I'd have to say that for pure sentimental reasons, my favorite would be:
It belongs to the first set I got on Christmas 1959 or 60.
Ray
Bayville, NJ
Life is what happens to youWhile you're busy making other plans - John Lennon
AF53 It belongs to the first set I got on Christmas 1959 or 60. ...
It belongs to the first set I got on Christmas 1959 or 60. ...
a Marx classic!
named for the chief mechanical engineer of the Minnesota and Pacific RR...
Gray Cat, thanks for posting that picture of 611! Just curious, do you know where it was taken?
And AF53, guess what? I'VE got the Marx "William Crooks" as well, probably got it around the same time you got yours. It grunts, grinds, and groans, but it still runs. Still smokes, too. Mine came out of the Marx "Tales of Wells Fargo" train set. Remember the TV show with Dale Robertson?
Overland flyer, thanks for posting the picture of COLONEL William Crooks, which is how I'll refer to him from now on. What a fine looking soldier he was! He must have really set the ladies hearts a-twitter. Do you know if he survived the war?
Firelock76 - I still have the set box and the buildings.
My favorites:
American Flyer 405 Silver Streak
K-Line 21321 Golden State ALCO AA ENGINES
Marx 333 Pacific 4-6-2 3/16" scale
Lionel 675 K-4 2-6-2
AF53 Firelock76 - I still have the set box and the buildings.
I see you're from Bayville, NJ. I'm from Paramus NJ originally, live in Virginia now.
My favourite loco is the A4 of the LNER (London North Eastern Railway), here in the UK. The most famous member of the A4 class is Mallard, which still holds the world speed record for a steam loco, 126mph in 1938.
Perhaps the best known scale model in 0 gauge is that made by Ace Trains, although there are many other A4 models in the UK.
A picture of Mallard is too obvious, so, in honour of my US friends, I'll try to attach a photo of 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower. 60008 was in North America from 1964 until last year. All six preserved A4s are being reunited here in the UK to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Mallard's record breaking run in 1938.
Cheers, Graeme
Oh I'm partial to the A4s, but my current 'love' is my Percy nee Ivor the Engine.
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Ray,,,,but it is a Marx???
Hey Wow you still have the box and everything. I have the set but all of the other stuff is long gone. I have two baggage and one passenger car. Like yours the lettering can hardley be seen and the smoke stacks on the cars were broken but I found a guy last year on the Bay where I got replacement smoke stacks for $7.75 including the shipping.
Great choice Ray.
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Kev, From The North Bluff Above Marseilles IL.
Your picture doesn't seem to have made it, Graeme. Here's a link to one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/77063039@N08/8082898242/
And here's Wikipedia's picture:
Bob Nelson
Thanks Bob. I thought I had included the URL, but it seemed to vanish :-(
I don't think I can include an image direct from my own PC?
Graeme
geeppe Thanks Bob. I thought I had included the URL, but it seemed to vanish :-( I don't think I can include an image direct from my own PC? Graeme
Tried that, and it didn't work. You either have to use a photo that you yourself uploaded or find one close to what you want.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Route of the Black Diamond Express, John Wilkes and Maple Leaf.
-Jake, modeling the Barclay, Towanda & Susquehanna.
Gray Cat Ya know guys I was trying to spark up some conversation about something we are supposed to have in common on this forum. I was curious to see what the toy train collectors here chose as their favorites and why. I'm disappointed it had to get hijacked with car engines. I have hot rods and cars too but this isn't the place.
Ya know guys I was trying to spark up some conversation about something we are supposed to have in common on this forum. I was curious to see what the toy train collectors here chose as their favorites and why.
I'm disappointed it had to get hijacked with car engines. I have hot rods and cars too but this isn't the place.
It was nice you later fixed it to "locomotive"!
Locomotive engine...favourite.....Fairbanks Morse, same engine as used on our "successful" diesel boats.
In 1:1 scale, I have always liked the U.P. FEF. I watched them run through Fremont & Ames, NE as a kid. We got up close enough to feel the rush of air & shaking of the ground when they went by.
In 1:48 scale, it is the Lionel 226E/2226WX. I bought mine from Wm. Bean, "Mr Erector". When I picked it up, he showed me his impressive collection of Lionel trains. Until the purchase of the 226E, I had not heard of him. His stories, knowledge of erector sets and train collection were impressive.
I inherited a example of lionel set 2177WS which has the 1952 variation of a 675
wow this is a hard one.
In terms of toy trains in O gauge I own, love my post war small hudson hudson, love the "baby Dryfuss" #221 from 1947, I guess my first Lionel #1130 2-4-2, love the GP9 Frisco set I got as a Xmas gift, and I love my new KLine Hershey's Pacific and Lionel GN 0-8-0 (great sound for a great price at Nassau Hobby).
In terms of real trains: all the steam locomotives that have been and currently are at Edaville in South Carver MA (Baldwin and Vulcan built 2-4-4Ts and 0-4-4Ts, and Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0, and Porter/Boothbay RR village 0-4-0); the SP #4449 (have an N scale model of it, with an O27 layout, I think the only one I could get would be the first railking one), the GG1...
My favorite is the Southern Pacific Daylight.
This one,#4436 was made by Lionel. Super detailed with great Legacy features. It seems to be my grandsons favorite too.
Nice I used to have one!
The long forgotten TA model (which like the T1 ) always reminded me of having a ship's prow that looks as if it could slice through the air. ..
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
I agree with the comment about streamlined engines. Their fresh purposeful look generated new interest in riding trains as well as selling similarly styled toy trains. The one toy train in our house when i was a kid was Dad's Lionel 1688e he got for Christmas in 1936 so that's where my roots are. He gave it to me a couple years ago.
I have lovingly nicknamed them "Ginger" and "Mary Ann".
Beautiful Civil War themed set-up! But what's them "Day-um Yankees" doin' in front of them Confederate locomotives?
Unless of course it's Atlanta after "Uncle Billy" Sherman came for a visit. Nah, can't be, all the buildings are intact.
Firelock76 Beautiful Civil War themed set-up! But what's them "Day-um Yankees" doin' in front of them Confederate locomotives? Unless of course it's Atlanta after "Uncle Billy" Sherman came for a visit. Nah, can't be, all the buildings are intact.
If I remember my history right the stolen General was caught by Southerners with a Locomotive called the Texas and the perpetrators were hung as spies.
The location - Cumberland, MD.
The occasion - 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.
The show stoppers - LCCA's TEXAS and GENERAL.
Lionel GE Evolution Hybrid 6-28306. Wish I could find one?
laz57
fifedog The location - Cumberland, MD. The occasion - 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. The show stoppers - LCCA's TEXAS and GENERAL.
Ah, a re-enactment! So THAT explains it! OK, forget what I said. Still a lovely layout!
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