To extend the York fun, many people go out early to hit the Bandit Meets that start on Monday. These easily take up all, or nearly all of the mornings, but what to do after?
I go to the Wednesday Bandit Meets with guys from my club, and then after lunch, we head off to find other train fun, usually in the form of visiting train shops. This past Spring, we visited Nicholas Smith Trains and Henning's Trains. In years past, we visited many other shops, and some are sadly no longer in business. One of our favorite trips, though, was what we called "The Grand Tour". It started at White Rose Hobbies just outside of York, then on to Iron Horse Trains inside the Yesteryear Antique Center in Hanover, PA (there is usually RR related stuff elsewhere in this place, so it is worth looking around), then on to the open house at Toy Trains Unlimited (38 York St., Hanover, Pa. 17331 -- see Clem's Primer for more info on this), then on to the Red Lion Area Historical Society & Red Lion Train Station Model Railroaders open house in Red Lion, PA (details in Clem's Primer, as well). As with any road trip, attention must be paid to store and event hours, but this one is pretty easy.
Note: The Red Lion open house dates listed in Clem's Primer are for the week AFTER York. Don't know if this is a typo or not. Anyone interested should contact that club or historical society for confirmation of dates.
So, what do you do for fun after the bandit meets?
Andy