Any young (30 somethings) Model railroaders ??

[Anonymous]

38. had a HO AMTRAK 4x8 at around 8 to 12. got the bug again from an internet search one day as i uncovered what seemed like some pretty neat stuff for little $. about 2k later i am the proud papa of 150 feet of double main line on a 40 foot wall that traverses back and forth gaining over 2 feet, 2% grade. not much railroad action, completely devoid of scenery, but i like to see the trains go! all my stock is the cheap stuff, real cheap. i bought freight cars from IHC for 99 cents a peice about a year ago. gee, with a new wheelset and coupler, that brings em in at 12 bucks!! oh, plus about 2 hours labor on each one. oh well, i tell myself that comparable stuff sells for 20 or 30 bucks. ha!

[Anonymous]

38. had a HO AMTRAK 4x8 at around 8 to 12. got the bug again from an internet search one day as i uncovered what seemed like some pretty neat stuff for little $. about 2k later i am the proud papa of 150 feet of double main line on a 40 foot wall that traverses back and forth gaining over 2 feet, 2% grade. not much railroad action, completely devoid of scenery, but i like to see the trains go! all my stock is the cheap stuff, real cheap. i bought freight cars from IHC for 99 cents a peice about a year ago. gee, with a new wheelset and coupler, that brings em in at 12 bucks!! oh, plus about 2 hours labor on each one. oh well, i tell myself that comparable stuff sells for 20 or 30 bucks. ha!

[Anonymous]

well I am 22 and I got into when I was in high school

[Anonymous]

well I am 22 and I got into when I was in high school

[Anonymous]

I'm 34 and have been interested in trains for as long as I can remember. I collect N scale trains. Had a small layout built in the previous house I lived in. Cork roadbed and track on plywood. Never got around to any scenery, just liked to watch the trains go around. I model mainly Chessie Systems transition into CSX. The Chessie color scheme, to me, is one of the best ever. I also buy pretty much whatever suits my fancy at the time. Which has gotten expensive at times. I have 2 small children, a boy and a girl. Both like to watch daddy run the trains. My son shows interest from time to time. He seems to think that he has outgrown his wooden Thomas trains, yet they see light of day from time to time on the living room floor. Maybe an HO train in the future for him.[^]

[Anonymous]

I'm 34 and have been interested in trains for as long as I can remember. I collect N scale trains. Had a small layout built in the previous house I lived in. Cork roadbed and track on plywood. Never got around to any scenery, just liked to watch the trains go around. I model mainly Chessie Systems transition into CSX. The Chessie color scheme, to me, is one of the best ever. I also buy pretty much whatever suits my fancy at the time. Which has gotten expensive at times. I have 2 small children, a boy and a girl. Both like to watch daddy run the trains. My son shows interest from time to time. He seems to think that he has outgrown his wooden Thomas trains, yet they see light of day from time to time on the living room floor. Maybe an HO train in the future for him.[^]

[Anonymous]

I am 26 and it is extremely difficult to find anyone my age that is into trains period, in my area. Most of the people my age around here go to bars to pass the time.

[Anonymous]

I am 26 and it is extremely difficult to find anyone my age that is into trains period, in my area. Most of the people my age around here go to bars to pass the time.

[Big_Boy_4005]

I'm 42, and have been seriously into model railroading for over 30 years. Over 25 years in the NMRA, and over 20 in the TCA (Train Collectors Assn.). Its not the 30 somethings that most interest me in this poll. Its the teens and 20 somethings that make me happy. For many years it seemed I was the youngest one in the model railroading crowd. This hobby needs fresh blood.

[Big_Boy_4005]

I'm 42, and have been seriously into model railroading for over 30 years. Over 25 years in the NMRA, and over 20 in the TCA (Train Collectors Assn.). Its not the 30 somethings that most interest me in this poll. Its the teens and 20 somethings that make me happy. For many years it seemed I was the youngest one in the model railroading crowd. This hobby needs fresh blood.

[TRENT B]

I'm 33 and I'm modeling so you are NOT alone!
Trent

[TRENT B]

I'm 33 and I'm modeling so you are NOT alone!
Trent

[Anonymous]

I'm 38 and married with no children. I model passenger trains of the railroads that served KCMO Union Station during '68-'70. There are a few modelers in eastern/south central KS that I know whom are in late 20s to 30's
Ch

[Anonymous]

I'm 38 and married with no children. I model passenger trains of the railroads that served KCMO Union Station during '68-'70. There are a few modelers in eastern/south central KS that I know whom are in late 20s to 30's
Ch

[Anonymous]

I'm 38 with three small sons. I'm getting started again after a long layoff. This weekend I'll be praticing by getting my old 4'x8' layout going again.

I hope to begin the transition from Thomas the Tank engine and with my oldest son it's started. He's pointing all the railroad tracks to me between my house and Grandpa's

DT

[Anonymous]

I'm 38 with three small sons. I'm getting started again after a long layoff. This weekend I'll be praticing by getting my old 4'x8' layout going again.

I hope to begin the transition from Thomas the Tank engine and with my oldest son it's started. He's pointing all the railroad tracks to me between my house and Grandpa's

DT

[Anonymous]

I am 33 and model a HO freelanded, and yet unnamed, midwest class I mainline. My era is the early 1940's which poses quite a challenge since I was never alive for any of it.

I had been out of the hobby since I was in high school, and then college and small apartment, along with no money forced me to be an armchair modeler. I now have a job, a house with a basement, a wonderful and supporting wife and a two year old son. My boy absolutely loves to stand up on a chair and "watch daddy's trains".

We are planning a move to a bigger basement (with a house over it) in the next year so I have modeled a 2' x 11' modular switching layout that will become part of my bigger layout in the future...once I get the basement finished, that is.

It is good to hear there are all generation enjoying the hobby. I recently went to the Great American Train Show in St. Paul, MN and was surprised to see a lot of "30-somethings" shopping and just enjoying the trains.

[Anonymous]

I am 33 and model a HO freelanded, and yet unnamed, midwest class I mainline. My era is the early 1940's which poses quite a challenge since I was never alive for any of it.

I had been out of the hobby since I was in high school, and then college and small apartment, along with no money forced me to be an armchair modeler. I now have a job, a house with a basement, a wonderful and supporting wife and a two year old son. My boy absolutely loves to stand up on a chair and "watch daddy's trains".

We are planning a move to a bigger basement (with a house over it) in the next year so I have modeled a 2' x 11' modular switching layout that will become part of my bigger layout in the future...once I get the basement finished, that is.

It is good to hear there are all generation enjoying the hobby. I recently went to the Great American Train Show in St. Paul, MN and was surprised to see a lot of "30-somethings" shopping and just enjoying the trains.

[n2mopac]

This is great to hear. I am 35. I have been interested in trains from my earliest memories, having grown up near MoPac's Sedalia sub in west-central Missouri. I never had opportunity to get into modeling, however, until I was in my mid 20's. I have been modeling RR'ing for 10 years now. I dabbled in HO at frist because--well doesn't everyong--then found N scale. I was attracted to it at first because I could build it portable (I moved a lot at that point) and because I could do so much in a smaller space. My first small layout was a freelanced central Missouri town featuring MoPac in its UP merger era (1983-84, when I was in high school). This was familiar and fun. I am now constructing (benchword stage) my second layout, a 16'x17' layout of BNSF's Wichita Fall sub in north Texas (where I lived for 6 years in my 20's and 30's) set in Summer 2000. I love N scale now and would never go any other route. Well, that is me as a modeler in a nutshell.
Ron

[n2mopac]

This is great to hear. I am 35. I have been interested in trains from my earliest memories, having grown up near MoPac's Sedalia sub in west-central Missouri. I never had opportunity to get into modeling, however, until I was in my mid 20's. I have been modeling RR'ing for 10 years now. I dabbled in HO at frist because--well doesn't everyong--then found N scale. I was attracted to it at first because I could build it portable (I moved a lot at that point) and because I could do so much in a smaller space. My first small layout was a freelanced central Missouri town featuring MoPac in its UP merger era (1983-84, when I was in high school). This was familiar and fun. I am now constructing (benchword stage) my second layout, a 16'x17' layout of BNSF's Wichita Fall sub in north Texas (where I lived for 6 years in my 20's and 30's) set in Summer 2000. I love N scale now and would never go any other route. Well, that is me as a modeler in a nutshell.
Ron

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I'm 22.... still in the baby group.... I live on the old continent.... and i model both european and US trains in N scale....

I got the virus of railroad modeling from my dad.... but doing train since one or two years.... Before I used to build remote controlled boats and cars.

Bourkinafasso

[Anonymous]

Hi,
I'm 22.... still in the baby group.... I live on the old continent.... and i model both european and US trains in N scale....

I got the virus of railroad modeling from my dad.... but doing train since one or two years.... Before I used to build remote controlled boats and cars.

Bourkinafasso

[Anonymous]

I'm 26, soon to be 27, and have been actually modeling since I was 5. My dad modeled in HO scale already by the time I was born. He had a layout that was built in my room so it was just always there. He bought me my first engine when I was 5. It was an atlas GP38 in UP livery. I've modeled UP ever since. In fact, I still have that engine and it's in good working order.

He is big into Northern Pacific, SP&S, Great Northern, and Milwaukee Road. Basically, all the RRs he saw as a kid. He does the transition era from steam to diesel where I do mostly the modern ear, late 80's to early 90's. I like SD40-2s and GE dash 8s where he is more into F units and Northerns.

The layout I built with him while I was still at home was 16ft by 8ft and was a lot of fun. I left that behind with him of course when I went to college. I have only recently started building my own layout as I had 8 yrs of college to finish first.

I've been lucky enough to have girlfriends that have always been supportive of my hobbies as well, so that has never been an issue. I hope to have a family in the coming years and fully plan on sharing my hobby with the next generation. :)

Warren

[Anonymous]

I'm 26, soon to be 27, and have been actually modeling since I was 5. My dad modeled in HO scale already by the time I was born. He had a layout that was built in my room so it was just always there. He bought me my first engine when I was 5. It was an atlas GP38 in UP livery. I've modeled UP ever since. In fact, I still have that engine and it's in good working order.

He is big into Northern Pacific, SP&S, Great Northern, and Milwaukee Road. Basically, all the RRs he saw as a kid. He does the transition era from steam to diesel where I do mostly the modern ear, late 80's to early 90's. I like SD40-2s and GE dash 8s where he is more into F units and Northerns.

The layout I built with him while I was still at home was 16ft by 8ft and was a lot of fun. I left that behind with him of course when I went to college. I have only recently started building my own layout as I had 8 yrs of college to finish first.

I've been lucky enough to have girlfriends that have always been supportive of my hobbies as well, so that has never been an issue. I hope to have a family in the coming years and fully plan on sharing my hobby with the next generation. :)

Warren

[dave9999]

I'm 34, SOON to be 35 and got back in about two years ago after many years. Most of that time was
spent raising hell and partying. I've settle down now and spend alot of time working .I run my own
constuction business which keeps me busy. But I make time for my modeling. I'm working on my
second layout in two years. Gonna do it right this time. Hope to have major progress by the first
of the year. Dave

[dave9999]

I'm 34, SOON to be 35 and got back in about two years ago after many years. Most of that time was
spent raising hell and partying. I've settle down now and spend alot of time working .I run my own
constuction business which keeps me busy. But I make time for my modeling. I'm working on my
second layout in two years. Gonna do it right this time. Hope to have major progress by the first
of the year. Dave

[brothaslide]

I'm 38, been happily married for 13 years and have two wonderful daughters. I've modeled off and on since I was in grade school. I prefer Western Railroads such as SP, UP, SF (BNSF), & Rio Grande. I may be young but my knees are lower back don't feel so young.

[brothaslide]

I'm 38, been happily married for 13 years and have two wonderful daughters. I've modeled off and on since I was in grade school. I prefer Western Railroads such as SP, UP, SF (BNSF), & Rio Grande. I may be young but my knees are lower back don't feel so young.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by loCAMotives

I'm 13, started at 12 and know a few people around thirty, but the funny thing is: I keep hearing about a model railroader there, a model railroader here, I can't find them. although I've found five, there are still more, don't be shy, if you see someone suspicious, (Someone with a railroad hat), ask 'em if they are a model railroader.

I'm 13, too. The problem with trying to model when I'm this young poses a problem for my wallet. I can't afford much. Hope to get my UP layout started soon.....[|)]