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Preview: East Coast Large Scale Train Show
By Jo Anne DeKeles
Mar 7, 2007, 04:54

QUICK QUIZ:

  • Train Shows are all about one thing -- Getting that ultimate bargain.

  • Train Shows are all about one thing -- Seeing your old friends.

  • Train Shows are all about one thing -- Getting my railroad ready and run, run, run.

  • Train Shows are about -- All of the above.

If you are going to the East Coast Large Scale Train Show now is the time to get ready, and if you are not and live within a several hours drive, or a few hours flight, now is the time to ask you why not.

IMPORTANT: THE SHOW HOURS ON SATURDAY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO 6:00PM! - More Info!
The ECLSTS is in its 10th year. It has become one of the premier shows in the country to promote Large Scale Trains. The show started off in Atlantic City back in 1998 and has been in three locations. For the last few years it has found a home in York, PA. The show continues to get better and better and this year is no exception.

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LSOL Saturday Night Dinner - NEW DAY! NEW LOCATION!

For the last few years LSOL has held an informal dinner for our members. A time to eat, laugh and make fun of Uncle Bob. Space is limited so please drop us an email and let us know how many there will be in your party.

NEW TIME AND LOCATION

Because the show is now Friday and Saturday only, the banquet has been moved to Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Plus, were are meeting at a new location. It is very close to the Fair Grounds -- less than 1/2 mile away. It has great food and an all you can eat salad bar, with a lot more on it than green leafy stuff.

Hoss’s Steak and Sea House
2175 White Street
York, PA 17404
(717) 854-2966
Route 30 West of York, in Carlisle Commerce Center
Click here for a map to this location.

You will pay the restaurant directly for your party and the cost is their regular cost of about $10 to $15. Hope you can come.

The ECLSTS has all the things that make a show great. There is a large hall where both dealers and manufacturers mix to display they products. It is common to see people making two and three trips to their autos to drop off their purchases. Some people do not even make it past the lobby where the show cars are sold. They get their admission ticket, get the show cars, go back to their auto and they head back for the booths.

This year the model contest is even bigger and better with over $800 in gift certificates from Aristo-Craft Trains.

Get your entry form here: ENTRY FORM
There are also ribbons for the winners of each of the categories. It should be fun to participate and great to see!

The show is so big that the clubs that set up their modular railroads are in a connected hall all to themselves. They are like ants all day Thursday setting up their amazing railroad empires. There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of feet of track. Each of the scenes displayed are more amazing than the next.

What to do to attend. First, decide that you are going to come. Sure if you live in California it is a long way to go to a show. But once in your life you really should come just for the experience. So if not this year, what about next year? It is not too late to find a room. Try http://www.yorkpa.org and the show site for directions and times, http://www.eclsts.com

So how about you that live closer, but are sitting on the fence? How about just coming for the day? If you do buy something and save the money it would take to have something shipped to you, there is your gas money and it was worth the trip. Find more bargains and you have saved the cost of a hotel room.

Not in the mood to buy? How about attending the show to see the modules and models that are on display? They say a picture is worth a thousand words. How much more is seeing these layouts in person? There really is no substitute to talking with the people that are knowlegable in their field. Sure there are always the online LSOL WorkShops, but what is better than face to face time?

Don't forget the seminars. There are experts that will take an hour to show you just how to help you on a specific topic. The topics are as varied as your interests and they run all day. There are over 20 hours of sessions to pick from. Another good reason to attend.

When you come to the show, stop our booth and sign our guest book. We love to put names with faces. So do I sound like a ECLSTS cheerleader? Well, I guess I am.

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