over 500,000 people. In the U.S., 83% of 18 to 29-year-olds who
use the Internet are on Facebook, so if reaching the next genera-
tion is a priority for the model railroading hobby, then Facebook
is it.
Also, if we check Google Trends (Google’s stats on what people
are searching for on the Internet) we find that the searches
for Lego trains, Thomas trains, and Polar Express trains have
increased notably in the last few years.
But are youngsters coming into the hobby of model railroading
who played with these toys when they were little?
One example is a young 15 year old girl who was interviewed
recently on Scotty Mason’s model railroading podcast. She’s
very much into model railroading and is especially interested in
craftsman structures. Craftsman structures are some seriously
When talking
to hobby
vendors,
please
remember
to mention
MRH.
