Toy Trains Then and Now

**cessna152towser** · 19th November 08, 01:17 PM

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**Ayin McFye** · 19th November 08, 01:23 PM

LOL, I love the added touch of the stuffed animal. That was a neat idea to redue the picture from your childhood. Thanks for sharing!

**Nighthawk** · 19th November 08, 09:53 PM

OH!! OH!! A railroader!! I used to model Chessie System. And not the new boring color scheme- the old colorful one with the lil' kitty. I also chase trains.

This is what I took my daughter to see this summer:

It was funny. I was climbing on hills and trees to get the best shots I could, and I could hear people on board saying "There he is! There he is!" While I was taking pictures of the train, passengers were taking pictures of me!!

**Nighthawk** · 19th November 08, 09:57 PM

Here are a couple others I thought you might like. The first one is the Union Pacific 844, which is to my knowledge the largest running steam engine in the world. The second one is from the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. My dad helped to restore it. I literally learned to walk riding it. My mom ran the first snack and souvenir car on it when it was opened for tourist service back in 1974. The second is from the Georgetown Loop in Georgetown, Colorado.

**Zardoz** · 19th November 08, 10:56 PM

That Cumbres & Toltec line is a blast! Been on it half a dozen times, man and boy.

**Mark Keeney** · 19th November 08, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

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OH OH Marklin trains I have boxes of those.

**McClef** · 20th November 08, 06:27 AM

I won't say "where's the kilt Alex?" as you were clearly trying to reproduce the earlier pose!

**Ayin McFye** · 20th November 08, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by McClef

I won't say "where's the kilt Alex?" as you were clearly trying to reproduce the earlier pose!

I actually thought the same thing, but since he was recreating the photo, I let it slide.

**Carolina Kiltman** · 21st November 08, 07:42 PM

I too, have great nostalgia for the steam locomotives. Once I even got the chance to ride on a restored Baldwin decapod. . . It was the most bone jarring, hearing destroying half hour of my life! It is easy to see why they lost out to the diesel electrics, but still. . . . . I love the sound of the steam whistle off in the distance.