Where do MR people live?

[tatans]

I often see topics from all over the U.S. & Canada and their locations , it seems some states are never mentioned, does no one in Delaware enjoy the hobby? North Dakota?? West Virginia? How about Brazil? Italy? surely there must be a hobbyist in Yemen. or is this hobby really a North American specialty, sure there are Brits, Nederlanders, etc but not a lot of representantive members from different countries, or am I reading something into this that is not true?? and- - -and--- Is there anyone in the U.S. who runs European trains exclusivley? (it's winter here, I'm not too busy!)

[loathar]

I live directly above the center of the Earth.[^]

[scole100]

I live in NORTH DAKOTA!!!!!!!!!!
The town I live in was founded by the Northern Pacific. The cities railroad heritage goes deep. Mainstreet is named for Henry Villard. It is a great place to live as a model railroader. Every house has a full basement and we have nice long winters in wich you can build to your hearts contenet. Not a lot of garden railroads up here, but plenty of HO and N action.

[Anonymous]

I was going to say we all live in basements, garages, and sheds but I see I read the title wrong. (I live in Texas, and it seems we a lot of modelers here)

[SpaceMouse]

My wife thinks model railroaders live on the planet Alturas--or beyond.

[on30francisco]

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. The climate is beautiful and most people in this area are open-minded but housing is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. Unfortunately, basements are very rare in this area and extra space is very costly.

[Anonymous]

Michigan here!!!! Its well....cold, but I do have a basement[:D]

[egmurphy]

QUOTE: tatans: I often see topics from all over the U.S. & Canada and their locations , it seems some states are never mentioned, does no one in Delaware enjoy the hobby? North Dakota?? West Virginia?

There are model railroaders in all the 50 states and probably in every province (can't be sure about NW Territories). But you'll see many more California, New York, Illinois or Texas locations just because they have a lot more people.

QUOTE: How about Brazil? Italy? surely there must be a hobbyist in Yemen. or is this hobby really a North American specialty

Model Railroading is very big in Europe. Also popular in Australia/NZ and in Japan.

Keep in mind that for a hobby like model railroading to become popular in any country you need to have an economy that is well developed, with a decent standard of living, discretionary income and spare time. You won't find many model railroaders in places like Somalia. Even in a country as large and developed as Mexico, model railroading or railfanning is a very small hobby. Most people here are still too busy making a living to have time and money to lavish on a hobby.

QUOTE: ...sure there are Brits, Nederlanders, etc but not a lot of representantive members from different countries, or am I reading something into this that is not true??

Most european or asian model railroaders are probably frequenting forums that: a) operate in their language and b) deal with their style of prototype equipment.


Just my thoughts,

Ed

[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: and- - -and--- Is there anyone in the U.S. who runs European trains exclusivley? [i] (it's winter here, I'm not too busy!)

Myself, the opposite: I'm european (french: you know, the country where we eat stinkin' cheese[:D]), and I model american prototype. Furthermore in Z scale.[;)]

Dominique

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by on30francisco

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. The climate is beautiful and most people in this area are open-minded but housing is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. Unfortunately, basements are very rare in this area and extra space is very costly.

I'm in Monterey and on30francisco is right, housing prices are somewhere in the neigborhood of the orbit of Pluto.

Andre

[Anonymous]

God Bless Oklahoma

[rexhea]

"...stars fell on Alabama"
If you would make a count here based on Hobby Shops, you would think there are only a few MRs in this state. However, when you attend local train shows you can see that this is not true. By no means are we as populated with modelers as the NE, but we do have our fair share with most being loners.

REX

[Anonymous]

I suspect most model railroaders live in houses. Haven't seen many laouts under bridges[:o)] Although I do live in an RV.and have an On30 layout[:D]

er......Oh, you meant ....like state,,,,or country[:I]

[Anonymous]

I live in Minehad, Somerset,England.
At present I am armchair modelling exclusively. HO. Espee in the 50s. I have a loft space which I am considering converting into a layout area. But first I have to clear out all the extraneous N/HO/ collection and a whole mess of books and magazines. I feel an Ebay coming on. Minehead is home to the West Somerset Railway. The longest preserved line in England.Steam and all..

[ddechamp71]

QUOTE: Originally posted by andrechapelon

André Chapelon? Congratulations, I believe a pseudo made with the name of a french engineer is quite rare in Northern America!

All the beZt,

Dominique, Z-scaler and "stinkin' cheese eater" from France.....

[Anonymous]

Welcome to the forums tony2000 or at least to your first post. I reside in albany ga. No basements as they turn into swimming pools. We have no hobby shop but we do have a club, Flint River Model Railroad Club. There are more modelers in town than club members. We do sponser a show in Jan every year, next week in fact, which draws a good group. The town is serviced by NS and a short line. It was ga/fla railnet but I know they just sold out. Phil

[pcarrell]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rexhea

"...stars fell on Alabama"

I'm not sure what fell on central Indiana, but here I am.[8D]

[scubaterry]

Sunny FLorida Keys. Land of the Hurricane! I should have modeled boats rather than RR.
Terry[8D]

[MidlandPacific]

Northwest DC - fifteen minutes from Union Station and the only preserved Ps-4, #1401. Housing's not as expensive as San Fran, but rising fast - got a nice old rowhouse a few years back, which takes a lot of work but has materially aided my model railroading. Home repair has lots of transferrable skills. And you can wire the basement circuits to suit your model railroading needs.

There are a lot of model railroaders here - quite a few clubs, the B&O Museum in Baltimore, and plenty of good sites to watch trains, particularly in Maryland.

[steveblackledge]

Hey Tony, welcome to the forum

I live in sunny Lancashire which is in the west of the UK,

As for other members, there are some from Chile, Malta, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and some more i just can't remember at the moment[%-)]

bCaptain Turk welcome back, not seen you around for a while.[4:-)]

[Tracklayer]

One reason a lot of the members on the forum don't post their exact locations is because there have been a number of cases over the years where people have insulted oneanother in chat rooms and forums with deadly results. Not everyone takes things lightly, especially someone with serious mental problems...
The world we live in today has become a very dangerous place, and people have to take every precaution in order to maintain their safety - at least that's my reason. If south Texas isn't good enough I'm sorry, but that's as close as it'll ever get.

Tracklayer

[Medina1128]

West central Missouri, or as the locals call it, Missoura

[lesterperry]

QUOTE: does no one in Delaware enjoy the hobby?

Delaware is here
I am in Delaware and we are many in number for such a small state ( we are next to the smallest and only have 3 counties). There are 3 Model railroad clubs that I know of. There are around 30 of us in lower Delaware that I know of. Which would be about 3/4 of the state milage wise which is only 1,954 square miles. Some people probably live in counties that big. The Northern part of the state which is the most populated, I would be afraid to offer a guess but probably 70 or so modelers that I know of. We have a great open house schedual in November which I feel is a good promotion for the hobby. There is a modeler 2 doors down from me. nad 5 with in 5 miles of me.
Les

[dwRavenstar]

Initially I'd caught myself thinking that MR people live in little, properly scaled houses and work in scaled industries that are often devoid of interior details. [%-)]

Thinking more clearly now and still residing in SE South Dakota, a drive across the bridge from Nebraska.

dwRavenstar

[route_rock]

Missourah not the h sound at the end Grins! I am from there by birth ( doctor didnt want to go to arkansas this sounds like a good blue collar comedy tour resume doesnt it?)But am in Illinois now. Right in the greatest Granger lines Home town!!!!
BTW what part of central Missouri? I was born in West Plains, lived in Hardy Arkansas all on the Frisco! Now someday I will transfer down and run a train through there just to say I have!

[Anonymous]

That brings up a good point. When will they come out with live little people to run our layouts!?[:o)]

[SOU Fan]

I live in Colorado. Great place to live considering the hobby shops.[:D][:)]

[dwRavenstar]

Honey, I've shrunk the kids and they're lost somewhere on the layout!! [}:)]

[Cox 47]

East central Illinois about 40miles from the Indiana border in a small town in a small apartment with a small layout....Cox 47

[electflr]

Colorado
Hobby shops?? I didnt know we had hobby shops. Beter get out to see this By