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What kind of train did you start with
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My first train set was an HO scale "Marx" I got at Christmas in 1956. My Dad thought I might enjoy the smaller scale size rather than the larger scale Lionel or American Flyer. I really didn't get into it as much then as I did a little later, at around 11 years old. By then we had moved to California and I began to experience Athearn made cars and locomotives. I built a layout with Dad's help on a 4x8 plywood sheet, but never really got the train to run as well as I would have liked. The original Marx coal car from my 1956 set had survived up to that time. The closest hobby shop had a decent selection and I remember the guy behind the counter always gave out "Greenstamps" to my Mom if she took me. <br /> <br />But high school, girls, and other things took me away for some years, although I never stopped liking trains in general. By the time I was in my early thirties, married and a house that had a basement, I began to rekindle my true love again. I was also living in Denver, Co at the time and they have "Caboose Hobbies", where I got hooked good. Since then I have been more passionate about model trains than ever before. I am now building an HO layout in an 11x14 size room and have a sizeable collection of HO cars and locomotives, including that original Marx coal car from 1956.
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