York ‘06 Attendance Figures
Last week, Farmer_Bill on the O Gauge Railroading forum posted attendance figures for the Train Collectors Association - Eastern Division Spring train meet in York, Pa that he received from the TCA’s president, Clem Clement. To recap, there were 14,094 people registered to attend, 9,242 of which where TCA members or about 30% of the TCA membership. The TCA show is held in the spring and fall of each year and registrations for the Fall ‘05 meet totaled 14,107. The number of registrants for the fall show usually outnumbers the Spring registration by about 1,500. Here are some other Spring ‘06 figures:
- 3,325 of the total registrants were spouses/significant others
- 1,225 of the total registrants were children
- 833 members registered at the door. (Included in the 14,094 above)
- 1,386 members were over 65 years young
- 302 guests
- 173 RV’s parked on the fairgrounds
York County, PA estimates each TCA event held at the York Fairgrounds adds $7 million to the local economy. The next York meet is scheduled for October 19-21, 2006.
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