Got my MTH York boxcar, natch.
Then went over to RPO trains because they always have interesting unboxed stuff. But this time something in a box caught my eye.
I have been looking for MTH's Amtrak rapid-discharge hoppers ever since I decided to build a NEC ballast train. Most of what I had was the result of buying up Just Trains' stock (4) back at the 2012 Fall York. Since then I've been looking for the six-car sets and literally none were around to be had. The set was not a limited-edition, but it had apparently sold out, and those who had them weren't selling. (From the Aarons' Trains thread, I spotted some of the separate-sale cars, and while they were all the same number, I made a mental note to clean them out after York.)
So lo and behold, I spot one of the ballast hoppers in RPO's booth, out of the box on display. Then I saw another behind it. Looking at the side of the box not only revealed product numbers with letter suffixes, but more cars. And they had different road numbers. I had found one of the six-car Amtrak ballast hopper (rapid-discharge) sets, less than ten minutes after walking into the show--SOLD. That made my day. Now I have 11 ballast cars.
And to top it off, I have a lead on components to build an Amtrak Anniversary train, but that story is in the "deals that got away" thread.
---PCJ
