I made the trek from Potomac, Maryland, just outside Washington DC, for this show. Well, actually I went to visit my sister and a "change of scenery" in Boston with the show being a big part of it.
Nice show, very large. Not impressed from an O Gauge perspective. Very little, IMO, product to be had. If I were local, I'd certainly make a point to go every year but wouldn't make any special trip again for it. I'm an 1 1/2 hours from York and that is easily worth the trip. This looked like an awesome show for the N Scale/HO Crowd. Arguably this may be "their York".
I still made the most of it and had a great time. I was in the halls by 10am and on the road by 3:30. Went through all of the buildings several times. The modular layouts, overall, were terrific. I really liked the G Gauge and European layouts. Best of all was the 0-4-0T running outside. Yes, I got to blow the whistle! 
I did find the Lionel #2338 I've been looking for for many years. I have never found one in the condition I like at the price I liked until today. I spoke to the gentleman who sold it to me for quite a while. I casually mentioned it was my first time at the show and not terribly familiar with the layout and just enjoying walking around. He mentioned it was the same for him. I said "where ya' from?" He replied: Rockville, Maryland, about 10 minutes down the road from me. You can't make this sh*t up folks! Talk about a small world! We had a great laugh about that! I look forward to getting the engine on the layout at home later next week.
