WB&A About Us   The Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis (WB&A) Chapter TCA was founded in Silver Spring, Maryland in 1964. The first meeting was held in the home of noted rail historian Al Roth. The Chapter was named WB&A in honor of the old Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis trolley line.” (Now you can understand our trolley logo.)   On June 30, 1989, the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis (WB&A) Chapter TCA was incorporated as a non-profit corporation under the statutes of the State of Maryland. An authorized 501(c)(7) entity, Please consult your Tax Advisor to determine if donations made to the WB&A are tax deductible.   The WB&A is a Chapter of the Train Collectors Association (TCA) with our National Headquarters and Museum Building are located in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, seen above, was built in 1977, housing the national business office and The National Toy Train Museum. The Museum has one of the finest collections of toy trains on display along with major operating layouts in Standard, 0, G, S and HO gauge. WB&A Members are admitted into the Museum free of charge and are encouraged to lend their special trains to the Museum for display. The building has been expanded twice since, and is debt free.   Membership in the Chapter requires that you first become a member of the National Association, and the National Association has grown from a humble beginning of sixty-eight meeting in a barn in Pennsylvania, to a worldwide organization of over 30,000 members in 20 Divisions with 20 Chapters.