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 Posted - September 25 2016 : 10:12:39 PM
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The year was about 1964, and my older brother Andy, aka "Frosty," rec'd a Lionel
Scout and a pile of rusted track that Mom had picked up at a yard sale. Not much
older than 4, myself, I was amazed how by brother made this fascinating contraption
come to life. I didn't see it again for three and a half decades, when it turned up
in the mail about the time he and his wife, Diane, quit shore life to live full time on
their single masted sail boat.
A little investigation revealed this piece was typically used in a model train display
at Woolworth's Department Store, and was not built to last. It ran for hours at the
El Paso Model Train Club Open House hour after hour like a good old watch.
Here's to you, Andy!
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Posted - September 26 2016 : 10:46:39 AM
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| My first Lionel set was from 1960 bought at a American Legion Sale in 1970 ny my mom for 1.00
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Posted - September 26 2016 : 11:40:14 AM
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| Got my first Lionel set for Christmas 1954. Still have it and it still runs. Engine #2056, NYC Hudson with tender whistle. I also have the operating freight station.
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Posted - September 26 2016 : 3:20:30 PM
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| Great memories.
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