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Phil Cottrell
Reigning National Champion 2023-24
Railcon 2023 Results
Darwin and Peter Bromley Memorial National Champion:
Phil Cottrell
Heather Barnhorst Memorial
Iron Man Winner:
Anthony Medici
Challenger Class Winner:
William Spear
Next Railcon
October 16-20, 2024
Courtyard Hotel by Mariott
1311 American Lane
Schaumburg, IL
Origins 2024
Puffing Billy Winner: Roger Jarrett
Challenger Class Winner: Jen McConnell
Iron Man: Jen McConnell
Next Origins
June 18-22, 2025
Columbus, OH
Origins 2023
Puffing Billy Winner: Chris Meyer
Challenger Class Winner: David Hooton
Iron Man: Chris Meyer
Gen Con 2023
Puffing Billy Winner: David Belew
Challenger Winner: Jonathan Lundy
Iron Man: Phil Cotrell
The Puffing Billy ribbon for Gen Con is now active. It will be $32 and the event ID is ZED24ND257653. Thank you for your patience waiting for this to be resolved.
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Thank you to everyone who makes the Train Gamers Association possible!
The TGA is an all-volunteer organization funded by memberships, Railcon income, and support from our tournament sponsors: Rio Grande Games, Days of Wonder, Catan Studio, Z-Man, Darwin's Toys, LudiCreations, APE Games, R&R Games, and Nexus Game Fair
For more information about our sponsors, click here. Please thank them whenever you can.
This list also includes some other Train Game manufacturers that you should check out.
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Photos from 2003 - 2019 Credits: Phil Cottrell, Debbie Gutermuth, Jeff Jackson, Tony Medici
The Train Gamers Association (TGA) facilitates and promotes the play of train games.
We sanction and run Puffing Billy™ Tournaments at conventions throughout the year.
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