April York - official thread

[Anonymous]

So far for Saturday we have:
Chief
Fife
Laz
JohnF
Mitch
Myself

baltimoretrainworks - are you interested in attending the gathering on Saturday at my place?

Still waiting to hear from Marty and Wes (if he is attending the show).

JohnandJulie is a ? - I would offer to get you into the show but I won't be there till Friday @ 12:30pm and would be a waste for you. I'm not looking to get through all the halls, I need to go through Brown and Orange. Maybe try to get through a couple smaller halls, not sure about Silver as that can take a while to go through. If Dennis from Brennan's is going I have to find out where he will be so I can pick up my order...

[ChiefEagles]

The more Yanks to trick, the better.

[laz 57]

See you there BTW.

laz57

[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.

[baltimoretrainworks]

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[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

[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]

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

Bgood or b gone,

laz57

[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

[ChiefEagles]

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

[fifedog]

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

[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.

 

 

[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.

[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 

[jefelectric]

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

[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.

[Anonymous]

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

[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.

[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.

 

[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

[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

[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

[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. 

[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

[ChiefEagles]

88 - sounds great.

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

We'll connect.

[fifedog]

88 - sounds great.

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

[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.

[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. 

[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

[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.