Parking lot sales

As soon as it gets light out.

Thanks, I forgot how early I got there last year.

  Kevin

Which parking lots?  At York fairgrounds? 

23. NON TCA SPONSORED TRAIN SHOWS DURING
YORK WEEK

There are five different train shows held on
days prior to the TCA meet at the York
Fairgrounds on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.  These are:

The old Billy Budd is now DAYS INN. PH.
(717) 845-5671. http://www.daysinn.com
It is located at the confluence of Route 30
and Interstate 83 (334 Arsenal Road.)  (The
cute little homes across the street have
been torn down.)  Show Contact) Rich
Dedufour (609-466-3933).

Best Western Motel just north off of Route
30
(1415 Kenneth Road).  (717) 767-6931
http://www.bestwestern.com  Contact Gene
Simbolt (718) 229-8927 or Frank (570) 256-7511.
 
Holiday Inn Conference Center of York (old
Holidome) at West Manchester Mall north of
Route 30 on Carlisle Road (2000 Loucks
Road.) Phone: (717) 846-9500).
http://www.hiyork.com/ Christina Cross
handles the outside space/table
reservations. Charlie
Phillipskc97trainsmto@aol.com handles the
inside reservations.

The Reliance Fire Hall (West York FD) on
1341 West Market Street.  Contact Barry @
(717) 424-1308 or kingkodak@hotmail.com for
tables. Listed at http://trains.com/

Springettsbury Fire Co., 3013 E Market St.,
York.  Contact Barry @ (717) 424-1308 or
kingkodak@hotmail.com for tables. Listed at
http://trains.com

Entrance to these meets is free and not
restricted to TCA members.

The Hotel at the confluence of Route 30 and
I-83 is known as the Days Inn (former Billy
Budd)  When you exit off of I-83 onto Route
30 going east, make a right at the next
intersection (Arsenal Road) and the Days Inn
is on your left.  The train meet is held
inside the main meeting room and sometimes
outside in the parking lot.  Many guests
display their trains inside their rooms.
From the Days Inn, if you go back West on
Route 30, under I-83, you will pass several
traffic lights and blocks of stores and
restaurants and then come to a traffic light
with an Olive Garden Restaurant on the left.

If you make a right turn at that light, you
will come to the Best Western Motel within a
half a block (1415 Kenneth Road).  This
property has a local train show outside in
the parking lot (weather permitting).  The
Holidome can be reached two ways.  If you
turned right at the Olive Garden to get to
the Best Western, you should continue north
and turn left at the next light onto Loucks
Road.  This will take you to the back of the
Holidome.  You can also reach the Holidome
by continuing West on Route 30 and exiting
right on Route 74 (Carlisle Rd.), turning
right at the second light, and then left
onto the Holiday Inn back driveway.  The
train meet is held in part of the parking
lot that surrounds the Holidome and inside
in the main banquet room, hall area and
adjacent rooms.

The Reliance Fire Hall show is primarily for
S gauge folks.  The Reliance Fire Hall is at
1341 W. Market Street Ph. (717) 843-6305.)
Its location is out the Market Street gate
of the Fairgrounds turn right and go a
couple of blocks.  From there, if you go
east thru town you come to Springettsbury
Fire Hall, 3013 E Market St., York. (It is
east of I-83, so you could also get on Rte.
30E to I-83S to E Market St.)

Back in the day (as the saying goes), these venues used to jam 'em in (with the Holidome being by far the largest).  Today it's a far different story.  However, of what remains, the Holidome (Holiday Inn) is still the largest, so if you're only going to hit one, that's probably the best choice.