Reply to "Vintage HO: Best Steam Engine?"

Bob G (WNY)OGR Forum Member

RickO posted:
What........no love for Tycos Chattanooga choo choo??? My brother had one.What a piece of junk that was LOL!

You got that right, RickO. I bought that very Tyco set from K-Mart in 1974. The nice-looking 0-6-0 loco "croaked" after hauling its consist a few times around the track loop. Oy vey! That experience soured me on anything HO until 2009, when I took a risk and bought a few Fleischmann and Trix locos just for the heck of it. I still haven't operated them extensively on an actual layout per se, so the proverbial jury is still out on their overall performance and longevity.

BTW, I'm currently "toying" with S hi-rail trains and would consider selling all or part of my small, bona fide or virtually mint American and European livery HO "collection" at very affordable prices... if anybody out there is interested.

1/6/1910:12 PM

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