Manufacturers at Worlds Greatest Train show - Oaks, PA

When I met and spoke to the gentleman from Caboose Industries when they were in Houston, it was surprising how small of an operation they really are.

Interesting, Lionel is skipping the spring York, but they're going to the WGHS...

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Interesting, Lionel is skipping the spring York, but they're going to the WGHS...

WGHS is where Lionel will attract potentially new customers.  York is preaching to the choir.

Rusty

And Lionel will be at da Big E as well!

Missed a bunch

See attached pdfs for complete list and floor plan from the website.

-Greg

Definitely going to try to make it and pester Lionel about Quality Control!!!!!!!!

Besides Lionel, Bachman, Broadway Limited and others,  You get North Penn O Gaugers, North Penn S Gaugers, Reading Historical Society, Western Allegheny and other railroad clubs.

Yes, Gunner John will be there.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Interesting, Lionel is skipping the spring York, but they're going to the WGHS...

Its just a smart business decision. The WGHOT show is an open to the public event that attracts double the audience of the mostly closed to the public event in York. That 2 hall two day public admission is not providing much of a benefit for the hobby to grow. The York event is a stale show attended mainly by the same old audience year after year. In contrast the WGHOT show provides the opportunity for manufacturers to reach a fresh, new and different audience of potential NEW customers. For model train companies the decision is a no-brainer!

ZWPOWER13 posted:

Definitely going to try to make it and pester Lionel about Quality Control!!!!!!!!

Lionel's entire set up is mostly geared towards sets for kids and their parents. Complaining to Lionel about QC will get you no where.

you would be better off sending emails to the people in charge and state your thoughts in a civil manner. This show is not the place. The best place would be York in October, some of the management team is always there. 

Dave