Anybody own one? I'd like to have one but have no idea what's good and what's junk.

I bought a bacman set from an auction for $50. We set it up around the wood stove at Christmas, kids loved it. I've noticed you can get the reasonably priced used as long as it's not Christmas season.

I have an O gauge layout.

Atlas & Lionel engines and rolling stock

Atlas century 21 Nickle track and switches

You have to figure out what gauge you want to model

There's a bunch of sizes...G ..O..S..HO...N...Z...T

And evah since the computer chip hit the train world ...the possibilities are endless

There's also have the pre- war Lionel stuff

And what they call ..Tin Plate ...from the 1920 and 1930's

Plenty of you tube videos...on making scenery...wiring..

Heck....you can even operate your trains and switches with your phone now

Sounds complicated right from the git go.

It can be as simple or sophisticated as you want it to be.

We all started with a simple loop...and just expanded.

Train shows really stimulate that part of the brain

Nah, depends on what you want. Like was said above, a Bachmann boxed set will get you a basic train and oval track layout. You can go from there.

I guess grown men playing with a train set is still better than playing golf.

I'm just gonna go hunting, fishing, trapping.....

They told me ..I was going to grow old

They didn't tell me to grow up.

I have a complete Lionel set from the 1960's. Not sure if it's worth anything.

I'd like a piece of track screwed down to a board complete with ballast and scenery and . . . . a figurine of a trapper complete with packbasket walking across the tracks with his head held high.

Good one Muskrat.

If I set mine again it will be near the ceiling
and out of its box.
Will need more track, and replacement trucks,
and drywall, and...

The old ones are worth $$ if buying,
if selling not so much.

Does it work, Bernie?

I haven't plugged it in for many years but as far as I know everything works, it has the transformer and all the track along with some extras, like tunnels and things.

Make me a deal and I promise I'll never sell it unless you want it back

Gary ...if you get a Lionel O27 set-up and O27 Lionel track..

I have a bunch of left and Right hand 027 Switches ...for a descent price

Ok but I'm a long ways from start yet!

I still have my Lionel from when I was a kid, early 50's. Ran great last time I tried it. No, it ain't for sale.