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Reply to "I could use some help with my model railroad"

Mason:

 

Since you have a birthday coming up, here's a gift you can use with your layout.  I recently changed my initial plan for a L-shaped train layout, abandoned Lionel Fastrack for it, and installed tubular track with O42 minimum curves and switches instead. So I have "leftover" Lionel Fastrack that I'll likely never use. I considered selling it all on eBay, but ...

If it's OK with your parents, I'll send you a supply of gently used Lionel Fastrack sections as a birthday present. I have lots of O36, some 10-inch straight sections, and miscellaneous other pieces - all gently used, but fully functional. I may not have everything you may need, but I'll send you what items I have to fulfill your "want list" and birthday wish.  The advice of other hobbyists is well taken and shows the wonderful sharing spirit of others.

Your interest in the Delaware Lackawanna is similar to my interest in the Rock Island - the railroad that served my hometown (Peoria, IL) when I was a boy with a large layout in the basement.  I rode the Rock Island PEORIA ROCKET in the 1950s, including the famous "Aerotrain." Fortunately for me, when I re-entered the hobby as an adult (at age 50), there were many models of RI trains and rolling stock available. I collected trains of all O-gauge manufacturers with the Rock Island name -- Lionel, MTH, Williams, Weaver, Marx, Atlas O, and others.  Lots of fun!

Custom-painting locos with DL decor may be pricey, but you'll create a unique model railroad inspired by your own dream.

Mike Mottler
Member, LCCA

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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