Fair point on investment. To clarify my point I meant that I'd hate to see the hobby go away so that all my collection went in the trash because noone cared about trains anymore. I don't expect to make any money on the collection at this point, but I'd hate to just throw it away. And I'd hate to see fine magazines like O Gauge Railroading no longer have anyone interested in reading it, truly.
On the debate of member halls being open also, and this is just my opinion, the two halls I saw were overwhelming and I am already a train nut! Your average public person interested in the hobby would have plenty to see in the Purple Hall (Utz building). I am a fairly avid model railroader and I did not walk away from the show feeling like I missed anything, nor did I need to see anything else. I think member halls reserved for those truly dedicated and for those more rare items is certainly fine. One Purple hall and one Black hall with a modular layout or two is an awesome train show in my book.
