April 2020 York Friday and Saturday only per EDTCA Facebook feed.

I agree with the move by the ED. I'll just go back to my schedule I always used when it was always Fri--Sat meet. Beings I am about two hours away I'll get to the meet between 8--9 am on Friday  and enjoy the meet. Same as I did for many years. 

The only things I may miss are the dinners and get togethers but on the way home on Friday a few of us stop at the Red Lobster near Lancaster on rt 30 for dinner. Another thing we did before the three day meet, now we will do it again. 

All in All the change is ok with me. 

Dave

MartyE posted:

scott.smith posted:

The move to Fridays years ago killed the bandit meets. I usually only spend only one night and that was Thursday. That didn't change when the days changed. Before I went to the bandit meets on Thursday then to the museum and the Thursday's at Fridays. Friday morning opened at 9:00 and I was ready to go. The biggest problem I had when the meet was set-up this way was I didn't always get to all the halls on Friday. If the change helps the dealers and manufacturers then I am all for it.

Scott Smith

I think you have a typo there Scott.  They added Thursday.

That's a typo.

Scott

Well......I guess in April we can meet Thursday night for dinner.....Friday AM for breakfast and then Friday night for dinner again......different venues, different groups......we adapt!

Peter

Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

I would still look forward to any social gathering for breakfast and dinner, just may make things a bit weirder for breakfast. Maybe start at 4AM breakfast(joking), I think they're open 24/7.

Not a problem, Dave......I get up every day between 4-4:30 AM......

Peter

Scrapple is both flexible and forgiving.   

Putnam Division posted:

Well......I guess in April we can meet Thursday night for dinner.....Friday AM for breakfast and then Friday night for dinner again......different venues, different groups......we adapt!

Peter

Works for me!!

-Greg

eddie g posted:

It should have been changed to all day Thursday and all day Friday. No one needs Saturday.

I agree. However, the dealers would then start packing-up at noon on Friday. 

Joe Hohmann posted:

eddie g posted:

It should have been changed to all day Thursday and all day Friday. No one needs Saturday.

I agree. However, the dealers would then start packing-up at noon on Friday. 

I think it needs to be what works best for the EDTCA through the results of their polling of the vendors and table holders.  I'd rather have a Friday Saturday York than no York at all.

Is this for real ???   I know I’m a little late reading this but just got the TCA National Headquarters News and the dates shown are April 23-25 2020 

Thx

dorfj2 posted:

Is this for real ???   I know I’m a little late reading this but just got the TCA National Headquarters News and the dates shown are April 23-25 2020 

Thx

Yes it is. They announced it on their Facebook page. They haven't updated the website or publications yet. 

     Since April 2020 will be the first show with 2 days, any idea on how the EDTCA will handle allowing the public in? Thursday was the members only day in this format once the public was allowed in. If the public is allowed in all day on both Friday and Saturday, then what benefit is there in TCA membership aside from the early registration fee ( $15.00 advanced vs $23.00 at the door)?  Also, will the price be the same for April vs October with one less day? 

PA Anthracite posted:

     Since April 2020 will be the first show with 2 days, any idea on how the EDTCA will handle allowing the public in? Thursday was the members only day in this format once the public was allowed in. If the public is allowed in all day on both Friday and Saturday, then what benefit is there in TCA membership aside from the early registration fee ( $15.00 advanced vs $23.00 at the door)?  Also, will the price be the same for April vs October with one less day? 

Stay Tuned, as their Facebook page basically said, for details to follow.

WOW can we just thru October first. 

We will get the REAL info then.

GG1GUYY

Greg Houser posted:

Putnam Division posted:

Well......I guess in April we can meet Thursday night for dinner.....Friday AM for breakfast and then Friday night for dinner again......different venues, different groups......we adapt!

Peter

Works for me!!

-Greg

That sounds good to me as well.

I myself get up early too, usually around 5 during working days, weekends maybe just after 6 or a little later depending on when I went to bed.

I thought l read Sat.-Sun. two day was under consideration?  So much for working stiffs. (didn't/won't impact me, as l had the vacation time, but others?) Sat. hall rental cheap; Sun. not?  I find more of the old stuff l am still looking for, on the net.  With product source problems, dwindling mfrs., aging market, and redundant products, going to York to see "what's new?" has not been effective.  I have spent little the last several Yorks. I keep hoping for a resurrection.

I like the change back to just Friday and Saturday.  I'll probably stay over to Saturday and avoid the Friday evening traffic on the way home which keeps getting worse.  I expect that the TCA Museum and Library in Strasburg will go back to Thursday before York for the open house and manufacturers' presentations. 

Maybe Saturday will be the only day open to the public which might make that day more worthwhile for the dealers and manufacturers.  Anyhow, I'd think the dealers and manufacturers would appreciate the shorter hours and one less night of travel expenses.  Who knows, the April meet may regain some of its lost momentum.  

One of the options, I'm told, was to eliminate the Spring York meet. Glad they are taking one step at a time. Guess I'll stay over for Saturday for the first time in many years.

Jim Waterman

Well, since this was the last topic on York 2020, I'll post here. My friend Phil who has been asking some good train questions is getting more interested in many things, so I dropped him the York line. It started because he was asking about the Legacy users meeting that MartyE heads. See if Phil is going to attend York and join the LU's meeting assuming fall we have one.

irish rifle posted:

I hate to say it, but this may sound the death knell for the April York Meet. Since Saturday is typically a very slow day, I have to wonder how many dealers are going to travel to York for essentially a one-day meet.  I also wonder how many members will be rethinking their plans. Very sad.

Pat

Well York had no problem attracting people back when it was a Friday-Saturday show before!! More people then than now big time! As far as big dealers missing? Lionel was missing as far as manufacturers. Whoopi.

Farmer_Bill posted:

Scrapple is both flexible and forgiving.   

Great for Pothole Fillers!