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Crescent City Model Railroad Club

 

 

Poll Results

 

For about a year, we featured a monthly poll.  We asked rail related questions to see what our visitors thought.  We no longer conduct polls, but we still would like to share the results.

 

Please check our Forums.  We plan on creating new polls there.

 

Do you take railroading pictures? If so, what do you prefer to use?

Yes - Film Camera (Still) 50%
Yes - Video Camera 25%
Yes - Digital Camera 13%
No 13%

What do you prefer to use to do switch work on your layout? (Or someone else's layout)

4-axle switcher 50%
4-axle road unit 29%
Steam Locomotive 14%
6-axle road unit 7%

What time period is your favorite to model? (It looks like most of our internet visitors are diesel fans.)

1950s - 1960s 43%
1970s - 1980s 36%
1990s - Present 21%

What type of Rail Line do you prefer to model, a prototypical that exists (has existed) or a fictional railroad that you or someone else has created?

Fictional 58%
Prototypical 42%

Do you like to weather your locomotives and rollingstock?

Yes 73%
No 27%

Who is your favorite maker of model locomotives?

Life Like (Proto2000) 39%
Athearn 28%
Atlas 17%
Kato 11%
Bachmann 6%

What do you like to model the most?

Locomotives 68%
Rollingstock 17%
Scenery 9%
Buildings 6%

What is your favorite Diesel manufacturer?

General Motors (EMD) 61%
GE 17%
Alco 17%
FM 6%

Do you enjoy proto-typical operations on your model railroad layout? (with switchlists, regulations, time-tables, etc.)

YES, very much so. 56%
Most of the time. 28%
Sometimes...(if I'm in the mood) 11%
NO, just high-ball it! 6%