Reply to "How does the lower prices on modern used trains effect your buying of new trains?"

AldovarOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

For me, we are not able to afford to buy new engines, especially for what they are asking for them.

I think the "newest" engine I have is from 2007, I just picked up a Lionel 1645 for 40 dollars at the first train swap of the year. Before that I "splurged" on a 565 for 75 after a trade in at my local shop. I'm finding a lot of the modern stuff being on par expense wise with some Postwar and MPC era stuff, which is fine by me. As long as it runs and pulls some trains, I don't care when it is from.

I don't know if I'll ever be in the new train market, but what I'm happy for is being able to buy some fairly inexpensive trains to run around the layout for myself and my three year old. I can actually let him play with them and have fun and let him have the train bug.

9/15/1511:24 AM

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