anyone under 30?

[Anonymous]

34 here. I never touched a toy train until a less than a month ago when I found a train set in my parent's attic. I took on the challenge of getting it to work for under the Christmas tree.

Prewar 204 loco (gunmetal), 1689W tender (gunmetal), 609 Pullman (x2), 611 Observation. Tore it apart and cleaned it. Got it to work!!! My seventy-year-old father ran into the room and his face lit up like a little kid--he hadn't heard that whistle since he was 12. I’ve been hooked ever since.

Bought a prewar Lionel book and I Just got my first Lionel piece (prewar loco) yesterday. Getting a new starter set this week.

So, as far as the O gauge addiction goes, I'm three weeks old!

[Anonymous]

My wife says mentally Im im under 30!!!,,,,sometimes under 1[:O]
Birth certificate says Im 43......[^]

[JamesPH1966]

Honestly, I'm suprised when I encounter anyone my age (40 this year) or younger in this hobby, and I've been in the TCA since 1984 (and actually before that as a "family member") and going to Greenburg's shows since 1979 or so...

[Anonymous]

"don't trust anybody over 30"

"come the great day of the rope, they'll be dancing on air"

it's hard sometimes not to think like a bumpersticker. welcome!

[Anonymous]

30 here in NJ also.

[Demon09]

i dunno if im too far to the other end of the spectrum at 18.............

[Anonymous]

25 here in NJ

[Dave Farquhar]

I'm 31, just past your cutoff.

[Anonymous]

Ummm... I have 3 kids under 30!
[#welcome] to the Forum Greg

[Anonymous]

i'm 20

[Sturgeon-Phish]

No offense, but my trains are over 30! :)

[Anonymous]

hey how is everyone doing, i'm 26 years old and like the majority O guage collectors i was bitten by the lionel bug when i was very young and stuck with it. i am now finding as my friends come to my house and see my 8x16 ft layout that they are all saying "yea i used to have trains when i was little..... i didn't know people were still into this stuff!"
i always reply to them the same way that yes theres a ton of people that are still into this, but just about everybody that i know that is as into this hobby as I am are at least twice my age. now don't get me wrong, i love when i meet people that have been operating trains since the 50's, they always have the best tips for getting stuff to work. but i am just curious if there is anyone on this mesage board who is in my age group?

-greg-