@VistaDomeScott posted:In the mid 1990s when I had much less invested in 3rail I had met a few local 2 railers who told me they were in a local 2 rail club. I expressed interest but was shunned as a 3 railer and told I would have to have a 2 rail layout before becoming involved with their club. In my area there were no train shops offering 2 rail and the products in 2 rail were just not around. In recent years I have met some nice 2 railers but previous experiences found snobs with snide comments and a closed group. For me, it was the 2 rail hobbiest and lack of outlets for product that ended interest. I hesitated to post this but this is frankly my honest experience.
That was definitely dumb of them. They should have taken that opportunity to bring you into the fold and away from that middle rail *gasp*. As a 2 railer, I have gone to shows and when talking to a vendor I say I model OS2R and they almost immediately walk off instead of saying..."here is a nice freight car and some wheelsets and Kadee couplers to convert it over." Most people unfortunately lack the communication skills or they lack the temerity to be able to communicate intelligently about things that they don't understand/have interest in. I just enjoy talking to a 3 railer, 2 railer, or someone in HO. We are all passionate about the same thing...how we get there shouldn't matter.
