Lionel train layout by the Curto family
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Aw, jeeze. It's a bit heartbreaking that the "kids are moving on", but one day , sir, when thy have kids of their own... Thank you for the great video!
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When I was 3, got a Lionel Post War Trains set. It had the Steam Locomotive, the whistling tender, a bin car, box car, oil car, flat car, and caboose. Think I also had 1 of those whistling stations as well. Loved it!! spermee1955
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Mr. Curto, bite your tongue! I'm 63 years old and still have the 4-8-4 New York Central Steam Engine and the Santa Fe F3 setup that my dad bought in 1958 for around $90.00. All are in Near-Mint shape, from fanatical care and storage, and have been joined by 2 NewHaven EP5's and about 75 cars. You NEVER outgro trains!!!
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The trains need to go slower
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@ctyank70 - I have a feeling that the reason Lionel isn't seen much here is that AFAIK they don't do transformers for 240 Volt mains supply.
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All I have to say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how did you do this? is it legacy? is it all lionel
doghouseofnerf 1 month ago
@doghouseofnerf My dad started buying trains when I was a kid, in the 60's. We had two engines and a trolley. When I became a teenager, the trains just sort of got ignored and they went back in the boxes for 20+ years. When I had my own kids, we had three boys and I just started setting them up again and adding to them every year. It grew to what you see now. They are mostly Lionel with some MTH, K-Line and Williams as well.
ctyank70 1 month ago
Nice layout. We don't see too many Lionel trains in Oz.
One thing I can't get over are those MASSIVE controllers. I know Lionel has a long history in the industry, and their locos, particularly the older ones, draw a fair whack of current, but I would have thought that you could keep the juice up to them with something more compact these days.
JBofBrisbane 1 month ago
@JBofBrisbane Hi, yeah those big transformers are the classic Lionel "ZW"'s. They are big, powerful and indestructable. Those are from the 1950's and 1960's. There are also other smaller Lionel transformers here that you can't see, as well as a couple of newer MTH units. Nine transformers in all.
ctyank70 1 month ago
WOW I have watched this video so many times in the past year and it still brings a smile to my face!! I can't wait to see it go back up sometime in the future!! :)
aocruiser 7 months ago
@aocruiser Thanks! Nice to know you get a kick out of it. To be honest, I'm looking forward to putting it back up again someday too!
ctyank70 7 months ago