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LCCA Product for 2024

The LCCA created a number of wonderful products to celebrate its Convention City. Box Cars, Gondolas, Engines and more.

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LCCA 2024 Christmas Boxcar

The entirely new 2024 LCCA Christmas car is now ready to order. This LCCA Christmas Car carries on the tradition of a yearly Christmas car for the holiday season started by the LCCA back in 2014 with another great boxcar

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President's Report

A 2025 Holiday Greeting from Andy Dubill, President LCCA

A 2025 Holiday Greeting from Andy Dubill, President LCCA

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Product Development

LCCA Offers A United States Air Force Commutative Car

LCCA Offers A United States Air Force Commerative Car. At our Omaha Convention one of the trips we intended to take was to the SAC air base outside of Omaha. We would tour the base and for those who wanted a keepsake, the LCCA had produced 350 commemorative cars. These cars, made in the US, highlight activities at the SAC base.

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President's Report

Keeping Up with LCCA’s Responses to the Health Crisis.

We want our members to know your directors, officers and key volunteers are fully cognizant of the very uncertain times our nation is experiencing. The club leadership is working closely together electronically and by phone to assure club operations continue as smoothly as possible. For up-to-date information regarding the club’s events, we urge you to check the LCCA website and watch for our periodic e-blast messages in your email.

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Convention News

2022 LCCA NASHVILLE CONVENTION REPORT (from 8/7/21 virtual meeting)

Presentation by Dennis DeVito (HM6758) 2022 LCCA Nashville Convention Chair at the August 7, 2021 LCCA Virtual Business Meeting.

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President's Report

Happy Holidays from Howard Hickcock from Lionel and Sal Gambino, LCCA

As the Holidays approach, Both Howard Hickcock, CEO of Lionel Trains, and Sal Gambino, LCCA President takes time to wish all a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Prosperous New Year this 2021 Holdiay Season.

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Convention News

NASCAR Teams included in Tour 19 include JRM and Team Penske

(Visit shops, museums, pit stops, etc., of the giants of NASCAR. This tour includes stops at two of the most recognizable team names in NASCAR today. The LCCA thanks both JR Motorsports (JRM) and Team Penske for welcoming LCCA Convention Attendees to their shops. Here is more about both teams.

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LCCA – Special Edition – LCCA’s Video Series Adds its Seventh Segment - 2

The LCCA’s Secretary, Andy Dubill (RM 40209) has continued recording informative videos for our membership which you’ll find both entertaining and helpful. The club values our members and we want them to use all of the many benefits the club has to offer. Video 7 is introduced here, all videos in this series (Number 1-7) can be viewed from link below.

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Convention News

Airports and Airlines Serving Concord.

Concord is served by both Charolotte International Airport (CLT) and a smaller regional airport, Concord-Padgett (JQF). CLT is serviced by most major airlines, while Allegiant Air flies into Concord-Padgett.

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Product Development

LCCA Announces New Lionel Visionline Offering for 2024 - a GG1

LCCA Announces a New Lionel Visionline Offering for 2024 - a GG1. This is a true to scale model of one of Lionel's icon locomotives of the postwar period. Desired at the time for its stature and pulling power, the GG1 is updated to true scale, and includes the latest Visionline features offered by Lionel.

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Lionel sends 2025 Catalog to LCCA Members

Lionel has announced its 2025 Catalog and has it posted on the LCCA website. As in prior years, Lionel has sent the 2025 catalog to all LCCA addresses (US and Canada only) with current active memberships on record at the business office in November 2024.

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Product Development

Lionel HQ Tour Boxcar

This boxcar was created by Lionel to commemorate each member's tour through their headquarters for the LCCA 2023 Convention in Concord, NC

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Convention News

53rd Anniversary Concord Convention Blog - #LCCAConcord

With our Nashville convention successfully concluded, our focus is now on Concord in 2023 (July 24-29, 2023). Much has already been done on events, tours and commemorative products. This blog will document updates to and will follow the Concord Convention developments. #LCCAConcord

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History of Scranton as a railroad town from its earliest days till it became a National Park

Scranton, Pennsylvania, has a rich history as a railroad town, deeply intertwined with the rise of the coal and steel industries.

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LCCA President Mark Kempfer and Lionel CEO Howard Hitchcock offer Christmas wishes to all train enthusiasts and the Best in the New Year.

LCCA President Mark Kempfer and Lionel CEO Howard Hitchcock offer Christmas wishes to all train enthusiasts and the Best in the New Year.

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Convention News

LCCA 53rd Annual Convention will be held in Concord the home of Lionel

The LCCA 53rd National Convention will be held in Concord, NC, the home of Lionel, July 24-29, 2023. Lionel has said they are excited to have LCCA members visit in Concord, not only because they don’t have to travel to another city for their seminar and presentation, but because they are genuinely excited about our visit. They are eager to share all things Lionel with LCCA members and convention attendees.

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Events News

February 21 and 22, 2026 RealRail Model Train Show

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Product Development

2023 Christmas Car

The LCCA Christmas tradition continues in 2023 with another great boxcar.

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