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History of MRR'ing question: I don't get it: Was 2 Rail O EVER very popular?
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For what it's worth, I had trains as a kid up through age 17 when I went to college. When I was 30 and got my first non-rented home, I re-entered the hobby. At that point, the world was wide open, and I considered O-scale (2 rail), HO and N. <br /> <br />I came to decide on HO as a compromise between being able to have a reasonble amount of running space (versus O) and a reasonable level of physical size (versus N) that I find to be aesthetically pleasing. <br /> <br />While everyone differs, I think HO remains (and will remain) the most-widely-used scale for that simple reason - whatever your parameters, HO will often be the best compromise among them. Those with keen interest in maximized running will still tend toward N or evan Z scale, and those with a desire for maximum detail (and/or with ageing eyes and dexterity, present company not excluded) will gravitate toward O or even "G" scale. <br /> <br />A long way of saying Vive la Difference! I find debating which is 'dominant' or 'best' to be a pointless exercise, at best.
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