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Reply to "Lionel O gauge Trains were expensive in the middle 1950s"

@Craftech posted:

So do you think in 50 years people will be collecting today's Lionel Trains as heirlooms and collector's items or will they still be collecting the same ones from the 40's and 50's that we had as kids?  If the answer is the latter then you must know the reason.

That's an interesting question. I think from a rolling stock perspective, the modern era has given us equal or better quality, especially for those (not me) in the 1:48 scale segment of 3RO.  I don't see future scale operators pining for ubiquitous PW gondolas, milk cars, or 6464 box cars.

Assume, though, you meant motive power. I'm sure my PW heirloom engines will be running for future generations, and I'm also pretty sure the electronics in my modern engines will fail. With all the modern engines out on the market, as long as there are replacements (like ERR's) that can bring a dead engine back to life for, say, 1/2 the cost of a new one, I think modern engines will be running in the future, as well.

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