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Expanded Description of the Library |
 The Reference Library is both a great resource for members, and the repository for researchers of extensive material about the history of the toy train industry. Located in the Headquarters building in Strasburg, PA, the library is a dynamic center of activity.
For a full description of the Library, go here. On file are catalogs, magazines and books devoted to toy trains from 1900 to the present. The Library maintains copies of commercial price guides for a number of popular manufacturers, but does not provide appraisals or evaluations.
Here are just several examples of the historic documents in the library:
Two easy ways for members to do online lookups:
Search our growing online library records, many records with images. (PastPerfect system, open to the public).
Search the Toy Trains Quarterly Fifty Year Archive here. (Member Password required.) |
 The Library houses the archives of the Train Collectors Association. The library is administered by Librarian Jan Athey, with assistance from the Library and Historical Committee.
A list of other information sources is maintained on the National Toy Train Museum site with the Library's assistance.
Hours:
January- March
Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
April-December
Tues-Fri 8:30-4:30
Also open alternate Mondays and Saturdays
Subject to variation. Please call ahead to confirm availability:
717 687-8976 |
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How to Contact the Library:
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Phone the Library at 717 687-8976.
- Email the Library.
- Write to:
Toy Train Reference Library
Train Collectors Association
P. O. Box 248
Strasburg, PA 17579-0248
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