1) My first York, probably about 10 years ago, my wife and I just walked around amazed at the quantity and quality of trains all in one place! We had a Dodge Journey SUV, and the trip home had the back seat folded down and the whole area packed with new trains!
2) About 5 years back, I had my DIY camper van built so we camped at the Fairgrounds for the first time. I decided to bring a train layout that I had built to fit in the "basement area under the floor. On Thursday night, the temperature was about 70, the weather was perfect, so I set up the trains and ran 'em for a few hours... lots of fellow "campers" came over and joined in discussions about trains, DCS, and vans!
ps. on that trip, we met Ed and Judy from Buffalo, and we look forward to each meet so we can spend some time sitting around the campfire talking about lots of different things... and trains too! Since then we've been to Buffalo and they've been to CT on visits!
3) A few Yorks ago, I was walking from one building to another and noticed Marty Fitzhenry sitting on a bench by the old brown hall. I stopped to sit down. Marty looked a bit beat out from the day, but still had that glint in his eyes as we talked bout trains and "things." That quiet little impromptu talk made that trip to York something special!
Your first trip to York is all about trains, but the ongoing trips are all about the people you meet and get to know!
Hoping we can get back to it soon!!!!
I'd settle for a socially distanced, face-masked, hand-sanitized York in October if the Eastern TCA can figure out a way to do it!
