I've been reading this forum a while, several years, during which time I kept reading about and seeing posts on Lionel Post War trains.
Well, last week after reading many treads on the greatness of Lionel PW and how the values of the collectors market had fallen, thus making them reasonable -- to purchase and to run -- we took the plunge and purchased a 2035, 2025, & 2018 - I know might be a bit much - all in working order, but runners not collectors items. Today, the first two arrived and we've spent the last couple hours running them around an old style loop on the floor of his play room, it has been great fun and entirely without worry and the smell takes me back to being five or six with my dad.
Thanks to all the members who peaked my interest in these great old trains, looks like our steam fleet will be growing in the future, now to figure out how to work the conventional control in DCS so we can put them on the layout.
