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OGR Forum Meeting, Friday, Oct. 21st, 2PM at TCA Eastern Division Meet on York, PA Fairgrounds

Ed BoyleEd BoyleOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

The O Gauge Railroading Forum Meeting will be held in the GOLD HALL across the parking lot from the Orange Hall starting at 2PM. on the York, PA Fairgrounds, during the Train Collector's Association Eastern Division Meet on Friday, October 21st.

 

The OGR Forum Meeting is a fast moving series of presentations by industry representatives filled with good information, solid insights and the usual quota of laughs. The Meeting is a blend of information and entertainment designed to give you the maximum amount news about the latest happenings in the O gauge hobby in just about one hour.

 

This edition of the Forum Meeting will feature some special announcements, three drawings for new OGR products, the latest developments in electronics and control systems, and other O gauge industry doings and happenings. So if you are on the York Fairgrounds at 2 PM on Friday October 21st, come and join us and don't miss it, it is a great experience!

 

For those of you who can't make the meeting in person, Steve Nelson, of Mr Muffins Trains, will accurately and wittily record the proceedings, including several items usually at my expense! Steve Nelson's report will be posted separately on the OGR Forum.

 

Rich Melvin, CEO and Publisher of O Gauge Railroading, will start off the proceedings with two new product announcements. He will also introduce Bill Bramlage, the author of his colorful, new, hard cover coffee table book, Tower City Trains.

 

The other O Gauge Companies that are scheduled to participate are;

Atlas O

Korber Models L. L. C. (Special Announcement)

Lionel L. L. C.

Mianne-Foley Woodworking Co.

Miller Engineering

MTH Electric Trains, Inc.

Ross Custom Switches

RRinaBox

Scenic Express

Schneider Model Railroading

Sunset Models-Third Rail

Williams by Bachmann, Bachmann On30

 

We will also have three product drawings exclusively for those who attend the Forum Meeting. We will be handing out a ticket to each person who comes through the door. One ticket only for each person attending please.

 

And, of course, there will be the usual surprises that happen at our OGR Forum Meetings!

Ed Boyle

Partner

O Gauge Railroading magazine

 

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Allan MillerAllan MillerOGR Editor-in-Chief SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
redball342 posted:

When York goes public next year will this regular event be open to forum members that are not TCA members?

This particular event (OGR Forum Meeting) is already open to anyone. Permit me to explain.

The York fairgrounds is open to all--members, non-members, general public, etc.--throughout the York Meet. The only restrictions relate to the buildings that are reserved and designated for the meet (the various-color halls--orange, purple, blue, red, silver, etc.). Only TCA members can gain access to any of those halls. The OGR Forum gathering is NOT held in one of those trading halls, so anyone who cares to attend can certainly do so if they want to make the trip to York only to partake of this gathering.

I suppose you also could come for the Forum meeting, get all excited/curious about what's going on in the various trading halls (which you cannot enter), walk down to the Silver Hall and sign-up for a TCA membership and Meet registration, and then enjoy the next several hours seeing what the York Meet is all about.

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Greg HouserGreg HouserOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER
Rocky Mountaineer posted:
BigRail posted:

No..because non TCA members can only get in on Saturday.

Really??? Is this a new twist???  I thought when we discussed this recently, the public was gonna be allowed on Friday and Saturday.  Has that changed to just Saturday???

David

David, in the October issue of the TCA Quarterly, in the President's Column (page 3), it is mentioned the dealer halls will be open to the public on Saturday only.  Hall hours will be extended.  

Regards,

Greg

 

Andy HummellAndy HummellOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Maxrailroad posted:

Wish I could go, I have school  I will be up on Saturday, is anything interesting happening then?

The only things going on on Saturday are the free coffee & donut starting at 7:30 am in the Orange Hall lobby, and the Eastern Division membership meeting in the Orange Hall conference room at 8 am.  The coffee and donut are a good reason to get there before the meet opens at 9.

Andy

P PGentieuOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER

David, in the October issue of the TCA Quarterly, in the President's Column (page 3), it is mentioned the dealer halls will be open to the public on Saturday only.  Hall hours will be extended.  

Not to hijack the thread, but during the PA announcements just before the meet opened at 12 today, they mentioned that in April the dealer halls will be open to the public on both Friday and Saturday, with those halls staying open until 4 PM on Saturday.  I think there may have been a slight communication gap between TCA president and the Eastern Division.

 

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