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Sometimes I like to check out old model railroad "how to" books to see how things were done in the early days of model railroading. It's interesting to learn that flex track didn't exist and sectional track ( with fiber ties!!??) was something new and rare in any scale other than toy trains. Rail and turnouts were commonly hand laid (appearently no factory made turnouts). Most shocking was a book on scenery suggesting mixing asbestos with plaster for greater strength!!! Yea right, lets go get ourselfs a big ol' bag of asbestos at Home Depot. Anyway, while reading the 1948 edition of " Model Railroad Track and Layout " ,by non-other than A.C. Kalmbach, there are a few references to men tend to do this or men often do that. Although the book was dedicated to " Kathryn (his daughter?) who at three knows plenty about trains and track", it made me wonder if there were any women into model railroading back then. [?] My question is how many women today have taken up model railroading as a hobby? If your a lady modelrailroader, how or what got you started and how long have you been in the hobby? What are the things you like and don't like to do in the hobby? [?]Men, does your wife, daughter or girlfriend, participate in building a layout? If so, what do they like to do? If not, do they think you're crazy because you "play with trains"?[:o)] Thanks!
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