I dont know anything about train, but my son (4yo) crazy about it since he only 1yo. He has many toy trains. Only one stuff that he is still keep asking me to buy for him: Toy Grinder Train. Everyday before sleep, he always pray to GOD to get toy grinder train. Anyone can tell me where I can buy please?
Where did your son see this train? Internet? TV show? Nothing shows up on an internet search, so need some more information.
Larry
Did your son maybe, possibly see a real Loran rail grinder train somewhere? I can't imagine a four year old even knowing about such things! Pretty perceptive young man!
Sadly, I'm not aware of anyone who's made a toy rail grinder unit, not Lionel, MTH, Atlas, anyone. Even if they did it would hardly fit in the toy category.
You know, if you're creative, you could possibly cobble together something from inexpensive used diesel units you can find at a train show. He wouldn't know the difference, at least I don't think he would. Try the "devious dad" thing, see how it works.
There are lots of posts on Youtube of Loram grinders--maybe he saw one of those.
Bob Nelson
I doubt a 4-year-old would ask for a Toy Grinder Train.
I think he's actually saying something else that sounds like that. Perhaps you can ask him to tell you where he saw it. Get him to draw it too.
Maybe he's actually saying "Track under train". I don't know what kind of trains he has now, but maybe they are all just push trains. Apart from electric trains, most toy trains can be played with on tables or on floors without track. Track is available for purchase for both the Fisher-Price Thomas the Tank Engine wooden trains and the plastic Tomy Trackmaster ones. If he has either of those, maybe he wants to play with them on actual track made for them.
As far as I know, there have been no mass-produced Rail Grinding trains made in O, or S gauge, the traditional “toy train”gauges. While there are models out there, there’s nothing built in a way that would make it suitable for small children. Also, just guessing, he is probably most fascinated by the sparks that a rail grinder produces, which only a very fancy model would be able to attempt to simulate. If your son likes things that make sparks, maybe look into an old Marx windup train. A lot of them were designed with sparklers that would shoot harmless sparks out of the chimney. The sparklers themselves are often missing, or worn outm but I believe replacement sparklers can be bought and easily fitted.
"Unless bought from a known and trusted dealer who can vouch otherwise, assume every train for sale requires servicing before use"
I've just read the October "Trains magazine" which has an extensive article on Loram rail grinding trains. I'm sure your son would be pleased to see the photos of the grinders at work. If you don't subscribe, check out a copy on the local newstand (or model shop).
It occurs to me, as suggested above, that you could make up such a train with a locomotive, maybe three boxcars, a tank car and a caboose. (A number of Loram trains use a caboose as a control car at one end.)The tank is for water to put out fires. The boxcars could stand in for the grinding cars. Paint the whole train yellow with black lettering. Under the boxcars you could fit yellow LEDs to flash rapidly to represent the sparks from the grinding wheels. The flasher and red LEDs from a grade crossing might work....
Looking at the Trains article, the flashers could be hidden behind vertical panels to represent the grinding trucks.
But get the October Trains. I'm sure your son would like it.
Peter
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