April Member Meet Notice - click here

 

Operating Train Layouts Coming to the York Train Show

Meet Chairman Mike Petronella just announced the line up of Operating Train Layouts you won't want to miss when attending the York Show.

Black Hall

North Penn S Gauge RR - 26'x30' S Gauge Layout

Stillmeadow Crossing Train Group - 26'x45' O Gauge Layout

Orange Hall

East Carolina RR - 10'x40' Combined

Kids Creek Railroad - O Gauge Layout

Mohegan-Pequot Railroad

Purple Hall

Eagle Line Railroad - 20'x20' Layout

White Hall

Washington & Old Dominion Railroad - 26'x50' S Gauge Layout

Winkler MultiGauge Railroad - 10'x18' OO/O/Z Gauge Layout

 

Wandering Through York County - Blog by Jamie Kensley

Check out this amazing blog at https://yorkblog.com/wandering/train-meet-2018/

 

Jamie has spent many hours researching York County and the history of trains down through the years to include the Eastern Divison York Train Meet.

 

 

 

Looking forward to the April 11, 12, 13, 2019 York Train Show

From the Registrar's Desk

In October 2018, Registrar Diana Hood, Member Tableholder Hall Co-ordinator introduced a new service to tableholders. Those members that have been in the same location for several meets were handed their badge for the April 2019 show when registering. That was a huge success. The line was wrapped around the registration desk and we had 3 computers similtaneously processing the registrations.

Because this was so successful, we are again offering this to our tableholders. If you have had the same table location for at least 2 meets, we invite you to pre-register those tables and take your badge home with you. It doesn't get any easier than that. We are available at the Registration Desk during meet hours to process your registration.

Meet Chairman Mike Petronella has a great line up of train displays setting up at the show. Make plans to stop by and see the amazing layouts and get some new ideas at the same time.A BIG thank you to our fellow TCA members that bring their layouts to York.

If you know a Modular Train Club that's interesting in attending the York Show, have them contact Mike at meetchair@easterntca.com

A big Thank you to Carol McGinnis for her hard work and dedication as Editor and Publisher of Clem's Primer. If you haven't taken the time to read it, please do. It's packed full of good information about the show, York County and the surrounding areas. Put on a pot of coffee, grab a cup and get caught up on Clem's Primer. Here's the link: Clem's Primer!!

REASONS YOU MAY NOT RECEIVE YOUR BADGE PRIOR TO THE SHOW

1. You failed to include a Self Addressed Stamp Envelope with your registration.
2. You sent a registration form without a signature.
3. You sent a check with Non-Sufficent Funds available to cover the check.
4. You didn't submit the correct amount of funds.
5. We mailed your badge however the postal service did not deliver it. CONSIDER PRE-REGISTRATION at the show and take your badge home with you.
6. As you can see, there are a number of reasons you may not have received your badge. Be assured we have tried to contact you either by phone or email. It's very important we have the correct contact information on you. Please keep us up to date.

We have had a number of members contact us and say "they never received their meet notice." This has been a concern for many years so to make sure everyone receives a registration form Eastern Division has a full page ad that contains the registration form in the TCA Headquarters Newsletter. If you don't receive your meet notice, please register online https://www.yorkregistration.org or use the form located in the Headquarters Newsletter. Questions: call the Eastern Division Call Center at 814-928-0196.

The Dealer Halls are open to the Public on Friday and Saturday. We open Friday at 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Register at the Ticket Booth just inside the Lobby of the Orange Hall (UTZ Building). Cost for members to attend is $10 per person (Friday or Saturday). Children under the age of 18 accompanied by a paying adult will be admitted free of charge. If you like what you see consider attending as a guest. To register as a guest, go to Memorial Hall where the Registration Desk is located and tell them you want to register as a guest. Registering as a guest allows you access to the remaining 4 buildings. With over 1900 tables of trains for sale, it's a sight for sore train eyes to see. Guest admission is $23.00 at the door. (Public admission fee will be applied to your guest admission).

 

SOMETHING NEW

The Registration Team pre-registered over 500 for the April 2019 show
and handed out the badges for the next show.
NO waiting for the badge to come in the mail.
It doesn't get easier than that!

Stop by the Pre-registration table located just inside the entrance to the Silver Hall,
register for the October 2019 show and take your badge home with you.

 

We welcomed over 248 guests who registered to attend the October 2018 meet. We want to remind you to bring as many guests as you want, as there is no limit to the number of “first time” guests you may bring. You’ll find the guest form on our website (Guest Form). Remember, a guest may attend one time and then they are expected to join the TCA to continue attending the York Train Meet and enjoy visiting not just the Dealer halls, but the Member halls, as well. Many guests continue to express their interest in TCA and have now become members. Ocrtober York proved to be a successful recruiting effort for the TCA as over 60 new members joined.

Online Registration

Online registration is always an option and don’t forget you can call the Eastern Division Call Center at 1-814-928-0196 to pay by credit card.

We offered members the opportunity to pre-register for the upcoming meet and take their badges home with them. If you didn't take advantage of this convenience, please try it at the next show. A sign up table will be located across from the Registration Desk. Put that on your list of places to stop while wandering through the Silver Hall in October. The advantages for pre-registering:

• Convenience - do it at the meet and forget about it until you receive your badge in the mail.
• Cost - we pay the postage.
• Time saver - you save time as you no longer need to wait for the meet notice to arrive, then complete the form, put a self-addressed stamped envelope in with your registration form and make a trip to the post office.
• Accuracy of information - ensuring the information we have on file is correct and eliminating errors due to illegible penmanship.

Everyone should consider using this method to register for the next meet. If you pre-registered, you will still receive a meet notice for informational purposes only. No need to submit a registration form and if you're not sure if you pre-registered - Contact Us.

Have a blessed holiday season. We look forward to seeing you all again in April.

NOT A MEMBER OF THE TRAIN COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION ???

but you would like to attend our meet and see for yourself what it's like to go to "Toy Train Heaven". With 2 dealers halls and 4 non-dealer halls loaded with trains, plus modular exhibits of operating toy train layouts, dealer seminars, buying, selling and much more... you don't want to miss it. We have over 190,000 square feet of trains, trains and more trains. For more information click here to attend as a guest. Perhaps you've attended our show and now you want to join the Train Collectors Association and become a member of the York Train Show family. Click here for more information.

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