That is so cool Todd. You need some toy Pontiacs around your houses and on the roads. I still have a Lionel set from when I was 5 years old.
Love trains.
Brian

You certainly have the bug too Dave! I really like your display cases.

I'm not into model trains, but I really appreciate the collections (I appreciate collections of (almost) any items).

I do have hundreds of brass train switch keys, and this one vintage Marx train that I purchased and I'm not particularly attached to:

 

 

 

All of my uncles and father and grand fathers worked for CN    

I had a Lionel train set from about 1954-55    I stupidly sold/gave it up in the 70's    

I would pay Big League money for a train set similar to it  

Canadian Poncho wrote:

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Here ya go Carl. 

 

CLICK HERE

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        Thank you    My dad sold a white 33 Dodge coupe with red wheels for 50.00 to buy me the train set    I was upset...(my mom said)  I liked the car better

 

       I think I like this better  lol  

 

      http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-RARE-LIONEL-TRAINS-NO-1955-OUTFIT-ORIGINAL-EMPTY-TRAIN-SET-BOX-/322401121224?hash=item4b109ab3c8:g:OqgAAOSwZQRYh4Ii

Here's the deal of a lifetime if anyone in Calgary wants to get int the hobby. A good sized N scale layout for free!

CLICK HERE

 

I watched the exact one yesterday as well as this one..

 

Wow - fascinating video.....thanx for posting.

As mentioned in another thread I am reconfiguring a storage room and will put our

old '027' gauge Lionel and Marx trains back in service. Have had them since the 50's and

my son and I last ran them 25 years ago.

Will post pics when done......might be a while though.

-- Edited by bjburnout on Wednesday 1st of February 2017 10:03:11 AM

What Tyco train do you have? My first set was a Tyco Via Rail freight set (even though Via was strictly a passenger railway!). I also had a number of slot car sets. My favorite was an AFX set called "Blazin' Brakes". The set consisted of a Trans Am and a Corvette. There was a thumb switch on the controller. When you activated it the cars would come to a halt and the brake lights would come on. I loved that set!

I just picked up some trains here in PEI made by a German company called Fleischmann. The trains I got are form the late 1950's/early 1960's and are HO scale. The quality is incredible. This one has a switch that allows electircal pickup by either the rails or by overhead wires. 

Both locomotives run like new. I also got the original power pack, track and accessories for a mere $80! (excuse my scratched up antique dresser. It'll get restored some day!)

Like Todd I received my first N scale gain set at age seven, and like most of you if it moves and makes noise, I'm interested! Just finished fixing this F Scale model (F Scale are narrow gauge trains that run on LGB(45mm) track) for a co worker. A gear had split and replacement required disassembly and pressing on a new gear and putting it all back together. These models are meant for garden railways and are quite large, this engine is about two feet long with the tender. It is also equipped with sound which can really make the neighbors wonder....