Serenska posted:The population of Boston is 655K.
The population of Chicago is 2.7MM.
The population of New York is 8.5MM.
Holding metro area populations constant and assuming the ratio of train collectors to non-train collectors is also constant, this is an issue of demand, pure and simple.
Please don't shoot the messenger.
Steven J. Serenska
Good point but historically speaking, we have the oldest subway in the states so those statistics are meaningless to railroad model enthusiasts.