What became of your childhood trains?

Since trains weren't my dad's thing, I never had to worry about sharing them, so I still have my humble Marx train.

my Mom tossed them OUT. back in the 1960s still hurts!! The Good news. I have a picture of my Dad setting up the Marx set under the tree. I could make out the cars and Locomotive.

years ago, I went into Ebay, found all those cars and locomotive. Bid, Won and have that set again to run on my board. Yippee Skippee!!

"Brotherly Love"

I still have one. Wish I still had all the track that went with it...

The trains from childhood, my dad's, are at my brothers currently where is is cleaning, repairing, and generally keeping them in working order.  They are PW so he gets more enjoyment out of them than I do.  I'm confident that they are safe long term and will operate for years to come.

The 2356 Southern freight set, 671 Turbine freight set, a Lionelville trolley.

Interestingly enough, I did not have Lionel trains when I was younger...I had all Lego Trains.  

My mother would buy me one new set each year, until I effectively had a massive Lego empire. 

I am currently 30 years old, and I am proud to say...I still have every single one (in storage obviously).  

Perhaps one day I'll pass down to my nephew (he's still a little too young to appreciate them).

Best,

Michael

My childhood trains have become the basis do 46 years of collecting and operating which over the years have expanded to two rail O, garden trains, Marklin Gauge 1, and even HO. I consider my official train entry date December 8, 1968 when I drilled my first whole on the family layout in the basement. My dad stood behind me, helping me hold his big Sears all metal, made in the USA, drill, as "I" drilled my first hole. He is long gone, as well as the layout, but I still have all the trains and accessories.

All the best,

Miketg

I still have my American Flyer 350 Royal Blue set from 1948.  Had it serviced recently and it still runs.

Mark

My younger brothers weren't in to trains like I was/am, so when I flew the coop to run away with the rock'n'roll circus my parents gave my Flyer stuff to a family that was less fortunate than we were, a decision I never have regretted.

Pete

I still have mine in storage at the house, although, officially, I have passed them on to my eldest son.  He's recently married and moving soon.  My intention is to have some magic maintenance completed on the set a then deliver them to his new home.  It's a good feeling.

Ron L.

Still have them packed away.

I run them on my postwar layout. They were my dad's and he passed away when I was five. My mom gave me his trains for my 8th birthday and I took very good care of them. My best memories of my dad are running trains on a 4x8 board and around the Christmas tree. Running these from time to time brings back those memories.

Bob

Set 1475WS, from the 1950 catalogue. Still have it and it runs very well ( with maintenance)!! 

I have no idea, but I replaced the Lionel postwar 224 engine/tender and metal caboose. I also bought a PW American Flyer passenger set that my best friend owned. So far, I have resisted re-buying my '67 Mustang.

My first engine, an American Flyer 283 4-6-2 was cannibalized to make 2 other engines with die-cast boilers run. (A K-5 and a Hudson.) I still have the boiler shell, and tender, and have since bought a running chassis to make it whole. Everything is packed away awaiting The Great Move. (Coming the fall of 2015.) [And people who really know me will say I'm being optimistic on the year.]   

Still have mine, and in pretty good condition. My parents packed up my trains when I left, and several years ago my father was cleaning house and told me that if I wanted them, I'd better take them. So I did. I had always taken good care of them, so when I unpacked them almost everything was complete and in decent shape. I never had anything very high-end, but I'm glad to have gotten them back just for the sake of having them. I mostly don't run them, except for a couple of items that I especially like, such as the 460 Piggyback Platform. 

My 2026 Lionel freight set from 1948 is packed up for my first grandson.  It runs just fine with the original 1032 transformer.

He just turned 6 and loves trains.  He's learning from the RTR Thomas set at the moment.  He lives 800 miles away but will be here after Christmas when we run a PE, girl's set, and a few locos I bought this year.