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Most of the first train sets that we are talking about are tossed into the trash can sooner or later. The first experience with HO is a lasting impression for many and the Hobby is hurt by it. Lionel, LGB or MTH train sets usually run fairly well and would be better to get a kid started into the hobby. The cost for the larger sets is higher and that is the reason the cheap HO sets still sell during the Holidays. The slot car racing sets are much the same quality and rarely last a month or so. My first train was an American Flyer, which still runs today, over fifty years later. I have the American Flyer Northern also, purchased in 1955, which still runs. My first HO was in 1969 and I still have the engines from that era. Even then, the hook horn coupler was on every thing you purchased and the operating results were poor. The only reason I stayed in the hobby was an intense desire to buy the NKP 2-8-4 for $64.95 in the Brass shelf. Not exactly a started set in those days, but I stil have that engine today.
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