Wow many of you received Lionels at 3, 4 ,6 years old'... That was pretty good.. My Dad had a set of pre war Lionels from the 1930's. He kept them boxed up. One time I took them out and set them up on the attic floor. He came home from work heard that Hudson running',... and oh boy was I in trouble. I was about 10. The next Christmas, I was gifted a Marx, US ARmy set. It was great, the few cars and engine, olive drab'.. I ran that set to wheels fell off. AT 14, I received an HO Union Pacific set by AHM .
A family of six, Lionel' were out of the question... Being raised frugal,,, I still am, and have only two Lionel locos. But several each of MTH and WIlliams'... It was a good 39 years before I got back into trains. And finally had the means to build a decent layout'... It is nice to have that means now. It would have even been nicer as a kid, but I think I appreciate it more today'... Now if i could only get over being so dam frugal...
Nice thread Arnold'..Many good stories here. And as stated' better late than never'...
