating toy, model and scale trains.
August “Augie” Henry Ponchatoula, LA meet 2011 TCA Convention
Pritzlaff Jr.
was successful AGAIN! in Sacramento, CA
August Henry Pritzlaff Jr. 86,
died Sunday, October 24, 2010 peacefully in his sleep of natural causes.
He was born on August 25, 1924, in
Culver, Indiana at Culver Military
Academy where his father, August
H. Pritzlaff Sr. was an instructor. His
mother, Helen S. Pritzlaff, and father
preceded him in death as well as his
wife of 40 years, Joan C. Pritzlaff.
He is survived by his two sons, August
Pritzlaff III and Raymond Pritzlaff
and wife Lynn; two grandchildren
Mathew and Catherine; his brother
John Pritzlaff and wife Shelby of
Crofton, MD; and two nieces Susan
March and Carol Kather.
Augie was a graduate of Evanston
Township High School in Evanston,
Illinois and a PhD Chemical Engineering graduate of Northwestern University.
He served his country aboard the
destroyers USS Ault and USS Hank as
a Naval Officer, eventually retiring as a
Lieutenant Commander after teaching
for many years in the Naval Reserves.
August had a lifelong passion for
railroading and was a longtime member of the Train Collector’s Association. In lieu of flowers, donations in
remembrance of August H. Pritzlaff,
Jr. can be sent to Train Collector’s
Association, PO Box 248, Strasburg,
PA 17579-0248, a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization.
I was always pleased to see Augie,
be it at TCA meets, the World’s Greatest Hobby or a Gulf Coast Chapter
meeting at Tom & Chris Rogers’ ~
Pat Halpin
A heart felt congratulations to all
of the Louisiana members for helping
make or Nov. 6th Train Show a great
success!!! Approximately 340 paid attendees! Noting the number of children
under twelve we had 500 PLUS people
attend our event!
A big tip-o-the-conductor’s-cap to
our dealers, kid display providers and
layout builders! You guys provide what
the public wants - trains, toys and the
memories of good times past! And you
guarantee that there will be future train
collectors and operators!
And special thanks to those who
volunteered to man the registration and
raffle tables! Without our volunteers we
simply could not do these shows!
We are going ahead with a Chapter Show this coming March. We are
reserving the Lions Club again for this
event, and certainly hope that all of you
will be back and participating in this
event. ~ Clay Fourrier.
Note to all: While the LSD officers
pushed and cheered for a comeback
after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, followed by Rita this Louisiana Chapter
has pulled itself out of the downward
spiral. It could only happen by their
own efforts. This is proof that you can
survive if you want to. ~ Pat Halpin
Pat Halpin running for
National Vice-President
Pat Halpin has been nominated
for TCA National Vice-President.
The ballot will be in the March 2011
TCA HQ Newsletter. Your vote will
be greatly appreciated as every vote
counts and will make a difference!
The TCA 2011 Convention, June 26–
July 2 is being held in Sacramento, CA
which is situated in the heart of Northern
California. It is the Capital of California and is one of the most historic and
charming cities in the west. It is where
gold was discovered in 1849 which
drew miners from all over the world and
attracted railroad barons to create the
Transcontinental Railroad. The historic
Old Sacramento is a renovated area along
the Sacramento River waterfront, about
twelve city blocks from the Convention
hotel, where the California State Railroad
Museum (CSRM) is located and the old
Central Pacific Station still stands housing vintage railroad equipment from that
era. The CSRM houses a full size Southern Pacific cab-forward locomotive, a
WP “A” unit, an operational Pullman
sleeper car, the Thomas Sefton Toy Train
Gallery, and many other things of interest
for those who love railroads or just want
to experience history. It is a world class
railroad museum.
The Convention has been designed
with cost in mind. Friday is a good day
to use the Convention shuttle around
Sacramento to see the sights in town.
Your Convention badge will gain you
entrance to all California Park facilities
including the Railroad Museum, Sutter’s Fort, Governor’s Mansion, Leland
Stanford Mansion, etc. The schedule is
constructed to maximize your northern
California experience with a full week’s
list of activities for the whole family.
The following is the schedule with
more details and registration form will
be in your TCA Jan HQ Newsletter.
(See TCA 2011 Convention p. 4)
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
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Lone Star Division officers and Chapter officers
Please contact any of these people if you are interested in joining a local chapter
President/Editor Vice-President Secretary/Treas Director-at-Large President
Vice–President Secretary/Treas
President
President-elect Vice–President Secretary/Treas President
Vice–President Secretary/Treas President
Vice–President Secretary/Editor
Treasurer Lone Star Division Officers:
(San Antonio, Texas)
210-661-4238 (land and cell- 24/7) [email protected]
(Houston, Texas)
[email protected]
(Port Aransas, Texas)
[email protected]
(Willis, Texas)
[email protected]
Chapter for the State of Louisiana:
Clay Fourrier
(Baton Rouge, LA)
[email protected]
Mortimore F. Kelly (New Orleans, LA)
[email protected]
Dominic Michelli
(Baton Rouge, LA)
[email protected]
Dallas / Fort Worth and surrounding area: North Texas Chapter
Steve Allen
(McKinney, Texas)
972-800-7349 [email protected]
Ron Spinek
(Lucas, Texas)
214-383-9478 [email protected]
Jon Dell’antonia
(McKinney, Texas)
[email protected]
Pat Neil
(Dallas, Texas)
214-696-3834 [email protected]
Houston and surrounding area: Gulf Coast Chapter
Carl Olson
(Richmond, Texas)
[email protected]
Michelle Bradford (Alvin, Texas)
[email protected]
Jim Medlin
(Houston, Texas)
[email protected]
San Antonio and surrounding area: Central Texas Chapter
Clay Kinsner
(Port Aransas, Texas)
[email protected]
Gene Peterson
(San Antonio, Texas)
[email protected]
Michael Johnson
(San Antonio, Texas)
[email protected]
Jerry Skrocki
(San Antonio, Texas) [email protected]
Pat Halpin
David H. Fronick
Clay Kinsner
Newton Derby
Continued from P. 3: TCA 2011 Convention
2011 Tentative Convention schedule:
Sunday June 26
Tour 1 Virginia & Truckee RR steam train
Tour 2 Napa Valley Wine Train dinner
Monday June 27
Tour 3 Lake Tahoe and aerial tram
Tour 4 Napa Valley Wine Train lunch
Annual Golf Tournament
Tuesday June 28
Tour 5 Two-Rail 0 Scale Layouts in Mariposa
Tour 6 Cruise to San Francisco & Pier 39
Tour 7 Home layouts open for individual visits
Wednesday June 29
Shuttle Bus to Old Sacramento
Tour 7 Home layouts open for individual visits
Tour 8 Jelly Belly and Western RR Museum
Tour 9 Grass Valley prewar home layouts
Tour 10 Heringer Wine tasting
Tour 11 Hi-Rail home layout tours by bus
Thursday June 30
Shuttle Bus to Old Sacramento
Tour 12 Lake Tahoe Stateline and alpine tram
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Tour 13 Jelly Belly and Western RR Museum
Set-up Trading Hall at Convention Center
Tour 14 Executive Chef exquisite dining
Night at the California State Railroad Museum
Convention Center closed for Party at CSRM
Friday July 1
Tour 15 Live Steam at Tilden Park
Trading Hall at Convention Center open
Operating Display Room and Kids Club open
Shuttle Bus to Old Sacramento
Tour 16 Lake Tahoe Alpine Dinner Cruise
Saturday July 2
Tour 17 Western Railway Museum only
Trading Hall at Convention Center open
Operating Display Room and Kids Club open
Shuttle Bus to Old Sacramento
Tour 18 California Auto Museum Tour
English RR presentation
Pre-Banquet No Host reception at Hyatt
National Banquet at Hyatt
Sunday July 3
TTOS Cal Stewart Meet open to TCA members!
(this is a huge meet that you should consider going to!)
Tour 19 Yosemite National Park tour
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
Prototype artwork shown
Final graphics may vary slightly
TCA LSD Division Car
c/o Clay Kinsner
P.O. Box 556
Port Aransas, Texas 78373
Your canceled check is your only receipt
Please use the below order form or a copy of it.
Offer limited to TCA members only.
Please print clearly
$_______
E-mail ________________________________________________________
(TCA LSD NL)
City _________________________________________ State ________ Zip Code ___________________
Address ________________________________________Phone # _________–______________________
Must provide TCA # _____–________________ Name__________________________________________
Total
Questions or extra forms? Contact Pat Halpin TCA LSD President at 210-661-4238 or [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quantity of Lionel Texas Special Mint Car(s) at $61.95 x _______ = $________
9.00
Shipping&handlingonfirstcaris$9.00
$________
Shipping & handling on EACH addition car is $4.00
$________
AK and HI add $5.00 Canada and foreign orders add $10.00 per order
$________
Mail to
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------All checks or money orders (sorry no credit cards) must be in U.S. funds payable to: “TCA Lone Star Division”
This car is sold exclusively through the TCA Lone Star Division.
This Lionel (production number 6-52585) Texas Special mint car will go with past Texas Special cars, regardless of manufacturer, and the latest Lionel Texas Special Train set offered in Lionel 2010 Volume 2 catalog.
This car is manufactured and painted for us by Lionel. Features include metal brake wheel, die-cast sprung
trucks/couplers and metal frame. Mint cars tend to sell out in the early months of promotion.
Limited Edition of 500. Order now to avoid disappointment!
500 limited edition
Est. delivery Aug. 2011
TCA Lone Star Division’s Texas Special Mint Car
Please send this membership form and your dues. IMPORTANT: If you are 65 or over and a member
for 20 years you must still send the form in or reply by e-mail will all the below information. I do not
know or remember everyone’s age or that your address is correct, especially if you just became 65.
YOU MUST KEEP YOUR NATIONAL STATUS CURRENT–That is due on your
anniversary date of joining TCA- Your green membership card has the month that your dues expire.
Please mail this form by March 31st to
Pat Halpin TCA / LSD, PO Box 200442, San Antonio, TX 78220-0442
Division Dues for 2011 are now payable!
Name __________________________________TCA # ______––______________
No charge if a TCA member for 20 years AND over 65?_________Change of address below?_______
Address _______________________________________________Phone: (_____)_________________
City ________________________ State _____________Zip (with + 4) ____________––__________
e-mail ( ONLY for TCA updates & deadline reminders)____________________________________
Better yet – send me an e-mail ([email protected] with your name and I will save your e-mail address.
Please put “TCA” in the “Subject” box so I will know it is not junk mail)
Dues $6.00 $_______
Need a new name tag?__________(Please add $10.00 for a total of $16.00) N. Tag $10.00$_______
Do you want your name tag to show your name & city & state as listed above? Total:
$_______
Please list any change from above info for name tag:________________________________
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The Gulf Coast Chapter is selling their portable kid’s toy train layout. Go to the link http://vimeo.com/14965611
to view the layout. Bids must be postmarked by January 2, 2011.
For information and pre-bid questions contact Carl Olson, at 281-277-7630, or email [email protected].
Gulf Coast Chapter Outing to the Texas State Railroad by Carl Olson
The GCC held its first ever outing on Oct 2, 2010 at the Texas State
Railroad. Weather-wise, it was a great
sunny day with temperatures in the
low 60’s in the morning and increasing to the low 80’s in the afternoon.
My initial target was to have 20 people
sign up for the event, but we ended up
with 32! All but one person was able
to make the trip.
Many in the group, including myself, elected to arrive in Palestine the
day before the event. This enabled us
to have a fresh start Saturday morning,
plus it eliminated any potential traffic delays coming from the Houston
area. We started arriving at the Palestine Depot around 10:00 AM Saturday
morning to pick up our boarding and
food tickets. For those who wanted to
take photos (and we took lots of them)
of the locomotive, rolling stock and
structures, there was plenty of time to
do so.
For those who may not be aware,
the railroad is now run by the American
Heritage Railways group which also
owns the Durango and Silverton and
the Great Smoky Railroad. Our consist was pulled by No. 300, a Baldwin
2-8-0 that was built in 1917, and converted several years ago to run on distillate fuel. No. 300 had gone through
a partial nine-month 1472 restoration,
which was completed in September
2009. The exteriors of the engine and
tender were also restored; they are periodically cleaned to the point that the
unit looks like it just came out of the
paint shop. Behind the locomotive and
tender we had 5 restored passenger
cars that were clean and painted in red:
the Texas State Railroad color. The
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engineer, Vance Nickerson, told me
that when they restore any of the passenger cars it is done to Amtrak specifications. The information I got from
Shelly Rich, the Railroad’s Reservations Manager, is that they had to add
an additional car to the consist as they
were full and needed to have available
seats for walk-ups.
I took the liberty to ride in the
engine cab (of course at a cost) from
Palestine to Rusk. This turned out to
be a great opportunity, since I have
never ridden in a cab for any length of
time. Periodically, I have been able to
get short rides in the cabs of the Mikados on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic
Railroad, but being able to ride in a cab
for this distance was one of my great
adventures. Riding for that distance
in the cab, you get a real sensation of
what it was like for those individuals
who did this for a living. Everyone in
the cab had to wear ear plugs as the
noise level was high, which was attributed to the whistle, blow downs,
exhaust from the stack, exhaust being emitted from the steam chest, etc.
Also, there was never a moment that
the engine was not rocking back and
forth, so being a passenger in the cab
required me to hold onto the grab bars.
On the way to Rusk, the engineer
had to stop the train a couple of times
so that the fireman could go out and
lubricate new truck bearings that had
been getting hot on previous trips. On
this particular day, the temperature inside the cab was very comfortable, but
as the engineer and fireman told me, it
gets quite hot in the summer - like 135
degrees F. During the whole ride, the
fire box door was kept open to allow
a draft into the boiler – temp inside
the boiler was running 2,500 to 3,000
degrees F. The fire box door is only
about 5 to 6 inches in diameter.
Most of the trip was on flat terrain, but half-way to our destination,
we encountered a 1.5% grade, where
you could feel and hear the locomotive
laboring.
While riding in the cab, I got to
speak with Vance Nickerson, the engineer, and learned that at one time he
was a late prewar and early postwar
collector of Lionel trains. He still has
his collection, but it is stored away
in boxes in his closets, as he is now
into building live steam and diesel engines. It takes him anywhere from 3
to 6 months to build a live steam engine and tender, and once he has the
basic unit done, it takes an additional
6 months to do all the detail work.
The round trip on the train takes
about 4 hours, which includes a stop
over at Rusk to have lunch and for the
railroad to service and turn the engine
on the wye for its return trip to Palestine. On the trip back, I elected to
travel in the climate controlled coach,
while Mike Lewis rode in the engine
cab. While in the coach, I had the opportunity to speak with several of the
chapter members about their experiences on the excursion. The consensus was that they really enjoyed it and
are looking forward to participating in
future trips.
I’ll have to say the Railroad did an
outstanding job of providing us with an
enjoyable ride, good food, and entertainment, plus Mother Nature helped
by providing us with great weather.
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
2010-2011 TCA
Annual Appeal
In the center of the November
HQ Newsletter, you will find our
2010-2011 TCA Annual Appeal information and submission envelope.
As always, we need your help in
meeting this year’s challenge from
our anonymous member. We need
to raise $50,000 from our membership and he will donate $5,000
more. Please use this form when
making your donation (or you can
download it from the website) and
most importantly, please send to
“TCA Annual Appeal”. If you include your donation with your dues
renewal, it may be delayed in reaching me or may be credited to our
general fund instead of the Annual
Appeal. So please – remember how
much TCA has meant to you over
the years and please give.
Please help us make a difference! And remember,
your donations are tax deductible to
the full extent of the law.
Send your donation TODAY!
2011 TCA Calendar
New TCA Raffle!
The 2011 TCA Calendar is proving
to be another huge hit for TCA and a
great fundraiser. As with our first calendar, this one features the layouts of
some of our members across the United
States. I have a very limited number
available to sell this time. You’ll find
the order blank in the HQ Newsletter
or you can order it through our store at
www.nttmuseum.org. Available for just
$14.95 w/shipping of $4.95. These calendars make wonderful gifts for those
train friends on your Christmas list. So,
hurry – order YOUR copy today!
We’ve come up with a brand
new raffle this year which we’re
hoping will be lots of fun. This
time, we’re raffling a $1000 gift
certificate for travel on Amtrak to
some lucky person! That’s right –
you’ll be able to travel to this year’s
convention in Sacramento or wherever you choose via train!
Chances are still just $5. So –
don’t let this one get away – buy
your ticket from Jane Boyce today!
See the ad in the HQ Newsletters
for more information.
You definitely won’t want to
miss this very special 2011 cruise
– to the beautiful Mediterranean
on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines!
When? We leave for Barcelona,
Spain on September 8th and sail
on the 10th to Provence (Toulon) France, Villefranche (Nice)
France, Livorno (Florence/Pisa),
Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy,
Naples, Capri, Italy and return to
Barcelona on September 17th. Hurry – once our initial cabins are booked, the price will most
likely go up a bit. And we’ve had
several bookings already.
Call Jane Boyce at 717-6878623 or Kim Winemiller at 1-800222-1469 ext. 342 or 717-600-8700
ext. 342 for a detailed flyer and
more information. Join us “mon
ami” for another great TCA Cruise!
Look for our special ad in the Nov.
TCA HQ newsletter!
4th TCA Legacy Cruise–Mediterranean Cruise
Lone Star Division account activity Sept. 30, 2010 to Nov. 30, 2010
Starting balance October 1, 2010
$5,957.81
Inflows
Texas Special Mint Car
$1,870.65
This with no printed advertising going out yet.
We expect this car to sell out by April/May.
Total Inflows $1,870.65
Outflows
Newsletter
$ 761.00
Total Outflows $ 761.00
Net Inflows: $1,109.65
Ending Balance November 30, 2010
$7,067.46
$1,613.93
was
deposited
past
this
time
frame
from
the
Ponchatoula, LA meet.
http://www.tcamembers.org/membership/application.pdf
This is the profit minusthen
the trophy
expense
of $88.75.
This is
a tentative profit of $1,525.18.
contact
us to get
the needed
signatures
This section for TCA members
only and is not accessible by any means.
go to
Checking account balance as of Sept. 30, 2010:
Certificate of Deposit (with interest) as of Sept. 30, 2010:
$ 5,957.81
$28,236.68
= $34,194.49 Starting Balance
Checking account balance as of November 30, 2010:
Certificate of Deposit as of November 30, 2010:
$ 7,067.46
$28,243.76
= $35,311.22 Ending Balance
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
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Two Lone Star Division members we lost recently:
Terry Smith on Aug. 21, 2010 and “Augie” Pritzlaff Jr. on Oct. 24, 2010
Photo on left: Ray Pritzlaff
(LF) and his Dad August “Augie” Pritzlaff Jr. at Tom & Chris
Rogers’ in April 2009. Augie
and Ray were at the World’s
Greatest Hobby February 2009
in San Antonio helping with the
Gulf Coast Chapter’s Children’s
layout. Augie was loved by all
and this was the last time some
of us got to see him.
Photo below: The late Terry
“Mr Meridian” Smith (LF)
LSD member from Meridian,
Idaho and Newt Derby at the
TCA National Toy Train Museum selling 2006 merchandise
in April 2006 (Photos by Pat
Halpin)
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Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
TCA Lone Star Division’s Texas Special Mint Car
500 limited edition
Est. delivery Aug. 2011
Prototype artwork shown
Final graphics may vary slightly
Limited Edition of 500. Order now to avoid disappointment!
This Lionel (production number 6-52585) Texas Special mint car will go with past Texas Special cars, regardless of manufacturer, and the latest Lionel Texas Special Train set offered in Lionel 2010 Volume 2 catalog.
This car is manufactured and painted for us by Lionel. Features include metal brake wheel, die-cast sprung
trucks/couplers and metal frame. Mint cars tend to sell out in the early months of promotion.
This car is sold exclusively through the TCA Lone Star Division.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------All checks or money orders (sorry no credit cards) must be in U.S. funds payable to: “TCA Lone Star Division”
Mail to
TCA LSD Division Car
c/o Clay Kinsner
P.O. Box 556
Port Aransas, Texas 78373
Your canceled check is your only receipt
Please use the below order form or a copy of it.
Offer limited to TCA members only.
Please print clearly
Questions or extra forms? Contact Pat Halpin TCA LSD President at 210-661-4238 or [email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quantity of Lionel Texas Special Mint Car(s) at $61.95 x _______ = $________
9.00
Shipping&handlingonfirstcaris$9.00
$________
Shipping & handling on EACH addition car is $4.00
$________
AK and HI add $5.00 Canada and foreign orders add $10.00 per order
$________
Total
$_______
Must provide TCA # _____–________________ Name__________________________________________
Address ________________________________________Phone # _________–______________________
City _________________________________________ State ________ Zip Code ___________________
E-mail ________________________________________________________
Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas
(TCA LSD NL)
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Pat Halpin President
TCA Lone Star Division
P.O. Box 200442
San Antonio, Texas 78220-0442
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TCA Meets/meetings and other train shows calendar of events
Dec 31, 2010 TCA Convention Car postmark or online order deadline.
Jan. 8, 2011 TCA Lone Star Division Train Meet – Katy, TX
Jan. 10, 2011 Central Texas Chapter meeting (location TBA)
Jan. 8-9, 2011 Waco, TX Waco’s RR Wintertime Train Show Fine Arts building of the H.O.T. Fairgrounds
Sat 9–4 PM Sun 11–4 PM 405-810-1010 Adults $7 at 9 AM / $5 after 10 AM Children $2
Jan. 15–16, 2011 Plano, TX North Texas Council of Model RR Clubs Plano Center 200 E. Spring Creek Pkwy
Sat. 10–5/ Sun. 10–4 817-713-6887 www.dfwtrainshows.com Bob Bray [email protected]
Jan. 29–30, 2011 San Antonio/Live Oak SAMRA 35th Annual Train Show
Ralph Alexander 210-656-9178 [email protected] www.samratx.org
Feb. 19, 2011 Greater Houston Train Show Stafford Centre 10505 Cash Road@Murphy Rd. 10 AM to 5 PM
http://sanjac.leoslair.com Adults $6 Children 12-18: $1 Exit US-59 south at Wilcrest Dr. (later becomes Murphy Road) go 1.8 miles south to Cash Rd. on southeast corner.
March 5, 2011 TCA LA Chapter Train Meet Lion’s Club in Ponchatoula, LA
March 19–20 Longview, TX 15th Annual J.E.T.T. Model Train Show Longview Fairgrounds
100 Grand Bivd. Sat:10 AM–5 PM Sun: 11 AM–4 PM Homer Fleischer 903-753-9512
April 14–16, 2011 TCA Eastern Division Meet – York, PA–2 1/2 day meet (+2-3 days Mon–Wed of bandit selling)
May 14, 2011 TCA Lone Star Division Train Meet – Garden Ridge, TX
June 2011 TCA 57th National Convention in Sacramento, California (Nor-Cal Division)
$115 per night at the downtown Hyatt Regency Sacramento on L Street
You cannot make room reservations until after January 1, 2011
Aug 20, 2011 TCA Lone Star Division Train Meet – Plano, TX
Oct. 1–2, 2011 San Antonio/Live Oak AMRE’s 23rd Annual Model Train Show
Oct. 13–15, 2011 TCA Eastern Division Meet – York, PA–2 1/2 day meet (+2-3 days Mon–Wed of bandit selling)
Nov 2011 TCA Lone Star Division Train Meet Lion’s Club in Ponchatoula, LA
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Train Collectors Association – Lone Star Division – Newsletter January 2011 – Winter Meet – Katy, Texas