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I am 34 years old, and built my first layout this past winter (well, I should say "building" my first layout - who ever really finishes one????) The only reason I built one is because my Grandpa and my Dad got together before I was born (when they knew I was coming along) and decided to build me a layout... don't know why they chose this, but I'm glad they did. They built a 20x20 full layout in Grandpa's basement... The train was for ME and my sister when she came along... We were taught how to handle the trains, how to pop up in the scuttle holes to re-rail trains, etc. etc... I built a layout for my kids, who are 8 and 4 years old, and have taught them the same things that I was taught, and they are no problem around the trains. They know that if their friends want to see the trains, they need to get me to teach their friends about the trains. If we don't let the kids come and run the trains, handle them, and even help build the layouts, where will model railroading be in another 20 years?
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