Interesting to note that York's 2436 tables last spring at 6 feet per table represents about 2 and 3/4 miles of tables plus the distance between rows and between halls. Hard to believe now that I used to make at least 2 laps through all the halls each day of the meet in my youth!!!
Considering that the goal at that time for most of us was to see the maximum amount of O gauge trains for sale, there was no comparison with any other meet. The standing joke was that many of the other meets would fit in just the restrooms at York!!! 
Now that many are also interested, or perhaps more interested, in operating layouts, manufacturer booths, displays, etc., the dynamic has changed, and many may prefer one of the other meets. But, for the "old-timers", York will always be in a class by itself.
Jim
