My TCA interest has nothing to do with York.
The first couple of meets that I went to (New England Division) I was just part of the public paying admission. Then I joined TCA in 2014, for more than one reason.
I found that it was a group that I wanted to be with and that should be supported.
I had offered to set up an operating layout so that members could show off their own trains to other members in operating. So they gave me four tables and I was allowed to have my own stuff for sale without paying a table fee. See http://www.netca.org/Operation%20at%20Meet.html
When they didn't have room for that, I paid the $25 for a table just to have a home base while I wandered around - mainly social interaction with an occasional buy where I could get good at a very low price - I a big fan of the junk boxes under that table.
I also have test tacks set up for O, O-27, S and Standard. The Standard gauge track is powered with an Ives 1288 transformer - to get 24 volts.
So the annul $50 is supporting a very useful activity. I've never gone to York and probably never will. When I add up the expenses for getting there comfortably and staying and eating in reasonable places, it's at least $700. I have many things I can do with that money that sum to much more pleasure than two days at York could.
