Ive always been facinated with trains , I got my oldest boy of 15 his 1st train set when he was 5yrs old my 2nd boy has the real passion having a few train sets of some of the cheaper version, all starting with Thomas the train set.Ive never had to do much repair work on any of those sets it wasnt until the lionel veteran 2023 set that we recently aquired in a very run down garage that the fun really began.My 3rd and youngest son is not so interested for he would rather blow something up in one of his video games,Im very Thankful for this site individuals have been so kind and gererious with helping me get this wonderful old piece of lionel history back on track again. I have to admit I struggle quit a bit providing for all of us for Im the only income for 5 of us, so contributing to our hobbies is strained most the time.Whats most important to me is building memorable moments with all my boys.