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What kind of train did you start with
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I received my first train set Christmas 1980, when I was 10. It was a Tyco set that came with an 0-4-0 locomotive. I had been begging to get a train set after my mother showed me a few of my grandfather's brass trains, they were off limits at the time. The set was fun because it came with a 4'x8' 3-piece cardboard layout which had printed color steets and lots for buildings along with a few building kits, signs and assorted details. It was fun to build up the kits, (as well as add other kits and details I had received), and it was fun to work on many aspects of the layout in our basement. Operation was very simple, just a common loop in a loop, though I added a few spurs with my dads help. I used to buy a few extra pieces of HO equipment each week from my dad, (he'd bought a lot of garage sale pieces, kits, engines, buildings, rolling stock and parts, etc.), which made it fun and kept it fresh and creative. There were a lot of things to fix and build! I had a couple friends that would come over alot of the time and help out, it was fun and kept me out of trouble until pac-man arrived! We had moved several times in the 80's so the kit stayed packed up for a while. Unfortunately, and regretfully, I had sold all of the trains, layout and all at a garage sale in 1988 for a very small amount of money. <br /> One note about my first engine, the 0-4-0. I had burned it out from running it non-stop for about 2 days! My dad took it to a shop to get it fixed though. I learned a lot from that set and I'm now back into HO trains for about 2 years now. I kind of knew when I sold the set I would regret it, though I have some really nice stuff right now. If the young me could see my current trains, I would be smiling from ear to ear. <br /> Pete <br /> <br />
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