Survey for School Project - Please Answer

[skerber]

Dear members, I am taking a survery for my high school economics class. If you will please take the time to answer this short survey, it would really help me out because I am severly limited in population because my school is very small. Any help is greatly appreciated.

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?

2. Do you own model trains?

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?

 

1. yes

2.yes

3. yes.

4. yes.

5. Atlas, Kato, Proto 2000, Bachman, Athearn

6. yes

7. No.

8. No.

9. Atlas, Kato

10. yes, but only the buildings I use now.  Some 27 years old.

[cudaken]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains. Y

2. Do you own model trains? Y

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? Y but only for resale

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Y but for resale

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Mixed buys at estate sales.

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Y

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? N

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? Y

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Proto 2000's

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? N

                Cuda Ken

[Anonymous]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Yes

2. Do you own model trains? Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? No

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Lionel, Bachman, Walthers, Athearn, Centralia Car Shops

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No, I have a permanent layout

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? Not in a million years!

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Athearn

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Do Grandparents count? ifso...then yes.

[Anonymous]

1.  Yes.  Myself and several others in the area.

2.  Yes.

3.  They bought me my first one.  My dad had one until he passed away.

4.  I do.

5.  Myself:  HO Scale - Athearn, Athearn Genesis, Atlas, Stewart, Mantua, Bachman.  Parents:  G Scale - LGB.

6.  Yes.  HO, S, O, O27, G.

7.  Have one layout permanently mounted.  Set up another around the Christmas tree.

8.  Never.

9.  Stewart.

10.  My first one.  An O27 gauge when I was in kindergarten in about 1965.  Still have  it.

[MOJAX]

Dear members, I am taking a survery for my high school economics class. If you will please take the time to answer this short survey, it would really help me out because I am severly limited in population because my school is very small. Any help is greatly appreciated.

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?    Yes

2. Do you own model trains?   Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?  No

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

HO, Athearn, Kato, BLI,  

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? No

9. What is your favorite make of model train? BLI

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes

[modelalaska]

I would like to see the results after they are complied!

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Y

2. Do you own model trains? Y

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? N

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Y

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Atlas, Kato, Bachmann, Microtrains

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Y

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? N

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? N

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Kato

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Y

Have fun!
Peter

[larak]

You do know that you have an atypical subset of the population here? 

Oh well the real pollsters do that all the time too. 

The topic is interesting since this is for an economics class.

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Uh ... gee .... of course

2. Do you own model trains?   see #1

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?   yes

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? no - parent is deceased

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Type is HO, various brands.

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? naturally

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? everyday is a special occasion in trainland. (It is in it's own room and up 24/7)

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? good GOD no.

9. What is your favorite make of model train?   Hm. that's a tough one. I don't know if I have a favorite.

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?  Yes, early Lionel.

Good luck with the project. Let us know how you do.

 Karl

 

[bcawthon]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Yes. Quite a few people, as a matter of fact.

2. Do you own model trains? Yes.

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? Yes, though in my case, it would be "either of your parents" as I have only one of each. Dad had Lionel and American Flyer.

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Yes.

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Atlas, Athearn, BLI, Kato, Life-Like, Maerklin, Micro-Trains and there might be a Bachmann or two somewhere in there.

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? As a matter of fact, I do.

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? Z is up year-round, N is a modular show layout, HO is whenever I can run on a friend's layout.

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? No.

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Hard to say: Atlas probably as that seems to be what I have the most of.

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes. Started with wooden Skaneateles with hook-and-eye couplers, then Dad's American Flyer, then graduated to HO.

 

[Midnight Railroader]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? YES

2. Do you own model trains? YES

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? YES

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Parents, No.  Me, Yes.

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Various

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? YES

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? Permanent Layout

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? No

9. What is your favorite make of model train? LifeLike Proto2000

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? YES

[DFORD]

1. yes

2. yes

3. no

4. yes

5. Atlas, Athearn, Proto, Kato, Bachman

6. yes

7. no, permanent layout

8. no

9. Athearn

10. no

[Anonymous]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?

Yes 

2. Do you own model trains?

Yes 

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

Yes 

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?

NO 

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

Atlas, Proto 2000, Athearn Genesis, Bachman Spectrum

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?

Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?

No.  When the Kids were young we did have an added Christmas Tree layout. 

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?

Seeling some, YES....Throwing away...NEVER

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

Athearn

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?

No

[Don Z]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Yes

2. Do you own model trains? Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? Yes

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Athearn, Atlas, Broadway Limited, Bev-Bel, Intermountain, Proto 2000, Tower 55, Walthers

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No, I have a permanent layout

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? Never!

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Intermountain

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes

[Sturgeon-Phish]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? yes

2. Do you own model trains? yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? no

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) American Flyer

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? no

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? no

9. What is your favorite make of model train? American Flyer

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?  no

[Pathfinder]

Dear members, I am taking a survery for my high school economics class. If you will please take the time to answer this short survey, it would really help me out because I am severly limited in population because my school is very small. Any help is greatly appreciated.

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?

2. Do you own model trains?

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?

Here you go, hope this helps:

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?  YES

2. Do you own model trains?  YES

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?  NO

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?  YES for me, N/A for parents

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)  Long list, brass, plastic (Atlas, Kato, etc), craftsman kits

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?  YES

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?  NO

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?  Not as a whole.  I do sell items I no longer need.

9. What is your favorite make of model train?  Tough one but I would say Atlas, they have done a lot of Canadian paint schemes in the past and I appreciate that.

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?  NO

 

[conrail92]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?  Yes

2. Do you own model trains? Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? Yes

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)They Owned Lionel

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?  Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? Never Dream Of It

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Athearn Or Kato

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? yes

[on30francisco]

Dear members, I am taking a survery for my high school economics class. If you will please take the time to answer this short survey, it would really help me out because I am severly limited in population because my school is very small. Any help is greatly appreciated.

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?

Yes.

2. Do you own model trains?

Yes, mostly narrow gauge.

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

No.

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?

No.

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

NA

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?

Yes.

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?

NO!

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?

The only trains I threw away was some cheap AHM and Tyco stuff and a Model Power loco.

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

 Since I currently model narrow gauge in both Large Scale and On30, I like Bachmann Spectrum, LGB, and several proprietary companies’ products. When I did HO (in the 70s) I liked Athern Blue-Box, MDC, and some pieces (not many) of AHM. I did not care for Tyco!

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?

Yes. Some pre-WWII Lionel items and a huge Lionel train set with “Super O” track as a kid in the early 60s.

 

[Baerchen]

1.  Yipper.

2.  Again, Yipper!

3.  My Dad had Standard Gauge only as a wee lad.

4.  I'm the collector.  Parents sadly deceased.

5.  Scale HO from many manufacturers.  Plus an increasing interest in On30, Bachmann.

6.  Yes.

7.  No.  I'm always ready to do something with them!

8.  Shoot me first!!

9.  I guess it's what I grew up with: Athearn and Varney metal kits.

10. Received a Lionel passenger train in 1956; I've no clue what happened to it.

8.

[Baerchen]

1.  Yipper.

2.  Again, Yipper!

3.  My Dad had Standard Gauge only as a wee lad.

4.  I'm the collector.  Parents sadly deceased.

5.  Scale HO from many manufacturers.  Plus an increasing interest in On30, Bachmann.

6.  Yes.

7.  No.  I'm always ready to do something with them!

8.  Shoot me first!!

9.  I guess it's what I grew up with: Athearn and Varney metal kits.

10. Received a Lionel passenger train in 1956; I've no clue what happened to it.

[grayfox1119]

 Glad to help you sir, excellent subject for your class:

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. HO,N,ON3
6. Yes
7. Yes & No. One set for Christmas only, the layout stays up.
8. NEVER
9. P2K
10. Yes, but from my children, parents are in Heaven

[challenger3802]

1 - Yes

2 - Yes

3 - No (but Grandfather - Yes)

4 - Yes

5 - HO = North America & European / OO = British

6 - Yes

7 - Permanent Layout (used to have a "erect during certain occasions set" when I lived with parents

8 - Never, ever, ever!!

9 - HO = Athearn & Scratch built freight cars (own designs) / OO = Hornby Dublo

10 - Yes - even to this day on Birthdays & at Christmas.

 

Ian 

[Pathfinder]

Funny that for this question: 4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? there are a lot of NO answers.  I read it as "Do I or my parents collect model trains?", so as I do, I said yes (my parents do/did not).  But there are lots of no's showing up here, on a MR forum.  Lots of true armchair types here I guess 

[pcarrell]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Yes

2. Do you own model trains? Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? Yes

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? I do

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) To many to list, all N scale.

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? My trains are up and running all year

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? Have you taken leave of your senses?  NEVER!

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Tough one.......Kato I guess.

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes, but they're long gone

[conrail92]

Thank you PathFinder for discovering my error i edited it and put yes under it. lol i guess my eyes where ahead of my mind.

[SilverSpike]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Yes

2. Do you own model trains? Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? Yes

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? Yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) Atlas, Athearn, LifeLike, Bachman, Rivarosi, Spectrum

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? No

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Broadway Limited??? Not sure though...

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes

[SpaceMouse]

1.Yes

2.Yes

3.No

4.No

5.Lindberg, Atlas, MDC, Rivarossi, Mantua, Bachmann, Proto 2K, Walther's Trainman, more

6.Yes

7.No

8.Yes

9.Depends

10. No

 

 

[SteamFreak]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?   Yes

2. Do you own model trains?   Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?   My father had American Flyer, and my mother was given a standard gauge set as a child, but never used it.

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?   Yes

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own?   Mostly HO, an American Flyer collection, and a few 2 rail O pieces for display.

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?   Yup

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?   The trains are up all year; the AF goes around the tree at Christmas.

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?   What? I'll never go over to the dark side!

9. What is your favorite make of model train?   Broadway Limited

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?   Mostly AHM/Rivarossi as a kid. My father built me an HO 4x8.

[Trekkie]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes, G and HO Gauge
5. My Dad has HO Gauge primarily, but has an original American Flyer S Guage set he got as a child with original boxes. I've yet been allowed to see it and I'm 35 years old now. I am strictly N gauge.
6. Yes
7. I am currently building for a permanent installation. My Dad usually gets his out around Christmas when all the grandkids come out. When I was younger he promised to do something full scale when he retired, and he did so a little over a year ago. I remind him regularly hoping he'll get his collection out.
8. No, no, and never. At worst I would sell them on eBay.
9. My favorite to this day is the Rivarossi 4-8-8-4 Big Boy. The first time I got any money I bought my Dad that engine in the late 70s early 80s because he always wanted one but never got it. Best $300 I ever spent.
10. Yes, at about 5 years of age I got a Bachmann set. After running it in a circle for a bit next thing I know my father is opening boxes left and right and showing me things. Then his big steamers wouldn't go around on my circle because the wires stuck straight up and the engine cow catcher would hit it. So he got more track out, and more track out, and pretty soon we have a 4x8 layout with twin ovals on it that lasted for years. It was just track + train board and we used it for years.

[dgwinup]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?  YES

2. Do you own model trains?  YES

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?  NO.  Father worked for railroad, started his kids with Lionel.

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?  I DO.  Parents deceased.

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)  ATLAS, CON-COR, OTHERS

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?  YES

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?  I have a regular layout AND a special, in-the-tree Christmas set-up.

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?  YES, but I sit in a corner until the feeling passes.

9. What is your favorite make of model train?  CON-COR, KATO, others

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?  YES, but only after begging!

Darrell, quiet...for now

[ouengr]

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains? Yes

2. Do you own model trains? Yes

3. Did any of your parents own model trains? No

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains? No

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? NO!

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Atlas

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes

[myred02]

Dear members, I am taking a survery for my high school economics class. If you will please take the time to answer this short survey, it would really help me out because I am severly limited in population because my school is very small. Any help is greatly appreciated.

1. Do you know anyone who owns model trains?

2. Do you own model trains?

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.)

6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences?

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. Yes (my dad)

4. No

5. My dad had an old Lionel set, and I have an HO scale layout with many brands of cars and engines.

6. Yes

7. No, it's a permanent layout in my basement.

8. No way!

9. Engines: Tower 55 Cars: I don't really have a favorite.

10. Yes, almost every birthday and Christmas. (thankfully!)

 

Man, I wish we did surveys like this at my high school!

-Brandon