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I'm 17 right now and have loved trains all my life. I got my first HO set when I was 5. I'm still into HO now and also collect vintage O and S gauge toy trains. I agree that the prices are very high and that it can make it very difficult for young people or those with a budget to get into the hobby. The thing I've found is to buy used. I actually buy very few new items at all. I am constantly searching antique sotres, pawn shops, garage sales, flea markets and ebay for trains and it's certainly paid off. For example, I once found a box full of better quality HO items consisting of 10 engines and 30-40 cars at an antique store for $50 Canadian. I've found complete HO sets at garage sales for as little as $2. Right now my basement is packed with model trains and I know that if I had bought them all new my family would be out on the street. There are many great deals out there and if you look in the right places you'll be amazed at what you can get for next to nothing. The only down side to buying used is that before you know it, you'll have a huge amount of extra track that you don't know what to do with that keeps on growing.
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