What are you hunting for at York this spring???

Hopefully, many of my friends here on the OGR FORUM....See all the new  LIONEL, MTH, ATLAS O Products, and everyone in the Orange Hall, and all the other Halls....To me, I love the trains, but it's You All that make Our Hobby Fun...

My 21st birthday, as I am now 68 years old!

If I admit it here, everyone else will be out to buy "my stuff"! Maybe after the meet.... 

I do look forward to seeing everyone from OGR.

I don't have to think, I don't have to look, I just walk the aisles and the trains find me. 

But most of all it'll be fun seeing friends!

The public.  Probably the hardest thing to find this April York.  BigRail

If able to attend, I'll be looking for a pair of Weaver NP Vista dome cars...

But especially getting to meet many of you!

This will be my first York ( most wouldn't believe it seeing I grew up about 45 miles from it) But figured since I'm retired it's about time. Now to me it will probably be something in the postwar period. A lot of the new stuff I'm not that interested in as normally beyond what I want to pay for something. Would like to find a couple of set boxes I need and maybe even boxes for cars/engines. But that will not be high on my list. I'll be just looking and if something strikes my fancy I may check it out closer. 

That and meeting some of the people I talk with on the forums

I'll be happy to see all my OGR and MTF friends. Plus if I see something I must have ill get it.

Wabbits......

Sherris Crab Cakes, Neil Young, Mr Wolf, the guy that dresses up like a conductor, and Don Shaw!

I can tell you that I will NOT be looking for 9200 / 9400 / 9700 / 19200 series boxcars. The ones that people sell new in the box for 10 or 20 bucks. I will not be looking for those at all. And somehow I will still come home with 6 or 8 of them!

Something related to the Jersey Central RR I don't already have, something NJ Transit that isn't the 90's Lionel toy like stuff, something to add some life to the layout like animations.

While not seriously looking, I tend to adopt any excellent condition 2457 Lionel postwar metal caboose with steps that looks lonely on a dealer's table. They were only offered in 1945-47, and one came with my first train set on Christmas 1946. As commonplace as they were, it is hard to find them in excellent condition. The 5 that I have, so far, have ranged in price from $20. to $60. All 5 are slightly different from each other (something I did not realize when buying them). I have attended a number of York meets without finding one, but at the last York, I found two. 

nickaix posted:

I can tell you that I will NOT be looking for 9200 / 9400 / 9700 / 19200 series boxcars. The ones that people sell new in the box for 10 or 20 bucks. I will not be looking for those at all. And somehow I will still come home with 6 or 8 of them!

You mean like this?????

I like the shelves.

I'm looking to enjoy myself and see old friends. Anything else is a bonus (well, maybe there are one or two things I'll also be looking for  .

For anyone who was thinking of picking up a turntable or trandsfer table at York and save on shipping, we just posted the order cut off date on our website. First come first serve as once trailer is full order pick ups are closed. Thanks and see you guys and gals at York.

I'm actually going to deliver much more than I expect to buy (like I said last time and bought 2 standard gauge sets).

Three lucky people are going to take delivery of a freshly built SP Daylightstandard gauge set with Lee Lines GS4 and sets of 4 or 5 passenger cars in matching red/orange/silver and black paint. All made from the original parts that have been waiting patiently to be finished for the past 35 years. 

But if I happen to see a JAD or Gold Standard GG1 at the right price, well

Jim W

I'm going to be hunting for the public.