Obviously the TCA Museum costs something to maintain. If they closed the museum, as some have suggested, dues would be somewhat less.
There have been calls made by others to "close the museum." I trust folks do realize that if you close the museum, you also might just as well dispense with the library and the TCA admin offices since they are all in the same TCA-built-and-owned structure. You would then be stuck paying for a fairly large, very nice, and very empty building, with little prospect for any other use since it is not exactly in the heart of downtown Strasburg.
I cannot think of a better location--anywhere in the U.S.--for the TCA Headquarters, Library, and Museum, than Strasburg, PA. It's truly something of an ideal location for a railroad-related enterprise by virtue of the various rail attractions within spitting distance of each other. NO other location I can think of has such diverse rail-related activities conveniently located in one area (an extremely attractive area at that). TCA members should all be very proud of that unique, distinctive, and attractive facility, the construction of which was undertaken and funded by the membership.
