What kind of train fan are you ?...

[steveblackledge]

I Love Em All, I am into HO and 12" scale, it is a bit more difficult doing 12" granted so i volunteer at our local heritage steam railway in the steam dept.

[Gunns]

<Grin>
in HO a modeler can have 200 locos..... in our scale we have one Locomotive, and 400 club members.....


Gunns

[IRONROOSTER]

I like all trains. If someone made a Beyer-Garrett in S scale I'd have it running on my layout.
Enjoy
Paul

[Anonymous]

I voted both the real and the models. Can't hardly visit the Lancaster Pa. area without taking a ride on the Strasburg RR, then visiting the great train museum across the street. Of course that also includes stop in the Strasburg model train shop and the Choo Choo Barn.

[trainboyH16-44]

I think theere should be another catagory. Running 1:87 duplicates, with everything exactly the same, down to the wear on the pistons. This is my dream. Running duplicated trains on my model railway.
Seriously, though, I do like to do both. When it's sunny, I take pictures on the CPR main near my house. When it's rainy, I take pictures of my model railway, and pretend I'm taking pictures of the prototype.
Trainboy

[Train 284]

All trains! I like them all!

[Tracklayer]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dgwinup

Yes, I do, but on the other hand, sometimes I don't.

Clear now?

Darrell, just being quiet...for now

That's right Darrell, just sit over there and be quiet - for now... ([;)])

Tracklayer

[Anonymous]

I have the best of all worlds: I can visit a prototype locomotive I'm modeling. I can expend rolls of film on the real thing and then try to scale down to 1/87.

The prototype is an elderly lady who doesn't move around much anymore. (OK, it's an E8 diesel, roughly 50 years old.) My model moves and hauls a passenger train. I won't ever see the elderly lady walk and talk the way she used to... but in modeling her, I have at least the basis for understanding why she was such a beauty way back then.

Erik

[Javern]

trains are real?

[Anonymous]

I voted Trains and Model Trains.
Allan.

[BRAKIE]

Ok..Explain how can one claim the title of Model Railroader if he/she doesn't visit the prototype for first hand information? So,you see both goes hand in hand..[:D]

[Jetrock]

My love of the real thing and the models is about equally balanced. While I have yet to meet a train I didn't like, I have a marked preference for the American variety. Of course, I have never been outside the US so I have yet to fall in love with any other country's trains in person (although someday I'm going to take some kind of international railfan tour!)

[NZRMac]

I voted all trains.[:D][:D]

Ken.

[dgwinup]

Yes, I do, but on the other hand, sometimes I don't.

Clear now?

Darrell, just being quiet...for now

[Tracklayer]

A friend and got into a deep conversation the other day about what our favorite trains were. As it turned out, he's a fan of real trains more than he is of the models, while I'm a model railroading fan more than I am the real ones. Then came the subject of trains from other countries. My friend said there are some that he really likes, and others he can't stand the looks of. I on the other hand have an appreciation for mostly all model trains no matter what country or time period they're from (like a dog lover is about dogs).

So how do you guys (and gals) feel about it ?.

Tracklayer