Thanks for the photos. Nice memories there. My first train set was a Atlas/Varney docksider with three cars when I was about 2+. No idea why my dad got me that train set when I was clearly to young for it. I still have one of the cars. The trains keep me happy, and young. I have a train friend named Simon. A couple years ago when his family was out visiting over xmass I gave him all my G scale trains because he was already into trains. He was about 3 then. This year he inherited all my N scale kato unitrack and a couple engines and some cars. It was just gathering dust on boxes in my train room and I have a layout now. I have a hunch he'll be a big model railroader when he grows up. It feels good to share the hobby with kids when you can. Merry Christmas to you, Joe