Vintage Train

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Hop a Ho Train, and Start Collecting

Interested in Train Collecting?.. Or are you wanting to add to your childhood collection?

Train collecting goes back more that 150 years, and whether you collected the vintage metal trains or the plastic model trains, or you are into the, modern state of the art remote control trains, it is great fun scouring the countryside and small shops for your find.

Sometimes the search is just as much fun as the find, and when you finally get the layout you want and all your cars lined up, it is the perfect moment!

Some people prefer to create very imaginative layouts, some are super realistic and some are not. Some people like to keep the toy look of their childhood years, and others want the most modern and to scale setup they can possibly get. Some like to have them in full operation and play with them everyday, and others secure them in pristine cases for display... What do you like?..

Train collecting is a very satisfying hobby, and now with the advances of the internet, you can search the world from the comfort of your own home for that perfect train. This is a very active hobby for all ages, and there are forums and internet sites just for the train collecting enthusiasts.

There are models out there that were made over 50 years ago, or there are ones made just last year, and yet they are all in high demand In fact, the interest in current models made by such companies as K-Line, Lionel, MTH Electric Trains, and Williams is booming. That's because this current line of locomotives, stock, and accessories are very detailed, and perform to perfection.

What other hobby do you know that is of interest to a 10 year old all the way up to 100 years old?.. Go ahead and find that perfect train... hop on it, and let it take you to that dream destination... model trains

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find your HO model trains now is an article by Diane Palmer

Am I old enough to take the train alone?

well i live in the suburbs outside boston...and i would love to go into boston to go vintage shopping..however my parents are always working so they cant bring me. So do you think my mom would let me and my two friends take the train into boston alone go shopping and then take the train back home. we are 15 but i feel like we are responsible and mature. we would just get dropped off at the train station, take the train, walk 2 blocks to the store we want to go to, shop, walk 2 blocks back to the train station, take the train home. ive taken the train before( with an adult) and i know how it works. and i also know that kids in the city take the train/subway all the time. Despite all this i feel as though my mom will immediately put down this idea the minute i bring it up.
so what are you guys thoughts? Do you think this is a reasonable request? Do you think we are too young?

As long as your parents are comfortable and you are in a group that sounds reasonable. Carry a cell phone with you and make a planned "check-in" phone call. Write up a planned initnerary of when you'll be traveling and exactly where you'll be shopping.
It can't hurt to ask. If you mom says no then accept it and act mature about. It'll show your mom that you are growing up and perhaps later on down the road she'll eas up a bit. Its a parents job to worry and sometimes reject these ideas, don't take it personally if this happens. I hope you mom lets you go

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