April York - official thread

[Anonymous]

It is getting to be that time of year again...

Who's comin?  We will be meeting at the CTT Booth on Friday around 1pm (?) for the group photo - if that time doesn't work we can schedule it for another time. I won't be able to make it to the fairgrounds till after noon.

In honor of His Majesty The Mayor I am planning a gathering on Saturday April 19th at my place in Mount Airy, MD (about 1.25 South West of York).  I hope to have the layout functional by then so we should be able to run some trains. Weather permitting I'll be cooking some burgers and chicken on the grill.

If interested just respond via email with your email address so I can send directions.

Hope to see you all there!

[laz 57]

BRENT,

  I'll be there on Friday all day with my wife.  See YUZ GIZ at the booth.  Don't know  bout sat.

BOY ITS 2+ Months away, someone can't wait?

B Good or B Gone,

laz57

[Anonymous]

Laz,
LOL! Nah, I can wait, but wanted to get the word out about Sat so I can get a rough idea of the interest.

[johnandjulie13]

Hello Brent:

I may have an interest.  I have never been to York and have heard nothing but great things about the event.  My understanding is that they do a show in the spring and the fall.  Is one better than the other?  How close is Baltimore and Washington D.C. to York?  Do you have to be a member of a club to attend?

Regards,

John

[ChiefEagles]

Got my reservations at the Holiday Inn Express [cash in some of those hundreds of thousand points] and mailed my card and check for my badge.  Now debating on driving or flying.  Might rent a car and drive up. 

[Anonymous]

John,
You have to be a member of the TCA to attend... or you can go as a guest on a current member. York is 1 hour North of Baltimore and a 3 day drive North from D.C. LOL!

Actually from D.C. it would take about 2 - 2.5 hours depending on traffic.

The April and October shows are basicly the same, some vendors have different stuff between the two shows though.

[fifedog]

88 - sounds great.

Chief - if you do drive, fifedom is just a hop & skip from I95.

[ChiefEagles]

88 - sounds great.

Chief - if you do drive, fifedom is just a hop & skip from I95.

We'll connect.

[DMUinCT]

  All, I have my ticket, as usual I will be in the "Blue Hall" "Table E-14", drop by.

  TCA York, PA ---You must be a Member or Applicant of TCA, or Guest of a TCA Member. All 8 buildings on the York Fair Grounds are used.  York is put on by the Eastern Division of the Train Collectors Association each April and October and do a great job. 

  Figure on 15,000 members in attendence and about 1,500 Member Tables and Dealer Booths. Talk to Lionel, MTH, Atlas, etc., thay are ALL members and attend.

  The York Show opens on Thursday at Noon and closes on Saturday at 2 PM.  You can not see it all in one day.

   A Summer Convention is held each year in a different city, this year it is June in Burlington, VT.

Don U., TCA 73-5735

[lionel2]

I will be there too.  This is my 7th time going there.  I plan on going down on friday or saturday.  What time does the show open on friday?? what time does it open on saturday??  I know its done at 2PM on saturday.  I know exactly what I am looking for.  A 1946 berkshire #726 with the double worm drive, or a 2345, 2355, or 2356 F3 AA Units.  I think this is the best show and competive prices because there is so much.  More items of 1 kind the lower the prices of that item.  This time I am taking my Dad along as a guest.  Its $20 for me and $20 for him at the door, now a member gets to have a guest 1 time only to a york show?  see you all there. 

[trigtrax]

 

Dealer halls open   Thursday 12 PM to 7 PM

                          Friday    9 AM  to 7 PM

                          Saturday  9 AM to 2 PM

Member halls have the same starting time but close at 5:30 PM on Thursday and Friday.

I'll Be in the Orange Hall Booth BB-04.. Stop by

[Joe Hohmann]

This meet, I'll be a York during the entire time, since our modular group will be set up in the Black Hall (Wed. set-up to Sat. take-down). Joe

[wrmcclellan]

I will be there the entire time!

Orange Hall outside for photo around 1pm ok for me!

The chief at York? Better make sure he knows where the First Aid station is next to the Brown Hall. They provide oxygen for the overwhelmed

[DMUinCT]

  FYI !

   Eastern Division now posts the York Registration Package "On Line" shortly after the first of the year.  I downloaded it and sent for tickets on Jan. 21st, got my tickets this week. Beats waiting for the Mailman.  They have been doing this for some time, you can get the same table at each meet this way.

 

[jonadel]

Chief--

Drive, then you'll have plenty of room to take back your purchases.  I was glad we drove even though it was a 1000 miles as we were able to see parts of the country that we really enjoyed, especially the hills and valleys SE of Pittsburgh and the Battlefields at Gettysburg and the train museum and the tour of the HD plant and........... the list is endless.

[Anonymous]

Last I heard from Buckeye, Chief still rides a horse... so if he's 'driving' he better get started.

[Buckeye Riveter]

Last I heard from Buckeye, Chief still rides a horse... so if he's 'driving' he better get started.

88..He had to give up riding the horse after slipping on the ice in Idaho.  His Honor the Mayor of Roseyville has a carriage pulled by two magnificent mules.  Of course Barney rides shotgun and Gomer drives.

[jefelectric]

Brent, I will attempt to get this thread back on topic.  Yes, you can count me in.

[mitchelr]

I plan to be there.  You guys (or as LAZ would say, Yuz Giz) really crack me up.  I can't wait for York.

Mitch 

[ChiefEagles]

Last I heard from Buckeye, Chief still rides a horse... so if he's 'driving' he better get started.

88..He had to give up riding the horse after slipping on the ice in Idaho.  His Honor the Mayor of Roseyville has a carriage pulled by two magnificent mules.  Of course Barney rides shotgun and Gomer drives.

Going to light a turpentine torch under each mule's tail.  This will give us Roseyville jet assist to shorten the trip time.

[dbaker48]

You all may not have noticed, but I've been very quiet on this thread. 

However, I have found out that the city manager for Roseyville has made transportation  reservations for the Chief's trip.

I can only imagine the return trip.

 

And I thought they would have broken out the Limo, again.

 

 

[fifedog]

Thanks Don.  Soda really hurts in the sinuses right now.

[ChiefEagles]

Ah, my CA buddy has been spying in Roseyville again.

[laz 57]

Got my reservations at the Holiday Inn Express [cash in some of those hundreds of thousand points] and mailed my card and check for my badge.  Now debating on driving or flying.  Might rent a car and drive up. 

WORD has it that DA CHIEF cancelled the plans for staying at the Holiday Inn and instead is going to stay at the YORK meet the whole weekend?  Going to bring up his DE LUX MOBILE HOME...

B GOOD  or B  GONE,

laz57

[laz 57]

And if DA CHIEF picks up FIFE well he needs more rooms sooooo.....

Bgood or b gone,

laz57

[ChiefEagles]

Don and LAZ waiting for Fife and I to pick them up to go to York.

Don is the one with the gray hair that needs coloring.  Nice tatoos Don.

[laz 57]

NICE CAR CHIEF?  DON and I have some work to do before we get to YORK???  DA CHIEFs CAR....

Bgood or b gone,

laz57

[baltimoretrainworks]

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[baltimoretrainworks]

It looks like I'll be going to York this year after a 5/6 year hiatus. While I do have issues with things that have been talked about ad nauseum I will admit that it does have a larger selection of dealers/items than most shows and since I'm gearing up for 2 new layouts (mine and my grandsons) it seems like a good idea to try this again with an open mind. Plus I live about 20 minutes from the fairgrounds so I'm not looking at the 1 to 1.5 hour drive as in the past. Plus I'll finally get to meet some of you guys.

[laz 57]

See you there BTW.

laz57