@New Haven Joe posted:This brings me to two questions:
Why can't OS2R modelers recruit more model railroaders to participate in their scale? (It seems that a few people could be recruited to cross a 6 foot aisle from HO to O.)
What can be done to encourage more people to model in OS2R?
I have my own thoughts about this but I would like to hear your thoughts first. NH Joe
Well, I am still reading this thread with interest (though the last pages are going far afield). Let me say this. I grew up on post war O gauge 3 rail tube lionel equipment. The only other gauges I had ever heard of were HO and S gauge at that point and I only knew a couple people that didn’t run the O. I ran equipment and went to shows and stores from the 60s-mid 80s and then off to the army. I am only now getting back into model railroading (and quite excited about it). Not only had I never heard of 2 rail O as a kid, until this thread I have not heard of it as an adult (nor seen it at any of the shows, etc. I have been to). So, specific to your question… it must not be all that well advertised in the areas I live? I have all kinds of 3 rail and am going that way with this first build, but have been learning quite a bit from this discussion. All of that having been said, I purchased a box of track at an estate sale this week and when unpacking it last night I found that I also had a bunch of two rail track in the boxes. This is the first time I have ever seen it. There seems to be two types… “banked” and “unbanked”. I have straight and curved sections in both styles. What is the point of the banking and who makes this? Obviously, beyond the curiosity, I have no use for the two rail at this point and would be happy to sell it to those who would actually use it. If you are interested, please email me for details. All the best Joe, thanks for this interesting question.
