THIS BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES

Never saw anything like this Alex...but you did jar a memory...way back when I was 3 or 4 years old I had a red train engine that I was able to sit on and ride around the house...my feet provided the power....I would go from one room to the other...your photos brought back that memory...Congrats on the new born nephew...I am sure he will love this.....Hope all else is well.....

Joe

That's awesome.  We got our kids a Little Tykes car, like so many of our neighbors, and it started to fall apart after a year of rigorous use, like so many of our neighbors' cars did.  Your ride-on train was more durable or treated better. 

Yes!!!!  Have to look for photos!

Joeceleb posted:

Never saw anything like this Alex...but you did jar a memory...way back when I was 3 or 4 years old I had a red train engine that I was able to sit on and ride around the house...my feet provided the power....I would go from one room to the other...your photos brought back that memory...Congrats on the new born nephew...I am sure he will love this.....Hope all else is well.....

Joe

I had one too.  It was gunmetal grey with red trim and I scooted all around my grandmother's house on that thing.  She had linoleum floors and it was easy riding.  I had forgotten all about that little engine.  I'm glad I caught this post because it brought back a great memory.

Hey Alex that's a great gift I never had one but your going to open a new world to him but who better than you to lead him congrats 

The one train set that I didn't buy that I should have.

Never had one but it is very cool! If I had any grandchildren I'd be on the hunt for one! 

Wow! Brings back memories.  I bought one like it for my son when he was 2 or 3.  He rode the wheels off that thing.

-Greg

Alex

 really cool toy, Make sure you install full Lionel Legacy and Super Chuff before the nephew gets it ! ! !

Steve

Under my train table is a Mighty Casey ride on railroad and track. Someday we'll get around to fixing it up to running condition.

I believe my cousin had something like this. Time to search the photo albums

We liked going to my cousins as kids to ride his train.

We had to use our feet.

My son had a similar one of Thomas. It was made by the same company and used the same tracks. 

I also have that Mighty Casey train. Its made by Remco.  I purchased it from a co-worker back in 1980 who was done with it - kids grown.  It came with two passenger cars and a gondola.  I'm sure there were originally more cars. Funny thing- right after I got I was driving down the street and out at the curb was a pile of track for it that I picked up.  I can easily set it up and go through two rooms with all the track I have for it.  Its stored under my layout waiting for the next grandchild to be old enough to ride it.

We had one similar to that for our Grandkids, some 15 to 18 years ago.  I also managed to pick up quite a bit of extra track, some was yellow like that on the photo but the rest was black.  There was a 90o crossing with it, too so we could lay out an extended figure 8.  The kids played with it for a while, but then lost interest.  Kinda typical of that whole family of kids.  Ultimately the battery went dead and we donated it to Volunteers of America.

Man!  If I had had one when I was a kid, I'd have been in 7th heaven!

Paul Fischer

Alex,

i never saw anything like that. I would have loved to get something like that for my kids. I am glad you are passing it on for another generation to enjoy.

alan graziano

Hello all,

 Thank you all for the nice stories, input, and comments. It really is a nice toy I remember when i first bought it , it was able to pull me around the track. Well in those days i was 165 lbs, now at 195lbs i think i would break it lol !!

Thanks, Alex

Pretty neat, but it looks like it would require a very large room and a lot of open space to accomodate that layout.

The Mighty Casey I rode as a little kid back in the early 1970s was a big hit with my grandson in-law,Jaysson,a few years ago.

Very Cool Alex,

I had noting like that, but very cool none the less.  Great Idea to share with your nephew!

Alex,

I bought something very similar for my Grandkids, it passed through several and then I got it back when they didn't have room. I sold it to a fellow train guy at work. I later got the urge to build a steam engine pedal car after seeing a Christmas ornament.  Of course when I was about half ay through it they became available commercially.  My 4th Grandson is seen here with the finished product.

 I remember these coming out when I was a child. I always got the joy of seeing them at the local mall. Sadly, parents could not afford one for me. Maybe I will get a chance to live this through one of my own children. Thanks for posting!

Hey guys,

Very nice pictures and Video's, it seems there were many different types of these ride on trains.

Thank you all again for your input, photo's, video's, and comments.

Alex

Alex,

What a nice gift this is! Seems the girls took great care of it.

Interesting to all the various types posted here.