Second day in a row. Many of my posts are inspired by pieces in the Journal. Best thing to arrive in the mail was Rail Model Craftsman. The model railroad hobby is shrinking. The hobby no longer attracts young boys. Partly because the real railroads don't run in a lot of places, plenty of boys can grow up and never see a real train. Partly because the models have gotten very expensive. There was a time you could buy a kid a complete HO train set for $39.95. Now it is $139.95. A single freight car model kit used to be $3. Now they go for $30 and more.
It is too bad. Model railroading taught electricity, carpentry, metal work, use of air brush, photography, track work, and model building.
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