Monthly Archives: October 2025

TCA Eastern Division York Train Meet – October 2025

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I attended the TCA Eastern Division York Train Meet (aka York) today. This time around, I went on a Friday again and I think I like Thursday better. The halls are open longer on a Friday but there was not as much of interest as there was at the last Thursday show I attended.

Sunset had a table at this show. They had a crowd at their table every time I went past, I hope they had a good show meeting and talking to the attendees. They did announce doing an Acela and they are now offering a Blunami option.

Atlas was also there. They had some new models on display and some new signals.

There was some 2-rail in the halls, but nothing was screaming at me to go home with me.

If you look closely at the model above, It appears to be a USH NYC Mikado. It was actually set up for outside third rail. Look at the bar attached to the frame just behind the steam chest.

There were Reading models in the show but not 2-rail. I didn’t need to add an out of era project. There were some other models that also caught my eye but I was good in not adding new projects to the list.

The drive home turned into an adventure. A five car accident on the PA Turnpike added an extra hour to the drive home.

For most of the day, my biggest purchase was a $2 bottle of water. Most of the models on the tables were priced higher than what they would cost online even adding in the shipping. I did end up with some tools, sanding sticks and glues from the tool vendor. I think, if I do go back again, it will be a Thursday again next time. The selection was mach better last Spring.

Strasburg O Scale Show – October 2025

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The Strasburg O Scale Show was held yesterday, October 11, 2025. The show was a good one. There was good attendance by both table holders and the show attendees. I didn’t get much time to walk through the show myself, my table kept me busy during the day. I’m happy to say that more than half my surplus models on my table found new homes.

It was good to see so many people that I had not seen in too long. This has been a busy Summer with lots of life issues getting in the way or modeling, or should I say, getting in the way of having the desire to model. Today was needed by me on many fronts.

I did manage to find a few new items for myself. I picked up some NOS Yoder Proto48 trucks from a couple of different folks at the show. We have to remember the days of these being in production and in stock are over. I also managed to add another Yoder Baldwin S12 to the roster. There will be more about that this Winter as it is currently an O scale model that needs to be converted.

Paul Yanosik brought some new models to share with me. He had a pair of LV ALCo C-420’s that started out as Lionel models which Paul gutted, built new ends, placed a Weaver drive into them and put a nice custom paint job on them. I thought they looked great. Too modern for my 1952 era but very tempting.

The weather had light rain until after the show when we were headed out for lunch. Turned out to be a great day, shared with friends.