Day Two: The York Meet Opens
Just got in after a long day at The Fairgrounds. We started the day meeting with a bunch of train people at the Round The Clock Diner at 8am.
After a wonderful meal we had two hours to kill. I didn’t go out last night to get my new pair of walking shoes because I didn’t feel like it. It was getting late and I was tired. So after breakfast I stopped at a good quality shoe store and got some. Only took a few minutes and we were on our way to the York Meet!
After the National Anthem played people began entering the Orange Hall. (And no one kneeled).
We went in and started strolling around all the tables of trains, stopped and chatted with a lot of friends and I found a few treasures. We stopped by Vince’s Trains booth first. We hadn’t seen them since they moved to Florida several years ago. It was great to see Vince and Peggy! I don’t usually buy much on the first day, but I found one item I was hoping to get and another item that I never expected to find that I wasn’t even looking for. That’s the thing about the York Meet, you’ll never know what you’ll find! I was so busy looking and talking with friends I didn’t take any pictures inside. I only got halfway through the Orange Hall so I’ll be back tomorrow and make sure I snap a few.
My first find was a K-Line New Haven 21” aluminum baggage/ combine car. Years ago I had bought an incomplete set of these and now I have the whole set. I went so many years not finding it and not even looking for it anymore. And there it was on a rack right in front of me!
My second find was the recently released MTH Premier B&O 4-6-2 Pacific with whistle steam. I didn’t preorder this when announced but thought it would look great hauling my Golden Gate Depot B&O Heavyweight passenger car set. So I took a chance I’d find one at York and there it was! And at a great price brand new in the box.
Later in the afternoon I had my Lionel Legacy system updated to the recent software version by Marty Eibeck, who used his own time to offer this service to whoever needed it. Thank you again Marty! After chatting with him and Gunrunnerjohn for a while it was back to shopping.
In between Lynley and I had a snack and rested our feet a bit. My new shoes were a big help, too. It was very warm outside but low humidity. Inside the Orange Hall is was air conditioned and comfortable.
Time was getting short as we had dinner reservations at Victor’s Italian Restaurant with some members of our former Northern Central High Railers O Gauge club. What wonderful food and fantastic menu!
After dinner and some raspberry drizzled cheesecake we headed over to Quaker Steak & Lube sports bar for a beer or three with some train friends. However we arrived five minutes before closing time so beers will have to wait until tomorrow.
Time to rest up for tomorrow! I’ll have pictures of my goodies after I get home next week. Who knows what I’ll find tomorrow!!
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