Duncan, that was along the lines that I was thinking...but not only model
railroad magazines, but also railroading mags.
Cheers!
Jan
On 9/9/2010 5:06 PM, Duncan Cameron wrote:
>
> It's been a while since I offered anything to the list, so let me share my
> experience as an under-50 Canadian who became a fan of the Q. What honestly
> grabbed my attention first was the attractiveness of Q locomotive power --
> black and grey and gleaming silver. The availability of models was also a
> factor. Articles in modeling mags which showcased the Q also played a role.
> As
> a modeler who discovered a railroad to love, I would suggest that doing our
> best to get material into the magazines is a good step. I realize that model
> railroading also seems to be on the decline and I don't have much to offer in
> how to reverse that trend. But visibility is always the key.
> Duncan Cameron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gerald & Virginia Edgar
> To: cbq@yahoogroups.com <mailto:cbq%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:28 PM
> Subject: [CBQ] Burlington vitality
>
> You can divide CB&Q fans (or those of any other fallen flag RR) into 2
> groups.
> The largest (but gowing smaller daily) are those who grew up with the Q: i.e.
> they worked for it or Dad or an Uncle did, or they rode Zephyrs or were
> trackside or maybe even had a American Flyer Pioneer Zephyr (Lionel did no
> favors for Burlington enthusists).
>
> The smaller group, our future, are those under 50 who have no recollections
> of
> the Burlington albeit some surviving bldgs, non-repainted BN equipment, etc.
> Or those of any age who follow the Buerlington because of (fill in the blank:
> they like Vista Domes/Zephyrs, the rich Q history ranging from 3 track
> commuter lines to Colorado n.g. and little branches in the hinterlands, the
> many books, models & BRHS publications available, etc.) We have a good
> "product" to sell to young men (& women) who have no particular RR-allegiance
> but do like trains in general. Our competition is all the other major RR
> societies.
>
> The old saying is that if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a
> path to your door. NOT if you don't market it; i.e. the world has to know we
> have a better mousetrap ergo a railroad to be a fan &/or modeler and
> collector of.
>
> HOW best to promote the Burlington? When I speak to our overseas mbrs (who
> obviously had no physical ties to the Q) or our under-40 mbrs (unfortunately
> a
> small group) they like the Q because it was colorful, innovative, offers a
> wide range of operating scenarios, etc. We need to market ourselves and no
> better way than to bring a friend/child/neighbor along on a railfan trip
> following the old routes, to a BRHS meet, your layout, loaning a copy of a
> Corbin, Overton, Holck, Glick or Spoor book, etc etc.
>
> Stainless steel, domes, great slogans (EW, Way of the Z's, Where nature
> Smiles...), still being the 1st name of BNSF, etc are all in our favor; being
> a fallen flag for 40 yrs is our albatross. I like to think the glass is still
> half full but can we say that in 10 yrs or less? Many hands make light work!
>
> Gerald
>
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>
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