Growing up in the Detroit area, the Downtown Hudson's Store, and Lopo's cameras and Trains were my favorites. The downtown Hudson's store had a huge number of Lionel trains for sale, particularly at …

My initial outlay for the MTH train set was around $275. Now, small compared to many of you, I have just over 10K's in the hobby. I have taken a little mental inventory of my psychology of the hobby an …

C W, you are right. Let me clarify. I spent so many years not buying any trains while our daughters were growing up. Now that they are married, I have the money for what I have bought, it just seems like it …

A good friend helped me do the Frame Work, Build the L-Girders for the table frame and picking up all the materials, Plywood, Homasote, 2 by 4's, 4 by 4's, and we used a Delta 12 inch miter box and skil …

Sep 18, 2019 · It took me three hours to assemble the motorized tender because after I was done I had to disassemble the whole thing to install the two pieces I missed. The directions for using the remote …

I closed my store and retired this year. I am rearranging the basement and getting the train room put together in one end. So far my office and work areas are mostly in and trains stored/displayed. Next …

So, a little over two years ago I was finally able to start on finishing my unfinished basement which will become my layout and railroadiana room. Since I wanted to do most of the work myself, progress …

Mar 23, 2022 · Does anyone live next to or near railroad tracks? How noisey is it? There is a batch of trees stretching across the property separating the tracks from the house, and it's thick enough to …

Some Old Friends and Some New -- rail car restaurants of Southern California This nice PBS article from 26 June 2014, "Trains Kept A-Rolling: .." has great pictures and background history on rail …

Mother of Nebraska boy struck and killed by Union Pacific train can proceed with lawsuit By Grant Schulte, Associated Press December 18, 2015 12:34 PM LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A woman whose …