Why do I like the 1950s/'60s so much?

[e-paw]

I think I am one of the exceptions to your thinking. I was born in the early 70's but model the 1940's. The larger variety of railroads (pre mergers), tremendous boom in traffic from the war, and the coming of diesels is in stark contrast to to the Conrail like mergers and declining ton miles of the late 70's and early 80's that I knew as a kid. There was a hustle and bustle of that time that was unique in history. There was so much more that was different about railroading then to what I have seen in my time that I find interesting and irresistible to model.