trainroomgary posted:Meet my train crew. The next generation, just old fashion fun.....
I have found that these controllers from Lionel work the best....... LionChief Plus 🚂
Gary
Gary,
The above is one of the many wonderful and inspiring photos on this thread.
As to controllers, my experience has been the same. The controllers are smaller and fit into smaller hands, and the speed control dial and other buttons are fairly easy to explain (mostly). With our grandchildren, I just plan to enjoy them and the trains together. They have a layout at their house, but seem to want to play with it only when I ask if they would like to run the trains together. Unlike in my generation, an electric train is not the "it" toy for them and their friends.
That's fine. I can just enjoy running the trains and accessories with them. I won't try to sell them on the hobby, but, will just spend time together with them now.
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