TCA Train Meet in Florida, Saturday, May 17th, at New Location

For all of you Disney fans or other tourists who may be in Florida this month, the Southern Division of the TCA is hosting a train meet in the Orlando area.

This meet will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Maitland. Maitland is a suburb of Orlando located just a few miles north. The Church is at 341 North Orlando Avenue which is also known as Highway 17/92. This is a NEW LOCATION and is a change in location from announcements printed in the TCA HQ News and Classic Toy Trains and O Gauge Railroading magazines. These announcements identified the Maitland Civic Center which is where previous Maitland SD Meets have been held. However, the Church has a large, well-lighted gymnasium with easy access and will provide a much better facility for our meet.

The meet opens at 9:00 AM on Saturday for TCA members only and will be open to the public from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Train collectors from all over Florida will be there with their trains and there will be parts dealers there too. Door prizes will be drawn throughout the meet.

Parking is free and admission for non-Southern Division members is $5.00 per Adult and children under 12 yrs old are free with paid Adult. A few tables are still available for TCA members (you do not have to be a Southern Division member to rent a table, just a TCA member).

Directions to the Meet Hall:
Follow I-4 to Maitland Boulevard (exit 90). Take Maitland Boulevard East to Maitland Avenue. Turn right on Maitland Avenue and follow it two blocks to East Sybelia Avenue. Turn left onto East Sybelia Avenue and follow across the railroad tracks a short distance to Orlando Avenue (Highway 17/92). Turn right on Orlando Avenue and the entrance to the Church parking lot is the first driveway on the right.

For Meet Info, click on the following link to the Southern Division website http://www.tcasoutherndivision.org or contact: Arnie Travitsky at 407-260-8599.

Posted by Bill Trappen