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 Posted - December 01 2006 : 5:02:52 PM
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I stumbled across this site while researching LGB trains. My wife and I just had a baby boy about a month ago and with Christmas coming up I want to put a train around the tree, and the LGB trains look sweet -- very pricey but sweet. I wanted to have something large enough so that our boy can really take in the sight of this thing, and also once we move into the house we're planning on buying I want to start thinking about creating a "garden railroad"; there's a house on the side of nearby Mt. Tamalpais (we live in Tiburon, in Marin County, just over the Golden Gate Bridge in SF, CA) where I've seen an outdoor layout, very elaborate, and I want to do that one day! Hard to believe those trains are built so tough they can run in all conditions, rain, snow, etc. Anyway, this has nothing to do with Tyco but as I was researching I began thinking about the first trains I had as a 12 y.o. boy in 1977. I awoke Christmas morning to find the Chattanooga steam set, all set up and circling the track when I came downstairs, smoke puffing. Man, how cool was THAT? After that set I purchased the Golden Eagle set -- sad to say I got into the Nite-Glow for awhile there (I know that's cheesy for the purists out there) -- as well as adding on to my set with a variety of rolling stock, operating buildings and accessories (the Signalman Crossing was one of my faves), etc. And who of us wasn't drooling at the prosepct of hooking up our race car set along with our train set, with the special RR track/race car track crossing, to play "beat the train"? Ha ha. One year, I think I was in 5th grade, we had an elaborate show-and-tell/science fair, and I chose to bring all of my trains and track to school, set it all up, and made up some hokey story about the different uses of electricity as an excuse to play with my trains in school all day!
Tyco trains hold alot of memories for me. I fondly remember one of my favorite locos was a tiny Santa Fe "cow" switcher, tiny little thing, but I thought it was pretty cool, pulling a long load of rolling stock all by itself. I think I was very despondent when the motor finally burned out and it had to be retired (it being that you could buy a new loco cheaper than the cost for repairing one -- I think that's where the Golden Eagle came in).
It was interesting reading the history of Tyco -- I had no idea the company had been around for so long prior to my getting my first set. Great job of researching all of this, guys.
And now, it's time to pass the torch to my own son -- wow -- I think I'll probably start him off a Brio set more than likely, though. ;-)
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 Posted - December 01 2006 : 5:11:50 PM
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| Welcome aboard. This stuff is like cRacK. Watch out.
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Posted - December 01 2006 : 5:16:57 PM
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hi and welcome from uk ,before you go for lgb try this link ken
http://readymadetoys.stores.yahoo.net/index.html
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Posted - December 01 2006 : 5:27:49 PM
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Hi and welcome, I Know the feeling. Just starting to relive my child hood of the 70's with my son. He is seven and we just can't get enough of that feeling Tyco only brings. Great memories.
We have nothing to fear, but fear itself!" - FDR
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Posted - December 01 2006 : 6:07:49 PM
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Wow, those are cool! I grew up back in Maine and Massachusetts; it's cool to see the Maine Central and B&M railroads represented. I'll never forget when I was about 2-3 y.o., and my dad took me down to the main switching yard/roundhouse in Portland, ME, and somehow had arranged with the shop foreman to give us a tour of the roundhouse.
Yeah, this stuff is like crack...you're right!
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Posted - December 01 2006 : 6:18:09 PM
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| hi very reliable as well with 2 motors,and based in the states,whilst i am weiring i would like to say i enjoyed your piece,do not be afraid to ask questions as someone will help or if you have something to add to site,we are all ears,have a nice christmas,ken
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