The Baldwin switcher is a sentimental favorite of mine because it was the first real product I bought when I was a kid. It never ran well. In the eighth grade I cut off end railings from a Lionel caboose to screw onto the front and rear to make it look more realistic--my first kit bash. When I got back into modeling much later, I replaced the motor with one of Doug Peck's Port Lines Hobby Supplies can motor conversions and added railings I fashioned out of brass wire. It runs better, but not well. It is still a favorite anyway. The new Lionel American Flyer versions will work far, far better than the old Gilbert models.
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