GUEST BLOGGER: John of Railroad Express - My York Experience

Guest blogger, John of Railroad Express, sent in this post about his experience at York this spring. 

It was a bright Spring day in April 2008 as I parked my car in the lot of the holy grail of train collector heaven, the mighty train meet called “York”.

If you have been to York, this article will tell you nothing you already do not know. But for the “non-Yorkers”, this might be an interested peek into this massive event.

First the basics, York is actually York, PA, held at the fairgrounds. York is about an hour outside of Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Dutch region of this great state.

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TCA Spring 2008 York Meet Stats

The Eastern Division of the TCA posted some stats about their Spring '08 train meet held in York, PA.  Here is a run down of the stats taken from their site:

Total Registrations:   14,567
Members & Dealers:  9,355
Total Member Spouses & Children: 4,583
Guests (including Spoused & Children: 629
Dealers: 267
RV's: 174

For more details visit the TCA Eastern Division's website here.

 

Video Of OGR Forum Meeting In York

O Gauge Railroading magazine holds an OGR forum meeting in the grandstands at every TCA York train meet.  The meeting consists of a number of presenters from the O Gauge manufacturing world discussing their new products.  This time around a forum member made a video of the meeting and OGR posted it on their website.  Check out the video here.