When I was a young child in the about 1945, our neighbors below our apartment in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, NY, invited us down to see their Christmas train setup. I now know it was a #9 two-tone Girard set running on a large oval, and not under the tree. To my young eyes, it was the largest toy train I had ever seen, and it made quite an impression, especially how the roofs came off and you could see the bench seats! It is firmly etched in my memory! So, whenever I see a green #9 set, it triggers some happy memories of that long ago night!
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