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re: Anyone do the tradition of an electric train under the Christmas tree?

Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:25 pm to
Posted by CMBears1259
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Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:25 pm to
Marco Esquandolas

Thanks for the information. I will definitely take the little guy to check it out.

Not sure if you caught my edit, but my little man just woke up briefly to watch a little snippet of Thomas the Train and to take one of his new trains to bed with him.

You ever been to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago and seen their train display? My dad lives up there and I had to take my son to see it. Unfortunately he tried to push his sister out of one of the old train cars on display so we had to cut our visit short, but I think he was awestruck.
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11428 posts
Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:29 pm to
Lionel makes a Thomas set--your boy can't break it--I have one I put on the big layout when little kids come over.

The complete set ready to run with track, transformer, and train is around $250.

I believe Electric Train Depot stocks a few of them.

Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11428 posts
Posted on 12/25/15 at 11:33 pm to
I haven't been to the museum in Chicago, but the one in San Diego is the largest in the US. There are full time operating layouts in all gauges--the HO layout is like 10,000 square feet!! The O Gauge is around 4000 sq ft.

It is truly something to see. There are a bunch of old retired guys that meet there every day and work on the layouts.

...and then there is the Museum in Sacremento!!!

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