@Rail Dude posted:Competition is good for business and the hobby is seeing that competition fade.
Dude,
That 'fade' began almost 20 years ago now. We're fortunate to see Menard's come in and take a shot a turning it around after too many sources have left, scaled back, or fallen apart.
On the other hand the only real way to get the same level of competition back that we had before the fade began is to recruit more interested hobbyists in order to re-expand the market. It looks like Lionel is hoping to do so with this purchase, although it may be more a case of trying to stop the continued shrink.
Are we doing everything we can to help make a re-expansion happen?
Mike
