Well congratulations on your layout but unfortunately I do not agree with or see your view of the interest in train sustaining itself. One only has to look at the thinned out and less circulated Trains, Model Railroader or worse yet Railfan & Railroad magazines to see the decline.



Todd Wrote:
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> I dont think interest is decreasing at all. Time
> and money are hard to come by when one is younger,
> and you have to take into account the time and
> money (and space) with raising a family. I know
> many younger people (I'm in my mid-30s) who are
> into the hobby, but have no time/space/money to
> emerse themselves in it as they would like to
> currently.
>
> I'm working on a layout in my basement with my
> friends and I have to say it is slow going with a
> wife and 7 seven year old.
>
> On the flip side, my son and wife love the hobby
> (and railfanning).
>
> Naturally as one gets older, they are fond of
> their memories. I don't believe it means the
> upcoming generation won't see the romance in
> railroading, they'll just see it from a different
> generation's point of view.