I’ve been hearing at train shows and train forums that the model train hobby is dying for the last thirty years. I guess there is no hurrying its demise. Lionel puts out a huge catalog twice a year. MTH is inching back in the game. Atlas O now incorporates DCS in their locomotives. 3Rd Rail/Golden Gate Depot keeps making high end trains faster than ever before. I guess they haven’t received the death certificate yet.
A Quick Look at YouTube shows lots of younger people operating layouts. In addition there is tons of product available from all eras of model train production in all scales. When there is scant levels of product to buy, that’s when we should worry. If there is a demise of the hobby it won’t happen in our lifetime.
Run our trains, enjoy sharing them with everyone you can, buy from the catalogs, stores and the internet and just have fun. Age isn’t an issue, there will always be a pipeline behind us.
