1940 Home Movie: Lionel Trains for Christmas!

[grizzleybearz282004]

this is a great video that for sure did you have them changed from black and white to color or did your family have the money back then judt to buy a color video cam? most liley a bell & howell my dad gave me one from the late 1970s or from the very eraly 1980s with a fre of super 8mm home movie reels and i had them put on dvd i think i paid too much i paid $150 for that to be done and it wasnt a whole lot of flim 1500 feet tops is that avg what other places change?

[Petemonster62]

Isn't it always when you have visitors to your layout or filming with home video that you have problems with the trains & accessories? Back in 1975 my sister started filming me with the Super 8 movie camera; sure enough I had constant derailments!

[Petemonster62]

RobertWMartens; Me and my friends abused our trains as well. Maybe we were influenced by Gomez Addams? Gomez only smashed top-of-the-line Lionel engines; F3's, Hudsons, FM Trainmasters - no Marx 4-wheel forward-only steamers for him!

[Petemonster62]

TrainBrain1949, you were able to do more service & repair of your trains as a teenaged hobbyist than as an elementary school aged kid. Your model-building skills were also better & your electrical knowledge allowed you to fine-tune the operation of the accessories.

[dtoeppen]

The title card is really neat. Who did your film to video transfer?

[robertwmartens]

@dtoeppen The film-to-video transfer was done by DuArt Film & Video in New York City.

[NickNordmann]

He has some very desirable items. My dad got a Union Pacific 2023 Alco passenger set for Christmas in 1951. Grandma always said that would have paid for 3 weeks of groceries for a family of 4 back then. That set fed my dad's imagination when he was a kid and sparked a hobby that has been a family tradition for 3 Generations. My neices are showing interest and that would be the 4th generation that these trains have influenced. I would say that was money well spent.

[thebomb18wheels]

looks like a Lionel 255 E or 260E. I can make this statement, because the lanterns are absents on the top of the boilers, indicating it is older that 1937.

[MrRETEROROB]

thank you for uploading this. great trains ! I would like to know though who is performing "Badinage". It sounds great.

[beatron69]

What is the song that is playing titled?

[robertwmartens]

@beatron69 The song title is "Badinage" composed by Victor Herbert (1859-1924).

[Misterioso]

@robertwmartens The song is titled "Tuba Flatulence" by Chubby and the Peckers.

[jonzavrel]

Very neat!

[grizzleybearz282004]

this is a wounderful video to watch

[dadsoldtapes]

Thanks for posting - my Dad (the namesake for my account) was given many a model train set for his early birthdays in the late-50s. In 1993, I was fascinated with those toy trains and wanted to see them. I had also been hanging onto my pacifier for too long! As a result, my Dad cut me a deal for me to see his old model trains if I gave the pacifier up. Sure enough, I did, but I couldn't get the trains running.

[ctack123]

Wow! A camera from the 40's that was color!

[Trolleymoose]

That was great!

[LS1Heli]

The first segment is Lionel prewar - made before the war. All train production ceased in 1943 and 1944. It appears we have a gun metal gray 260E pulling 2600 series passenger cars. Also, 2800 series freight cars, some 1600 series 027 freight cars, the large bridge is a Lionel standard gauge, also a Lionel Standard Gauge No.124 Lionel City Station.

If you have any questions, let me know!

John

[robertwmartens]

@LS1Heli What can I say . . . your knowledge is fantastic! Thanks John!

[LS1Heli]

You also have here the #455 Oil derrick. The 2nd train is a 1952 2025 or 675 w/o Magne-Traction, a 6466W tender, 3472-operating milk car, X3464 operating NYC boxcar, 6465 Sunoco tank car, 6462 NYC gondola, and 6257 caboose. More accessories, #45N gateman, #362 barrel loader.#71 street lamps, LTC illuminated lockon, and various #260 bumpers.

[LS1Heli]

Wow is this priceless. Matt's got some stuff typical of this era. I'll start with him. The first thing I see is he is operating a ZW 275 watt transformer. There is a #93 water tower, #394 rotary beacon in silver, The top set is either a 622 or 623 GM switcher with 2500 series aluminum passenger cars. 2531, 2532, etc. The yellow street lamps are pre-war (means made before 1942) Lionel #58's. The big yellow thing is the #97 coal loader, there is a #3656 cattle car, a #132 stop station,

[EduarquiRJ]

Great time for a train, thanks for sharing with us!

[Trainbrain1949]

Great video. I got my first Lionel the Christmas of 1950. My mother said she regreted it later after I turned into a railfan and toy train collector. I may have been something to do in my teens when I showed more interest on trains than girls!!