Took Action: What happened to childhood trains?

Well done, Carl.

And a very Merry Christmas to you.

From one Carl to another, that's a wonderful story; enjoy the 610.

Thanks for sharing.

I re-created two train sets of my childhood. 

A giant Child Guidance toy push train set. I bought all the sets I had and enough to make the grandkids a set too.

I also found for sale all the parts(not track or transformer) to remake a Marx HO set I had.

Both were pretty easy to find and relatively cheap.

Didn't NEED either....but sure was fun and triggered lots of memories.  

The internet and auction sites have certainly made it easier to replace long gone train sets.  While I managed to keep my lionel trains and one Marx set.  It took me several years to replace the missing Marx set, UP 10005 AA freight set which is not that easy to find or at least it wasn't that easy in the pre-internet days.

Cool story, Carl!

Yes Carl, you should sleep well tonight.  I have been down this road a few times myself and I know the sense of comfort and relaxation you are now experiencing.  Going back into the past and retrieving a long lost and well loved item is something special.  As had been posted internet sales have made much of this possible.  The auction sites are real bonanzas for our talismans of the past.