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
yougottawanta wrote:I am in the middle of no where (and like it like that) in a place west of Warrenton Va. Which is approximately 2 hours west of washington depending on traffic 1 1/2 hours in light traffic. I am very lucky in that there is a great LHS in warrenton. The owner (Tony) has actually hired some model railroaders who know the hobby. He also automatically discounts everything 10% plus you can sign up for a hobby card which gives another 5% off. And it is only about ten minutes from my house. And its nice they know most of their customers by name.
Hi, live in NW British Columbia near the tracks of the Grand Trunk Pacific - Now the CN. Layout is HO.
I am near Prince Rupert. So much early history here, what with the founder of the Railroad being one of the ill fated passengers on the Titanic.
Modeling B&O- Chessie Bob K. www.ssmrc.org
I'm in Sindelfingen/Germany.
The layout shares(actually dominates) a room with my home office. It's great to do some switching during boring telephone conferences;-)
Reinhard
"Rust, whats not to love?"
I live in Collinsville, Illinois, just across the line from St. Louis, Missouri and most of time considered to be part of the Greater St. Louis Metro Area called "Metro East St. Louis" although I don't understand why those here in Illinois want to be considered part of "St. Louis". I work in St. Louis, but I live in Illinois and I'm proud to be from Illinois. (But I don't hold a grudge against St. Louis, I just want to be recognized for being from Illinois.)
Woodlandtoots
here is a clue...the site of the 2010 Olympics.
i think...
anyways, my rails currently carry CP Rail equipment, yet seeing the same logo going around gets quite boring so i'm looking for other stuff. there are (as far as i know) three hobby shops within one hours drive and another one in Surrey that i want to check out.
Clinton, MO - Home of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR... a fictitious short line pike for MoPac, with service from the Missouri/Northern Arkansas and the Frisco lines.. MOPAC Rules!!!!!!!!
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
Also the site of the 2010 Olympics, but beautiful North Vancouver. Eat your heart out Burnaby . . . Modeling SRY (former BD Hydro Rail) in N.
David
I'm from the western region of Antartica.
Al you're only the second person I've ever seen with a negative post count.
"Being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses"
EXPERIMENTATION TO BRING INNOVATION
http://community.webshots.com/album/288541251nntnEK?start=588
Another Norwegian here, Bjørkelangen is about 55km / 34 miles east from Oslo. I met another train friend (steinjr) on this forum, and he lives only 28km / 18 miles away. That's rather weird, two Norwegian "neighbours" getting together on a US forum..!
Anyway, this forum is a great inspiration, even though we're modelling two totally different prototypes (US diesel era vs Norwegian steam era).
Dave H. Painted side goes up. My website : wnbranch.com
I live in Hopkinsville, KY on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. There are lots of places to watch trains, including two passing sidings (one to the north of town and another to the south) and an old L&N station in the middle of downtown that is now the home of the local Arts Council. In fact, my avatar pic was taken at the passing siding north of town, known as the Latham Siding.
-Brandon
AggroJones wrote: shutthehellup wrote:Corny gay topic! Where you from? Blah blah blah Wanna date them or something!How can you be so hard on yourself dude...
shutthehellup wrote:Corny gay topic! Where you from? Blah blah blah Wanna date them or something!
How can you be so hard on yourself dude...
Love the names, says it all, I should change from Teditor to Terdinator
"I come from the land down under!" Hey! that would make a good song title!
Teditor
Jerry SP FOREVER http://photobucket.com/albums/f317/GAPPLEG/
Fort Worth, Tx. via Atchison, Ks. Topeka, Ks. and Houston, Tx.
Chuck
NS2591 wrote:I'm from Eastern Michigan. There is a few of us from Michigan on here. 4884Bigboy is from Western Mi. and Engineer Joey is belive is from Southern Michigan
I'm from michigan too!
Dearborn ,Mi
I am FROM:
1. born & early childhood in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Grandparents & Uncle had farms on the Santa Fe mainline in Lamar & Granada respectivley2. childhood in Wichita Kansas (RI, MP, AT&SF, Frisco)3. 1 year of college in Greenville South Carolina (no time to look at trains)4. College rowing crew for short times I was from Austin Texas & Philadelphia PA5. First job St. Louis Missouri - 4 years. (wow, it seemed like every railroad imaginable except Santa Fe)6. Then my big break I got to move back to Colorado and that is where I AM not FROM.