My dad and one grandfather was a railroader, and l lived on Depot Lane. My great aunt was postmistress, and hung the bag on the post every morning, across from station. How many kids today have that experience or similar? In the largest cities they are exposed to commuter trains. I am sure they are just part of their scenery. The rest of the country...? I rode many a mile in a grandfather's pre-WWII vehicles. There is a small core group that loves those vehicles, and trains, and model trains. Each of those core groups will carry on. Sadly, they are all smaller. And there are members that had no childhood exposure to any of them. All too soon that will be all left. Watch Antique Road Show and see oddball fragments of history that are collected. As long as there are trains, there will be model trains.
