True to tradition, my first train set was a Lionel. I stil have the loco, rolling stock,and and the track and transformer,but they are lost in the train boxes
somewhere.
The first set I had was a Southern set and a Great Northern set which we purchased both at the same time. It was O Scale. Together, they costed upwards of $700!! Yes, that is why I got out of O Scale. LOL
Well my first O gauge set was a Lionel as well…the “Chessie Diesel Freight” set of 2002. I still have the original box as well as every piece of the set. I don’t use the transformer as much anymore (since I have two more powerful ones) but still run the train regularly. The set is just like it was when I got it except the electric horn on the diesel is broken.
My first set was a Lionel New York Central Deluxe freight, and I got it at Christmas when I was eight. I still have everything in the set.
My third Christmas, a Marx wind-up train set. I still have a picture somewhere in the house.
Wayne
My first set was the 1949 Version 2026… Nickel rims and slide shoes… That puppy still runs perfectly… There aren’t many other products that last that long [^]
My first was a #1606 “Lionel Lines” set from the early 1960s. It contained a plastic 2-4-2 loco, a Lionel Lines “bank” boxcar, a NYC gondola with 3 milk cans, and an “SP” type caboose. I still have the whole set and it still runs fine. I wi***he engine had an odometer – that thing has some miles on it!
I got my first set for Chrixtmas in 1955, It was AF Atlanitc fright set. I still have the set except for the transformer. The engine is still a good runner. It came with several cars.
I got my first train set on my first Christmas when I was 10 months old in 1947. It is a Marx NYC Freight set and I still have it with it’s original box. It still runs and I used to run it under the tree 'till a few years ago. It now sits in the dining room on a shelf with lots of other ‘stuff’ so it can be seen all year round.
Dennis
My first train set was an American Flyer set with two freight trains.It had a Reading 4-4-2,C&NW Baldwin diesel switcher,about 10 cars,and two cabeese(is that correct?)
I received my first train set in 1949 when I was 2 yrs old. All I can remember is it was a steam engine. I got rid of it about 1954 [:(] when I went to HO scale.
Now after all these years I am selling the HO stuff and going back to 3-rail because my health will not allow me to work in smaller scales any more. The old hands don’t work like they should.
My first set was of course the 1862 General set that I still have and run today. I got it in 1961 for Christmas, I was 5 years old. I even have movies of me taking it out of the box and then of it running on the board layout. All the buildings and all the accesories I still have as well and they too are all on my board and functioning.
My first set was a Sears set from the early 70’s. I believe the engine is 8040. Cheap and I still have it. I was also given my father’s set from 1949 including the 2020 engine. I have all my old trains. Over the years I dabbled with HO, but held onto the old lionels. Now I am getting my plans together for a all out three rail. The HOs are going on the sale block.
The first was a used American Flyer steamer loco and one passenger car from my dad about 1954. The second, third, fourth (and so on) are used American Flyer steamers I have bought for myself in the past year and a half. I think I see a trend here…!!![:D]
Jim E.
My first was the Chesapeake Flyer, a Lionel starter set from 1976. It still runs well, and will this year make a run around our Christmas tree in our new house.
My first set was an American Flyer 300 and freight cars. Bought it 4 years ago, and started an addiction. Our family could not afford trains when I was a kid so I’m making up for lost time.
My first set was a Lionel “Big Trains for Small Hands” Santa Fe freight set. It has a FT type diesel forward reverse only with a passenger consist. Bought at Bill and Walts on Smithfield street. I wanted an Amtrak set but could not find one so when I called B&Ws they had this set and quoted me $85.
My dad took me down and when we asked for the set and the man rang it up the register showed $125. Mt dad questioned it as I was only 11 and the gentleman said this was the price and the quote was a mistake. My dad was fine with that and I was majorly bummed. Another gentleman behind the counter said he remembered me calling and he did quote that price. His response…Sell it for the quoted price. Boy was I happy. My first Lionel than ran side by side with dad’s. I still have most of that train. Some pieces are missing. My first Lionel.
My first set was from 1952: a Lionel #2025 steamer with a NYC gondola w/barrels, a Sunoco 2-dome tanker, a Santa Fe animated boxcar (027), and the SP-type caboose. My mother bought it the day the Doctor told her she was pregnant. Still got it, still runs great.
My first train set was given to me as a Christmas present I believe in December 1953. It was an American Flyer set number K5352W “The Pacemaker Steam Freight Train”. It was a huge American Flyer train close to 7 ft long. I’ve held this set all these yrs. I am afraid the yrs and my playing with it as a kid took their toll. I recently sold the set and it was like a piece of me had been cut off. [:(]
Lionel Rock Island set with an 8304 loco and Sound of Steam tender. It’s 30 years long gone, but my interest in Lionel trains returned unexpectedly last Christmas when I bought my kids their first Lionels. As a matter of fact, I bought their Thomas set one year ago this Friday (11/18). They are completely hooked. Certified train nuts.
Jim