I think the important thing to remember is that there are close to half a million model railroaders in North America. It is estimated in the industry that somewhere around 2% of model railroaders are prototype modellers, which is still a good 10,000 people. We prototype freaks have a very large presence online, so many are led to believe that we are a larger group than we are. (If you read the Atlas forum, you would be forgiven for thinking that 95% of model railroaders are interested in 1970s and 1980s freight - these are just the vocal guys on the Atlas forum.) To give you another "statistic" from a manufacturer. We get a call just about every week asking for our Cafe-Bar-Lounge car in CPR colours. Our standard reply is that the CPR never had any lightweight cafe cars with the exception of the Skyline, which we are doing as part of The Canadian. The response every single time? "I don't care. I really want a cafe-bar-lounge car in CPR colours to go with my coaches and baggage cars." I am a hardcore prototype modeller of VIA and CN. In my job, this is an asset. But I recognise that the vast majority of model railroaders aren't prototypers. Thank goodness, as no manufacturer could make a living if they were. Regards, Jason - -- Jason Shron President / Président Rapido Trains Inc. True North Locomotives FP9A Locomotive: Beauty. La locomotive FP9A par Rapido: Sans Pareil. http://www.rapidotrains.com The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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