>
Hello Everyone
As a dealer who constantly has to explain the difference between hi
rail and scale, I most fervently agree that we need to keep it simple
on the difference as Bob explains his veiw. Confusion can mean lost
sales and new S members.
Howard Sheffield
Howard' S Trains
> Friends, all this discussion brings up my point exactly. It is again:
> if your operating AF, Flyonel, SHS with big flanges you are a
> hi-railer! If you decide that your only going to own AF from 1952
> fine--but your still operating on hi-rail track with big flanges! Now
> if your layout consists of three engines one AF, one SHS and one from
> AM
> and your rolling stock is of similar vein running on hand laid code
> 172
> track, Kadee couplers, beautiful scenery and sound equipped DCC --you
> still are a hi-railer (but with a nicer layout). I doubt if the hard
> core guys are really operating a total AF layout--my guess is that
> there
> is some Plasticville and maybe some LifeLike trees on that
> layout--just
> like the display people at the Gilbert factory who built those hi-rail
> layouts used in stores to sell AF trains.
> I think it's important to get rid of 50 years of confusion that is
> holding back our scale!
>
> Bob Werre
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