This train set came out in MAY 2008 by LIONEL. It is TITLED AREA 51 but for myself all Groom Lake has always been a test bed for the US MIlitary and Intelligence Community to test new air (space?) vehicles. As an example, the U-2 and SR-71 (YF-12A was an aircraft the USAF was looking into as an Interceptor armed with 4 Nuclear-tipped Warheads to engage Soviet Long-Range Bombers and take them out before entering American Airspace [Sec of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson scrapped the program--he was a jerk---the Sec of Defense at the time]) which were not developed by the USAF but the CIA and NSA..
Suspect that over the yrs, the Soviets (and "others") may have entered American Air Space and to "hide" these activities the US Military and Intel Agencies allowed some of those "incidents" to be played out as "UFO Encounters", so as not to upset or cause fear with the American Public. No Alien (Outer Space) stuff. Just things we humans have created and developed. Also, these "products" have to remain "secret" because they are created for America's Protection that is why there are progams titled TOP SECRET! If a person thinks they "need to know" then get a Top Secret Clearence! For those who claim they had one or have one now and claim they "know the real story"---well in Western Science it is up to those who claim UFOs are from "outer space", Time Travellers etc, to PROVE that the things people are seeing are not Vehicles that the US and its allies have built or as mentioned above, "hostile aircraft" from another country testing out our defenses.
The Red Caboose at the end of the train, I added (wife thinks all trains should have a "Red Caboose"). Also what is not shown is the "Alien Tanker Car" but will show it in another vid of this train soon. Am also adding a "rack of ovehead lights", later.
Also have both the HO and N scale, the JUPITER and ENGINE 119. Wil show them in a later vid as well.
For those living in or near Everett WA, check out Broadway Hobbies on Broadway and 26th St---Great Guy and neat models, trains and stuff (radio controlled planes, cars as well)!
rangeclerk 1 year ago
Creative narration!! you actually had me concerned about the alien threat, Ha ! Ha!
1880TimeTraveler 1 year ago
@1880TimeTraveler Thanks! Just did it off the "top of my head!" In my "earlier days" took drama in HS and in college, reseached, wrote and presented planetarium shows to general public and school kids. Be Safe.
rangeclerk 1 year ago
NOTE: To all train hobby folks COSTCO has ready to run 2 HO scale train sets <$50.00 Oct 3 2010.
rangeclerk 1 year ago
that is a big box!
BNSFCSX1 1 year ago
@BNSFCSX1 It does have a plastic handle and a bit heavy!
rangeclerk 1 year ago