Do any of you enjoy collecting toy trains? Feel free to share. . .

I have a Lionel set, and I have done a lot of repairing for my next-door neighbor's American Flyers and his old Lionels. I was able to learn from a local repairman who actually graduated from my school's second year! Anyways...I can't say I have any pictures of mine or my neighbors, but I have enjoyed working on all of those trains!

~~K~~

I forgot to mention...I fully restored his layout as well. That track needed a lot of work...sanding and pin repairing. Those stinking American Flyer pins break so easily!

~~K~~

What I used to lay down at Christmastime through 4 rooms of the main floor.

This is the basic setup used from 1999 through 2005. After the track & switches were tyotally de-bugged for reliable automatic operation, the buildings and accesories were added.

What the cats see as they chase the trains. Best video ever is when I mounted an 8mm camcorder to a flatbed car and set it recording.

After 2005 there were too many pianos and organ parts around the main floor so the layout was reconfigured to fit 4 lines on a modular table 9 feet x 5 feet. It gets pieced together on the kitchen table.

I sent Kyle the mpeg movie of this table layout - but I don't know how to post it to utube.

...Besides which I am currently in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan having a micro meet with Doug Smith. Haveing too much fun to be online often.

My dad has a setup although with the move everything is in boxes and the basment is where there going. He has all of my grandgfatheres trains and his dads. He also has three engines. he puts up o scale.

Although I don't have a permanent layout, and haven't even set it up for quite a few years, I do have an 027 gauge Marx train set that's about 48 years old. Got it for Christmas when I was 3. It's a New York Central steam outfit with engine, tender, crane, gondola, and caboose. A few years later my Dad got me more track, a water tower, X piece (for figure 8 setup), and remote control switches. Still have the original box and accessory catalog, too.
Jeff

I can't wait to see movies of these things, or photos. I never actually got into model trains, but I loved train travel, and I would love to try it again if Amtrack is still running and safe!

Don't know how I overlooked this thread!

I have been into toy trains since 1972 when I received my first set (Marx Big Rail) at the age of 6.

Thanks to Ebay I have been able to find lots of New Old Stock Marx & Lionel trains from the 40's to mid 70's. Most of my collection is 0 gauge, have a few Marx HO pieces.

At the momment, everything is stored in file boxes and the boxed sets are stored in large trash bags to keep out sunlight & dust. When I get more organized here I will upload photos of my favorites.

Ray