Keys6700,
Very well said for a boy under 13 years old, got to admit when I was your age, Lionel did a lot of advertising, and had O gauge train layouts in all the big stores, with Lionel Company Reps talking about them, especially from Thanksgiving to almost Christmas time. The cost however has not changed all that much, in fact even with the advanced remote control technology it's still in about the same cost range percentage wise. Lionel trains when they 1st came out were very expensive, and men did not make all that much money each month.
PCRR/Dave
