Ken, As Dave said, all this was new to everyone last spring. I know you are doing a great job and are learning how to do it and what and who to show to make the largest impact on the model and toy trains community. I'm looking forward to seeing the next Virtual York! 
478 miles round trip from Butler to Round the Clock Diner just to eat scrapple!!! Hmmm.... I'm going to have to think on that a while!! 
@Mark Boyce posted: 478 miles round trip from Butler to Round the Clock Diner just to eat scrapple!!! Hmmm.... I'm going to have to think on that a while!!
Hey Mark, save your gas money and order your scrapple on line.
@wild mary posted:Hey Mark, save your gas money and order your scrapple on line.
From the comfort of your own home! Order scrapple online! So I don't have to drive 478 miles round trip to attend! 
Sounds great, Ken!
@KenJrTW thanks again for doing this. While you can't please everyone, you guys sure try! I'll be tuning in. I saw some of the last one and you guys did a pretty good job getting to everyone. Looking forward to this. Make sure Ryan shows us the Star Trek set!
@KenJrTW posted:First Day Line Up Is Announced! Stay tuned for day 2 lineup!
Ken, make sure you get Lou, gotta have some great old stories. I had thought about asking you to ask about favorite York memories. Well, I thought of my own which was only 3 October York's and decided that would be too much. It's like asking a baseball fan who has seen all the greats and asking him if they all played each other, who would be the best. I could see countless people saying how they had several memories of a great many York's and time would be up before you knew it.
Just remember to tease Ryan when they will produce the single Malt Scotch car.
Haha Lou will be attending. Hes very happy people are requesting him!
I watched the whole thing last Virtual York, I anticipate doing the thanks this time.
Thanks TrainWorld - makes you look at your website before ordering since your in the mind.
Jim
VY reminds me of an online Grandstand gathering, and I enjoyed last spring's. Got me in the mood to buy, and I did. Thank you.
Hopefully, no one else drops a bombshell on us like MTH did. We all have our preferences, and his products were mine. But, time changes everything, and Covid did even more.
It was great to see, and hear Lou. Working in the stand next to him for several years, I always made sure to be in the corner nearest Lou's stool. great guy, even better stories. True York experience, great add to VY.
VY related sales would be great, too. Can't expect free shipping, folks loose a ton paying it, store do too. That's a casualty of not being able to actually go. One of my go to shops just ended their free shipping on large purchases. Sucks, but I'm not crossing them off my list just because of it.
i digress, thanks TW for doing this. It makes this crap a bit easier to deal with.
Looking forward to this, looking forward to seeing ALL your mugs in person again, hopefully in April.
For what it's worth guys, run your trains in the house during VY for extra sensory enjoyment with sound and smoke!
@KenJrTW posted:As per MTH, things always seem to find a way to work out and a company like MTH is too big and have too many great assets to just disappear. Not having Mike in the Hobby is a great loss for everyone not just Virtual York, however, we all can hope Mike will find someone who is hungry and take MTH to the next level.
I think you're dreaming or living in an alternate reality if you think MTH is coming back. If there was a deal to be made, it would have been made. Once you've announced the unconditional closure of the company, the time for dealing has expired. 
If Lionel was smart, they probably have already acquired parts of the good Premier items to fill in their line.
Diesels, PS-1 50’ cars, things like this. They really don't need any more of the declining RK - choo-choo toy market items.
As for Train World, I have been a customer since the doors first opened. You guys have always been the best. Great stock, quick ship, friendly Customer Service. Never had an issue in all these years. With the MTH situation, I am a bit concerned seeing limited stock going forward.
I can only hope going forward someone will pick up and fill the MTH Premier void that is at stake.
From a business / sales standpoint, I wish you guys only the best!
In order it will be Lionel, Angela Trotta Thomas, MTH, Atlas, Williams
All manufacturers told strictly o and a scale talk.
I look forward to hearing what the manufacturers have in store. Being as I’ll probably never make the drive to York, the virtual version does open doors for me.
Thanks for putting this together. I know these things are always a lot more work than anyone appreciates.
Ken, you got the day/date wrong, if it is the 22nd it will be Tuesday, if it is on Thursday it will be the 24th. One of us has been tipping the glass a little to much. It is most likely me.
I wonder if MTH will put out a catalog . 
@John Pignatelli JR. posted:Ken, you got the day/date wrong, if it is the 22nd it will be Tuesday, if it is on Thursday it will be the 24th. One of us has been tipping the glass a little to much. It is most likely me.
A whole month away since York is in October, lol. I know I can't wait but I'm not going to change Ken's calendar to this month to get it here any faster.
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