OK, I was wrong...great show, very worthwhile going to it. The "early birds" did fine. I got a parking space close to the entrance, then read for 45 minutes. They let us (relatively few ) wait in the heated lobby area, so there was no line out in the cold. When I left at 11:30, the crowds were making it hard to walk. Parking-wise, people had already played "create-a-space", and many cars were roaming around looking for one. Thankful parents with a SUV full of kids got mine. The flow of cars moving toward the expo center was heavy and slow.
Lionel had a York-type display, and MTH and Williams had nice ones as well. The previous show here had 2 bored-looking Lionel reps and a backdrop. Some big dealers were here, like N.Smith and Just Trains. The previous show sold mostly cheap toys, but there was a good mix at this one. I bought 3 HO buildings for my S layout. I could not find these (for obvious reasons) at York or Allentown. Last but not least, the modular layouts were many and very nice. I met 3 forum members...John Devlin, Bill Parkinson, and Greg Houser. I was lucky to get to them before they had a chance to run away. 
