What is this big deal about York?

[darianj]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wolverine49

Perhaps I missed it in the posts above, but shouldn't one advise "newbies" that attendance at "York" is restricted to TCA members and their guests? It's a long drive from Holland just to get turned away at the door!

http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10122137.html

Good point![:0]

[Anonymous]

Perhaps I missed it in the posts above, but shouldn't one advise "newbies" that attendance at "York" is restricted to TCA members and their guests? It's a long drive from Holland just to get turned away at the door!

http://www.traincollectors.org/

[Bob Keller]

The rare becomes common, and if you can't find it there - you don't need it.

And of course, the freebie CTT buttons ...

[laz 57]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Allan Miller

No big deal. It's just the largest toy train meet in the U.S., and probably in the world. It is a "meet" and not really a "show"--the essential difference being that the emphasis is more on the buy/sell aspect of the hobby than on the display of layouts in various scales and that sort of thing (which one customarily associates with a "show").

But more than that, York is the place where many thousands of toy train enthusiasts gather for a few days to socialize, share experiences and knowledge, and make new friends in the hobby (as well as meet-up with old friends who they may only see once or twice a year). There's also the opportunity to meet and talk with all the major "movers and shakers" in the hobby--manufacturers, after-market suppliers, major dealers, and the like.

A big deal? Certainly not for someone with only a casual interest in the hobby, or with no interest at all. But it most certainly is an important event for many who are deeply immersed in the hobby and who want to experience more toy trains than they will ever see anywhere else while simultaneously enjoying the real fellowship--as opposed to the "virtual fellowship" that the Internet provides--of their fellow enthusiasts.

[#ditto]

Where else can you see over 7 buildings of engines,rolling stock, and toy train related stuff with people that have the same interests as you?
laz57

[Anonymous]

No big deal. It's just the largest toy train meet in the U.S., and probably in the world. It is a "meet" and not really a "show"--the essential difference being that the emphasis is more on the buy/sell aspect of the hobby than on the display of layouts in various scales and that sort of thing (which one customarily associates with a "show").

But more than that, York is the place where many thousands of toy train enthusiasts gather for a few days to socialize, share experiences and knowledge, and make new friends in the hobby (as well as meet-up with old friends who they may only see once or twice a year). There's also the opportunity to meet and talk with all the major "movers and shakers" in the hobby--manufacturers, after-market suppliers, major dealers, and the like.

A big deal? Certainly not for someone with only a casual interest in the hobby, or with no interest at all. But it most certainly is an important event for many who are deeply immersed in the hobby and who want to experience more toy trains than they will ever see anywhere else while simultaneously enjoying the real fellowship--as opposed to the "virtual fellowship" that the Internet provides--of their fellow enthusiasts.

[Anonymous]

I've been reading alot of posts here and there about York. I am assuming that its a big train show of some sort, and obviously of one I never heard of or been to before. If someone could enlighten me on what it is would be great.

Chris