Lionel Customer Service Open House for 2013

Any idea on from what time frames? Beginning to end?

Sheet I picked up at York from Mike Reagan said 8 am to 5 pm.

Sounds great, is this a sign up ahead kind of thing? Or be there or be square event?

 

Also, if you you just want to buy the loot can you appear at any time of the day?

 

As always thanks Lionel! 

I'm SO tempted to go to this....  

Thanks Coop!

I hate to nit pick but what do these two statements mean.

• Complimentary 50% discount on all Lionel Service Part Orders the day of the Open House (offer extended to on‐line orders August 17th through August 18th **

**Online part orders placed between August 17, 2013h (at 12:00 midnight) through August 18, 2013 (at 12:00 midnight) will receive a 50% off the order total!

 

Does this mean 8/17  00:01 until 8/18 23:59 or

          8/17  00:01 until 8/17 23:59 or

          8/18  00:01 until 8/18 23:59

 

I was going to record it on my calendar and realized I'm not sure what's meant by this.  The 12:00 midnight thing always confuses me!!

Big Mike just confirmed that the times are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and I have revised the initial post.

I love this open house ... one of my favorite places to go lol

We went last year and I had a great time.  Great deals on trains and parts.  Anything you purchased  get shipped to you free.  All the players in the hobby were there.  Great time with great people.  The Canfield Ohio area is a great place with great people.  Bill Parisi took Dotty and I to Mercer Junction where we met Dave Minarik the owner.  A great train store to visit.  I have been in a few train stores in my life and this one is top shelf.  While there, we met Larry Brown from the west coast.  I looked around the store and Allan Miller walked in to make a locomotive purchase.  The Lionel visit is on my list of must things to do each year.   Mike Reagan is a man who knows how to throw a great party.

This might make a nice change to York.

I am tempted to take the kids and then stay over in Pittsburgh and see a Pirates game the following day.  Quick question for those of you who have attended:  where would you stay if you were to arrive Friday evening? 

Stay at the Sheridan North in Cranberry. It's right by the turnpike & you can hop on I-79 to go to the winning Pirates (for now) game.

If you do decide to head into town for a Pirates game the following day, you may want to consider heading into town early and paying a visit to the Carnegie Science Center which is just on the other side of Heinz Field from PNC Park (and a pretty easy walk along the river).  It has a wonderful O gauge layout, a WWII era submarine and lots of activities for kids.  It can be a little pricey, but then again, so can going to a baseball game.

 

Andy

Come for a visit Dave.

If any of you are here a day early I can take you or show you the way to Mercer Junction. With any luck I might even get Lou Palumbo to give us a private tour of his "Underground Railroad Shop" layout.

 

Just get in touch with me and I will see what I can arrange.

Pittsburgh is a great city with kids. The Carnagie Museum is awesome, and also the is a DUCK tours in a World War 2 "duck". My kids loved it..Then grab a little food at Primani's!

I'm seriously considering it Bill. Better weather than York too, I sure.

I hope the Lionel faithful will swarm Mike's place on August 17.  I plan to be there, the Good Lord willing, and hope to see many old friends as well as make some new ones.  Might even pick up another bargain or two (scored an Army Genset last time around).  Mark the date on your calendars!  

 

August 17th is blocked out on the calendar.  Pat and I were there last year and made some great buys and got a chance to meet Marty and Dotty and shared a lunch table with Allan Miller. Looking forward to a other great day.

Kevin

Bring all your check books and credit cards.  Deals that are mind blowing.  Bill is one great tour guide.  I look forward to hooking up with Bill again.

I hope to make it but preseason football ay dictate otherwise. 

Well, we're due for a new grandson sometime in August.  Barring the arrival of Mr. Silas Severin that day, I plan to be there.  Hope to meet some of the folks who regularly participate here.

 

Duly marked and I hope we get to go this year. We missed last year, but the first one was a LOT of fun (and I got to tease Allan about the donuts.)

 

--Becky

Looking forward to the event; was there last year.  Wish it was sooner.

 

Scored a nice deal on a N&S Legacy Genset  switcher.

 

 

I am trying to figure out how to time the trip. The trip would be from Michigan, to Indiana, and all the way across Ohio. It is about a 5 hour drive if I stop for a few breaks. The Open house is from 8 to 5. I have to leave by 6 am in the morning to get there by 11 am in the morning. That would be about 6 hours at the open house. Then I have to take the trip back. I would have to watch my diet so I did not eat any foods that would make me sluggish or drowsy for 20 hours.

 

Andrew

We have made our reservations for the day (and weekend).  Is there a need to register?  Doesn't sound like it but wanted to check.

No need to register.  Just show up.

Count me in - sounds too good to miss.

Thanks for the info.  Told my wife to hold off on any dad's day gifts until August!

Why would you have to stop for a few breaks in only a 5-hour drive? Shoot, that's easy. I've often driven 11 hours in a day with only one stop for fuel and...

 

It's interstate all the way to Canfield with the exception a about a mile on the Ohio end.

Marty,

 

No problem. We could do it on the Friday before the open house. We can make the trip to Mercer Junction and The Underground Railroad Shop again. I will get in touch with Dave and Lou.

 

 

If anyone else is interested in seeing Mercer Junction and Lou's layout at his Underground Railroad Shop, please get in touch with me.

Working on talking the wife into letting me drive out on Friday. 

Marty has been telling me for a while that I ought to do this. Told me again last weekend as we rode into NYC on the Hudson line from my house. Checked it out, and it is "only" 440 miles from home. Truth is, that's a piece of cake. So I made reservations, and I will be there on Thursday.

 

Rich, maybe you're more fortunate than I am. I NEED to stop for a few breaks otherwise you're gonna think that you're next to one of those street people in the city. The "don't pee" pills don't work all that great.

 

Dennis, the wife encouraged me to go. Even after hearing from Marty how great the deals are. And probably having some idea of how much I'll spend. All good -- actually, great.

 

Gerry

Gerry,

 

Taking wife already to our first trip to York in Oct, so this was a plus. Besides, the bargains may be great but will not have funds ready til Oct. :-(

I am not sure if I am going to take Friday off and take it easy on the drive out to Ohio or drive Friday Night right after work. Since I work in Ramsey it will be a quicker trip to Rt 80, and will probably just stop at a rest area and get a few Zzzzzssss if needed and be there brite and early on Sat. Morning.

ok quick question is this an invite only thing or do i need to send some kind of card to say i am going to what do i do.  i really want to go this year.   

As stated in the above posts, there is no need to register ahead if time. Just show up, enjoy yourself, and save on a lot of great deals! Dennis PRR2818

Be there or be square, as the old saying goes!    No invitation necessary, and no need to register in advance.  No admission charge, as well.

I plan to be there (with my wife Judy) arriving late Friday after a 10 hr drive. We will have to leave Saturday shortly after lunch so I can attend my 50th high school reunion, which is in Fort Wayne, IN - that same afternoon! (Of all coincidences!)

 

Anyway, I hope to see/meet as many as you as possible Saturday morning at the Open House, and hope that I won't miss too much by leaving around 1:00 PM or so.

 

Alex