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Club events, shows, etc Am I allowed to ask if any body is going to the Altoona PA show on Sunday???

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Club events, shows, etc Am I allowed to ask if any body is going to the Altoona PA show on Sunday???
Posted by Banks on Friday, March 8, 2013 9:02 PM

It's at the Blair County convention center.

I don't belong to the sponsoring club either.

Just asking..............

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Posted by arkady on Saturday, March 9, 2013 10:03 AM

Yes, I'll be there.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Saturday, March 9, 2013 6:07 PM

I wished.  I hear it is a great show.

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Posted by arkady on Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:42 AM

Well, I was there and I'm glad I was.  I came away with a 1952-series Lionel 2032 A-A set in outstanding condition.  Plus original box with original inserts, packing paper and instruction manual, all for $140. I'd been looking for one of these for a long time, and finally found it.

The parts vendors' tables were crowded and busy the whole time.  I was looking for some Standard O hoppers for my Reading Fairbanks-Morse to haul, but there seemed to be less Standard O around than there was last time I attended.  Lots of Flyer.  HO, too, but I've been out of HO for a long time.  Also some tinplate, and all manner of accessories.  By my unofficial estimate, there were more dealers there than last time.

I'll be back in the fall.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:59 AM

In a couple weeks, we finally have a show that is located between Columbus and Cleveland.  

http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=info&eventid=17787

Too bad the show is not on Saturday because then one could lunch on fried chicken and hot apple pie at one the Amish Restaurants.  Thumbs Up

I wonder why the Springfield Train Show is not on the Trains.com listing. 

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Posted by Banks on Sunday, March 10, 2013 5:49 PM

Hello all This is my 1st try posting from Blackberry.

It was a good show. I talked with some club members who said it was their biggest ever.

A couple dealers said they were doing well. One complaned he was selling but at low prices

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