"So has York made a good recovery"
IMHO, a resounding YES!
9,400 huge smiles (seen in the eyes of those that ere masked) lots of merchandise for sale (I got everything on my wish list (PostWar Southern "B" unit, 209 New Haven Alco pair and an American Flyer 17B transformer) plus other items including a Rock Island Alco 2031 pair (It seems that I've been on an Alco roll having bought a boxed silver 2023 Union Pacific a week before York).
Had a great time at the Bandit meets before the main event too.
It was great having dinner with out of state friends that I have not seen in two years and hotel evening gatherings (with out favorite drinks) in the hotel's breakfast area.
On Thursday, when they played the National Anthem, in the area I was in one person started singing, then another, then all of us!. Most had tears in their eyes by the time the song was over!
April hotel reservations and York badge already in hand, looking forward to then.
The sad part: About a half a dozen train friends were not there, having passed over the last 2 years. Only one from Covid, most of the others from some form of cancer. God Bless them and the others that are no longer with us.
