How many of us still have our first set of trains ? I don't, unfortunately. My brother and I were the last ones on the block to have trains. When we finally were given them, they were a huge set of Lionel, Pre-War "O" gauge. 4 x 12 foot platform, two ovals of track, a scale switcher and Madison cars, a tinplate 2-4-2 steamer with Vanderbilt tender and three red tinplate passenger cars. Several tinplate freight cars, Z transformer, metal Lionelville station, signals, lampposts. You get the picture. All of this for the princely sum of $50.00 !
When I was maybe 17 or so, I was convinced to trade all of it for a Super 8 movie camera, projector, screen, editing tools, tape recorder, and some other nondescript electronics. Little did I know that ten years later I would get the train bug. Oh well, stupid is as stupid does, I have heard someone say.
