A Reminder of why we got into this hobby.

HAha!  That was great!

Was always puzzled as to why 'Johnny' wasn't smiling at the very end? 

Probably had to make numerous 'takes' and he was tired of it!

He knows it's just an acting job and he can't take the train home, probably.

Liked the video. Will watch it again later. My first encounter with electric trains was back In 1950 when I was 4 years old. Went with my older brother to his friends apartment. He had a 4x8 lionel train set up. I was hooked on electric trains from then on. I did not receive an electric Train set until 1957. An American Flyer set. Still have it plus many more Flyer items old and new. Like to run them on my small layout. Layout is 5x12. I like to buy flyer items and fix them up if needed and make them run as when they were new.

jake

That video is great.  I also like the Joe McDoakes video "So you want a model railroad."  Great entertainment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6z02tsHHEg

Rolland

Big Ken posted:

I ran across this video by accident, however it is a wonderful reminder of how I got into model trains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?..._digest#t=659.565126

 

Love that video! And of course sexist with Johnny and daddy playing engineer, but little Susie and mommy looking on.   Didn't get connection with Dad looking at what I think were prewar cars unless hes recalling what he had as kid.  And why was Johnny's train towing a wrecker crane work car instead of a real caboose? Inquiring minds want to know.

If only my accessories operated like the video.    My milkman usually tossed cans every which way, once managing to lobe one over the fence.  The coal unloader usually scattered some coal outside the loaders bin, then released the coal car down the ramp  with great enthusiasm.  The loaders little red rubber belt dutifully carried coal up to the top then kinda dumped into the waiting car.  I had a cattle car and those cows were reluctant to exit the car then jumped around the platform like they had hot feet, with a few toppling over from heat prostration I think on way back into car.

I assume the big layout was the New York showroom one.  Noticed that when one or two steamer started, it momentarily rolled backward before going forward.  Not sure if the E unit wasn't moving the drum forward fast enough or if it was a two function E unit (forward-reverse, no neutral off cycle) with power off being neutral.   Additional evidence where train car rolled past stop then backed up to designated accessory spot so that train could then roll forward when ready.  Didn't see mention of smoke unit (have it in 1952?). 

Wife spotted Lionel  error of man final testing a whistle unit, but sound track was that well known bicycle horn diesel blaaat, oops.   And what fun to sit and hand load track pieces onto ties, hour after hour, day after day, year after year

But hey it was fun video!!

I cannot recall my initial realization that trains would be with me for life.  I just know that growing up in the fifties, it was the toy to have.  My brother and I were the last ones on the block to get a set of Lionel trains, but when my parents came home with a used Lionel empire, we were the ones with the largest set-up.  

Funny. Dad pulled out brand new very early pre war "standard"gauge tinplate cars but was running a post war O gauge F3 with its cars under the tree? 

Dad was remembering his own childhood trains.

That video is one of my favorites

Peter