Survey for School Project - Please Answer

[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

[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

[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

[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.

 

[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

 

[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

[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

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[tomikawaTT]

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?

  A bunch of them!  (Members of clubs, including one who designs layouts professionally.) 

2. Do you own model trains?

  Yes.

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

  Not that I'm aware of.

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

  I have never collected model trains.  I purchase model rolling stock to operate.  (That said, I still purchase rolling stock.)

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

  1:80 scale Japanese prototype scale models.

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

  Not just YES, but **** YES.

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

  Only on days of the week ending in Y.  (On a more accurate note, the layout is PERMANENT.)

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

  I would sooner throw away or sell my right arm!

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

  Katsumi (aka KTM).

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

  A Lionel real tinplate (lithographed sheet metal) 027 set at age 5 months 4 days (I teethed on a box car.)  Later, my first HO locomotive (which I still own.)

To put all of this in perspective, I have been a model railroader for just over 69 years.

Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - since 1964.  NYC before that)

[timthechef]

1. Yes I have a couple friends who own model trains

2.Yes

3. Yes my father did

4. Yes, My father models N gauge.

5.some Athern, and bachman as well as others

6.Yes

7.No it's up all year around

8.Never! That blasphamy!!

9.bachman spectrum

10.yes 

[KlickyMobster]

yes

yes

no

yes

didn't have any

yes

no

no

ATLAS

for holidays

 

[R. T. POTEET]

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?  No one who is sane.  (Yes)

2. Do you own model trains?  Yes but I am not sane.

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?  My parents are very sane.

4. Do you or your parents still actively collect model trains?  Yes.  Actually what I do is collect credit card receipts from my train purchases.

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? (Lionel, LGB, Atlas, etc.) 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?  No

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains?  Only when I am awake.

9. What is your favorite make of model train?  I have slightly more Kato than Atlas at this time although I have a partiality towards Atlas..

10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents?  My brother and I received a Lionel set as a collective Christmas present in 1950.  My brother still has it in a room built over his garage.

[accord1959]

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? Me

5. What type of model train do you or your parents own? Atlas, Proto 2000, Kato, Athearn, Intermountain, pretty well any product that is reasonably well made except brass, too expensive.

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 am building a permanent layout

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? Not yet, I hope it never gets that bad.

9. What is your favorite make of model train? Cars - Intermountain, Engines - Proto 2000

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

[waltersrails]

Yes

yes

yes

yes

all

yes

no

no

athearn

yes

[Noah Hofrichter]

Glad to help out a fellow high school student:

1. Yes

2 Heck yes!

3. No

4. No

5. N/A

6. yes

7. No

8. Seriously No, although I do have the occasional thought that I should sell the model railroad stuff, buy a really nice SLR camera, quality lenses, scanner, antenna, gas for a car, etc, and spend all my time railfanning all over the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minniesota, and Iowa instead....

9. Probably Athearn for the price, although Atlas stuff is pretty nice too

10. yes, they gave me my first train set for my Birthday when I was six, and I blame them for planting the bug....

Hope the helps!

Noah

[beegle55]

1.Yes

2.Yes

3.No

4.Yes

5.Many

6.Yes

7.No

8.Some

9.Bachmann

10.Yes, Life-like Sante Fe set

[Jetrock]

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, a large number of people.

2. Do you own model trains?

Yes.

3. Did any of your parents own model trains?

Yes, my father does.

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

My father and I both still actively collect, although we both stopped for a while.

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

Me: HO scale, with a little bit of N scale. Father: HO scale.

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

Far more than any sane person should.

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

No, it's a permanent layout.

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

I got completely out of the hobby for many years (from my late teens until my early thirties) but it came back with a vengeance. My father also got pretty much out of the hobby during the same time period, from his late forties until his early sixties. Although we don't actively model together anymore, we both got back into the hobby about the same time.

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

I don't have a favorite manufacturer, but small industrial locomotives, streetcars and interurbans interest me most.

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

Not directly: my father had an interest in model railroads, and I often participated in his model railroading by building structures, detailing locomotives, creating scenery, or visiting the hobby shop or a model train show or club layout. It was a father/son activity. In some ways, it still is.

[Soo Line fan]

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.)Lionel, Atlas, Kato,Walthers,P2K,Athearn,Model Power,Mantua, Bowser, Stewart

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

[on30francisco]

1. Yes.

2. Yes.

3. No.

4. No.

5. Bachmann, LGB, Lionel (from 50s, 60s), scratchbuilt rolling stock.

6. Yes.

7. No.

8. No.

9. Bachmann (Spectrum Large Scale and On30), some LGB.

10. Yes, some pre-WWII Lionel. 

 

 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

1-4   yes.

5 HO;   6 yes;   7  no;  

8  sell, yes...............through away, never!

9  make?  I have many.  favorite?  not sure.  Walthers, Atlas, Athearn, Stewart

10 Yes

GOOD LUCK

GET AN   A+

[johngraser]

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, but grand father did (Didn't know him though)

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.)

Athearn,Bachmann,Proto200,Walthers,Atlas,LGB,Lionel,USA Trains

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

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?No, Have Layout and setup for Christmas

8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? I sold them and switched scales

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

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

[rrinker]

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. Yes

4. No - I don't collect. I don't buy things to hide away on shelves, I only buy things to put on the layout and actually run.

5. Dad's Lionel, Dad's Flyer, rest is all HO.

6. Yes

7. No

8. No

9. Tough one. P2K or Stewart

10. Yes 

 

[Bill54]

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? 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, Proto 2000, Bachmann, IHC, Roundhouse, (All HO Scale).

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? Selling-Yes, Throw away-No, Throw across the room-Yes

9. What is your favorite make of model train? None

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

[selector]

This seems to be harmless enough.  I would be interested in knowing what conclusions you will draw from this self-selected set of respondants who already frequent a model railroad forum.

1. Yes

2. Yes

3. Not unless you count that they purchased them for me for Christmas when I was younger.

4. Yes

5. HOn30 and HO, Broadway Limited Imports, former Life Life Proto 2000, Trix, Lionel, Internation Hobby Corp.

6. Yes

7. No.

8. No.

9. Broadway Limited Imports.

10. Yes.

[Texas Zepher]

I am taking a survery for my high school economics class.

Being a science fair judge, I would say that a survey here on a railroad forum is really going to skew the results.

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.) All of the above, probably at least one of every brand that has ever been commonly sold in the USA - except Marklin.
6. Do you know the significance of scale and gauge differences? Yes
7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions? No, but their are special events that get special set ups!
8. Did you ever think of selling or throwing away your trains? No
9. What is your favorite make of model train? Favorite in what sense?  W&R, even though I don't own any.  Or do you want the Brand I buy most - Atlas.
10. Did you receive any model trains (or set pieces) from your parents? Yes

[Dave Vollmer]

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?  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, Lionel, Others (Mostly N but some O)

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

7. Do you only erect your train set during certain occasions?  N scale layout is permanent (year-round), but Lionel comes out only at Christmas

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

[nickl02]

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.)

Lionel (pre/postwar) athearn/atlas/walthers 

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

HO 1:87 Proportion 

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

No, building new layout 

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

Never 

9. What is your favorite make of model train?

Toss Up Post War Lionel Operating Cars/Athearn Blue box kits 

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

Yes