jasperofzeal wrote: R. T. POTEET wrote:I reside in the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west.I suppose THESIS is a valid word assocated with your question although I would probably have used "premise."I'm not sure about the validity of your THESIS; there is a flaw in your topic narrative and that is your use of the word "majority'. "Majority" is a pretty big word. The majority of the population of the United States probably does reside between the Ohio River and the Pacific Coast but that doesn't necessarily prove that that region has the majority of modelers. California has many; to the best of my knowledge Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming have relatively few - boy am I going to get raked over that statement. Define Texas!!! Western or Southern State. I ask because Texas has very strong roots in both regions. It also has Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio all major metropolitan areas. Incidently, demographers advance that by the turn of the twenty-second century Texas will be the nations most populous state; Wyoming will probably continue in last place which doesn't bother those who reside there at all; after all, they have one representative and two senators up on Capitol Hill which gives them the most substantial representation in the country.Model railroading is PREDOMINANTLY an urban hobby and where you find a large urban population you are going to find a large model railroading population. The midwest is richly urban but then so is the northeast; the south, as well as most of the west - even including Texas - is still predominantly rural. California, with the nations largest population, is one gigantic traffic jam. Model Railroader magazine used to publish data on "Where the Modelers are' based upon their subscription records - I haven't seen one of these in many years.I would SPECULATE that the majority of modelers in the good ole' US of A reside north of the Potomac River, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. Throw California and Texas into that mix and I'll bet that you account for two out of every three (active) modelers in the country. I'm beginning to like you. Not in a funny way, I just like how you speak.
R. T. POTEET wrote:I reside in the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west.I suppose THESIS is a valid word assocated with your question although I would probably have used "premise."I'm not sure about the validity of your THESIS; there is a flaw in your topic narrative and that is your use of the word "majority'. "Majority" is a pretty big word. The majority of the population of the United States probably does reside between the Ohio River and the Pacific Coast but that doesn't necessarily prove that that region has the majority of modelers. California has many; to the best of my knowledge Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming have relatively few - boy am I going to get raked over that statement. Define Texas!!! Western or Southern State. I ask because Texas has very strong roots in both regions. It also has Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio all major metropolitan areas. Incidently, demographers advance that by the turn of the twenty-second century Texas will be the nations most populous state; Wyoming will probably continue in last place which doesn't bother those who reside there at all; after all, they have one representative and two senators up on Capitol Hill which gives them the most substantial representation in the country.Model railroading is PREDOMINANTLY an urban hobby and where you find a large urban population you are going to find a large model railroading population. The midwest is richly urban but then so is the northeast; the south, as well as most of the west - even including Texas - is still predominantly rural. California, with the nations largest population, is one gigantic traffic jam. Model Railroader magazine used to publish data on "Where the Modelers are' based upon their subscription records - I haven't seen one of these in many years.I would SPECULATE that the majority of modelers in the good ole' US of A reside north of the Potomac River, north of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River. Throw California and Texas into that mix and I'll bet that you account for two out of every three (active) modelers in the country.
I'm beginning to like you. Not in a funny way, I just like how you speak.
From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
Midwest - of Brisbane, Qld, Australia in the Garden City of Toowoomba.
A very large N scale North American based layout resides in my second home, the Darling Downs Model Railway Club, come and visit - ddmrc.com
Teditor
Craig
DMW
I live in Fountain Valley, California, adjacent to the better-known city of Huntington Beach.
Boy, would I love a basement! However, as the name of my city might indicate, I live in an area that was once almost a marsh and has a very high water table--building anything with a subterranean level would be a bear. I don't know for sure, but I suspect that seismic standards here would also tend to make approved construction very expensive.
Maybe that high water table will come in handy for me, though. When the big earthquake hits, I'll be able to tread water after the ground opens up.
im from Fremont Ne. just about 40 miles west of omaha. grew up in omaha just a few blocks from gibson yards (burlington). father and is best friend worked for the up and were rail fans big in to pics and all gosh do i wish i had some of those pics.
ray
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
"Roll Tide"
I live in Carmichael, CA, an 'unincorporated' portion of Sacramento County. I'm midway between to really fine hobby shops, one in Sacramento called BRUCE'S TRAINS, and one in nearby Roseville (site of one of the biggest railyards west of the Mississippi) called ROSEVILLE HOBBIES. If I can't find what I want at one, the other one probably carries it. And like the majority of Californians, my MR is in the garage ("California Basement").
Carmichael is midway between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, either of which is about a two-hour drive either West or East. I can head east into the Sierra toward Donner Pass and be in a completely different climactic zone in about thirty minutes watching those long freight trains on the edge of impossibly deep Sierra canyons.
Life is good.
Tom
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
Trains and I live in a basement in Plantsville Connecticut.
Den
The Dixie D Short Line "Lux Lucet In Tenebris Nihil Igitur Mors Est Ad Nos 2001"
I live in New Brighton Minnesota, right by Minneapolis. Lots of modelers in Minnesota, and for a good reason. The Twin Cities are still very busy train wise, but the scary thing is that it used to be even bigger. Oh well.
Alec
I live in Sweden, Indal a small community north of Sundsvall.
Magnus
Hoople wrote:Umm its meant to say "Seattle, WA" I think sue and I are the only people on this forum that are from WA.
I haven't been very active in the forums of-late, but I still live in Washington.
Reality...an interesting concept with no successful applications, that should always be accompanied by a "Do not try this at home" warning.
Hundreds of years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...But the world may be different because I did something so bafflingly crazy that my ruins become a tourist attraction.
"Oooh...ahhhh...that's how this all starts...but then there's running...and screaming..."
Anniston, Alabama.
Stan.
THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH.
Carey
Keep it between the Rails
Alabama Central Homepage
Nara member #128
NMRA &SER Life member
I'm from Central PA, Altoona, home of the "World Famous Horseshoe Curve", but it seems that outside of RailFans it's really not that "world famous" at least not anymore. I grew up 2.5 miles away from the HSC and used to play on the mainline all the time as a kid and hunted the mountains around there too. My great grand father used to hate having to stay over night becuase the trains kept him up, now it seems I can't sleep well without them. My home now is less than a mile as the crow flies from the Altoona Locomotive shops and the mainline and sometimes you can hear the big bang when a train stops to suddenly or if they're building a train and car gets to get going to fast when it couples.
Later,
far away, but this planet
I'm in Germany. My layout is in the basement.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
Come to us http://www.westportterminal.de my videos my blog
My husband, Larry and I are from Olympia, Washington.
Sue
Anything is possible if you do not know what you are talking about.
Rangerover wrote:Jim from Elkins, Almost Heaven, West Virginia. The nearest hobby shop is 60 miles one way, so I buy my stuff on the internet.
-beegle55
Nashville Tennessee here. My wife and I are from west Texas but after coming here for a wedding, I think she decided that trees and rain are pretty nice and we made the move.
Havn't found any good LHS here yet though.