I have been reading this forum for a few months and learning a lot but I have decided to show my inexperience and lack of knowledge.
Time periods.
Post war years
Modern
and others. What are the years indicating the different periods?
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pre-war
MPC
BReece
One of my books gives you a in general answer
1900 to 1942 PREWAR
Around 1942 1945 TO 1969 POSTWAR
1969 -----current MODERN
That's Greenberg's Guide Vol II
It does break it down further by ownership ect.
1970's - 1986 MPC Era
1986 - 1995 Khun Era
1995 - Present - (LTI) Wellspring Era
Rusty
My layout apes the steam era from 1930 to 1955, and I only run locomotives with DCS.
Steam of the 40's, electrics of 50-70's and modern.......
Originally Posted by BReece:
I have been reading this forum for a few months and learning a lot but I have decided to show my inexperience and lack of knowledge. Time periods? .... What are the years indicating the different periods?
Of course O gauge periods are arbitrary, and far too often just repeated by rote. So .to begin a thoughtful reevaluation:
1900-1951: JLC defines electric toy trains, transitions Standard Gauge tinplate to 3 rail O gauge die cast. Markets trains as synonymous with Christmas
1951-1959: the Post War ll basement glory years.
1959-1969: Roy Cohn, the first contraction begins, & culminates at Woodstock (regardless of whether you were there or not).
1969-1985: the era of plastic.
1985-1995: Richard Kughn shows that sparks under those rollers are still possible
1995-2005: The rise of the importers, Wunderkinds, forums, hobby magazines and locomotives, rolling stock & operating accessories never seen before. The general enthusiast discovers that York is more than just a Harley factory & the Internet changes everything.
2005-2009: Burnouts, law suits, the rise of Chinese production dominance. We have seen the future of O gauge trains & it is an obsolete. burned out circuit board.
2009-Present: The domestic O gauge market fragments and the post 1990 Renaissance fades. The second equipment market contraction begins. Building, creating & actually playing with trains once again defines the hobby and the uber clubs & layouts show the way ..
Let's keep it simple.Prewar 1906 thru 1934 "The Glory Years"
