Same plot, same outcome, different characters and a slightly different story line.......Dad ran a small string of hobby shops and was a Lionel dealer. He also bought and sold antiques, so trains were naturally part of the program. When I was old enough to have a paper route, I massed my collection with trains I literally found in the trash....when I went to work for Ford, of course career, family and moves kept the trains on the back burner. However I never got rid of them......they stayed in boxes and totes and occupied any available closets in the houses we owned....up until dad retired, I did spend Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays doing repair work for him on the work he either had or had taken in for his customers....so the bug was always biting me..fast forward another 20 odd years..after my wife and I finally settled in our last home, and we were empty nesters, she surprised me with plans for the addition to the house all for me and a dedicated train room.....it’s a dream come true!!............Pat
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