@Mallard4468 posted:As @Mellow Hudson Mike mentioned above, the best outcome would be for a passionate young (or at least younger) entrepreneur to step up as Richard Kughn and Mike Wolf did a generation ago. Unfortunately, we're still waiting for that person.There are a lot of moving parts involved - the aging demographic, chips, shipping, overseas manufacturing - it's going to take awhile to shake itself out. And remember, it's just a hobby...
Also keep in mind that many (most?) of us have more trains than we need, and could likely run for years without buying another thing.