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There has always been cheap trains available, at least in my 52 year lifetime. Tyco, AHM, Bachman come to mind. My old AHM E units ran about 250 scale MPH, had power to one truck and weighed slightly more than a passenger car. To my surprise, I sold them on ebay with missing steps for around $30 for the pair. Probably about what my dad paid for them in the 60's. <br />There also has always been the higher end stuff available, mostly brass or metal. Not all brass was nice or accurate, just expensive. Tenshodo made some poor versions of F units that still come around but sell cheap. We bought some AHM/Rivarossi Big Boys at Woolworth's for about $30 each. They were not very accurate nor did they run very well but my dad sold them about 25 years later for over $200 apiece. <br />LHS's ain't what they used to be either. I can remember at least 2 or 3 stores in town at any given time that had trains running and on display. There is only one store left and it has nothing running nor does anyone know anything about trains. They are just boxes of merchandise for sale. Ask about the latest video game and you may get an hour discertation. Hoo boy. <br />My kids are now in their 20's and they at least have some interest in trains. As I continue to buy rolling stock, locos, track etc. I show them and with a wry smile, say "someday, this will all be yours". Hopefully, they will do something with it and pass the interest to the next generation. Who knows? If nothing else, they understand that it has value, it's not for a 4 year old to just turn loose on and they will have a fairly substantial collection to sell off if they decide to. <br />Bill
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