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With five pages of responses, it seems clear to me that the original premise (the older you are, the more likely you are to prefer steam) has been substantially refuted. (BTW, my now-16-year-old son has always preferred steam). Folks like what they like ... there is general agreement that steam locomotives are visually more interesting, but that diesels operate better (perhaps a case of models imitating life?). What hasn't really been mentioned, though, is price. Though there at least are quality mass-market steam models available now, seems that they will always be more expensive than qulity mass-market diesels. I personally know several young people who prefer steam but can't yet afford it. I also know several people in their late fifteis and sixties who have always preferred diesels.
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