Over the last year or so, I have been collecting post war passenger trains and selected pre war/modern era stuff after a long reprieve (too many years to recall). Even though they were meant to be toys, you have to admire the intricate design and amazing performance. I was just curious who else is into trains.
Not Lionel, but handbuilt HO scale brass trains. My interest in this comes and goes, but has largely stuck with me since I purchased my first one in 1976. In that time i have acquired a modest collection of 87 steam locomotive models, plus a lesser number of cabooses freight and passenger car models. Each a faithful replica of one that roamed the rails in the first half of the 20th century. I have had a life-long fondness of trains, and I suppose I will always be fond of them.
Another HO guy - logging. (Re: Lionel trains) Dear Bob, WildCatRivi, Jim, and V-8 Buick fans of the rails, I'm another HO guy. As a kid I started with Lionel, but I've always been a fan of the power and complexity of steam and Lionel just wasn't realistic enough for me. So I made the shift to HO as I matured. These days I also work on and off on a logging layout. Logging is a every interesting aspect of railroading and it is practical because the equipment was much smaller than mainline trains. So you can pack a lot into a small space. Here is a Christmas card I made from a photo of my layout: Cheers, Edouard :beer
got a bunch of HO stuffed into a couple boxes in the basement - and a ton of 1/24 scale cars built half built and unbuilt stashed - all waiting for someday to come along
I'm a Lionel guy through and through. I got all my stuff back in 1968 for Christmas. It was a post-war set that my dad bought used for me. I've got boxes of stuff. Lots of Plasticville buildings (most broken), plenty of track and a ZW transformer that'll shock a pet but good if he sticks his nose in the wrong place.
