Reply to "Why isn't O Scale 2-Rail more popular with model railroaders? What can be done to increase 2RS's popularity?"

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.