@New Haven Joe One thing I politely disagree with is that Strasburg is a "small show". It may be small compared to York but in the realm of 2R it is a large show. It is easily 1.5 to 2 times the size of the old Wind Gap 2R show. Well worth attending even though I have only been there 3 times.
On the other hand the fact that things are great at Strasburg indicates to me that OS2R is alive and well in the northeast. I don't see how that is an indicator of the 2R hobby as a whole. I have read an article by David Vaughn where he wrote about the state of 2R and how to increase interest in it. I can't remember where I read that but IIRC the article was not saying that the sky is falling and 2R will be gone in a few years but that there is somewhat of a decline in interest. Exactly how much of a decline no one knows but I agree with this from my own observations and I think what David was or is doing was good for the hobby. All opinion.
I honestly don't know what can be done about this, if anything. Perhaps it is just a natural ebb and flow of the hobby. Interest rises and lowers sort of like a stock.
