Art, great memories from childhood. Growing up in the 40's-50's I remember kids were either American Flyer or Lionel. Basically you were what your parents got you for Christmas. Most kids in my neighborhood, myself included, were Lionel. We had one kid that had American Flyer and had a layout just like Bob's pictured in this thread. In fact his was permanent in the basement. Honestly he was the envy of all us Lionel kids. They were great trains and it is nice to see that American Flyer ( S gauge) is still well represented.
Tom
