HE LION ROARS - Lionel Collectors Club of America

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I started collecting with just steamlocomotives, and then I set a goal ofacquiring every Lionel steam enginemade, which I did. Then I startedcollecting passenger cars. At thispoint in time, I don’t have all thevariations, but I have all the numbers.Then I moved along to freight cars,diesel engines, and electrics. I nowhave all of these, including all theF3 diesels. All that’s missing is aboutthree engines, and I’m on the lookoutfor them!Trains as anIntergenerationalAttractionMy son now serves in the Armyas a Captain at Ft. Hood, TX. Mydaughter and her husband livenearby and they have four kids –three girls and a boy. My daughter’sfamily really loves the trains. Myparents love the trains as well. Pam,my fiancée, will attend the upcomingConvention in Texas with me. It willbe her third event, so the hobby hasbecome a regular thing. This will bemy tenth Convention.The Layout and CollectionI consider the layout pretty wellfinished. I don’t move things aroundvery much because I’m happy withit the way it is. Visitors can walk allthe way around it. If I need to getto the middle area to fix somethingor replace a bulb, I remove theturntable. It pops out like an accesshatch. I’m tall with long arms, so Ican reach halfway across the layoutfrom both sides.My goal was to have everything ondisplay as much as possible. I boughtMDF sheets for the display shelvesand cut grooves in them to holdthe wheels of the trains in position.An electrical lighting contractorinstalled florescent ceiling fixtures,so everything is well lit. For dramaticrunning, I turn the overhead lightsoff and use the lights on the layout.“Pam, my fiancée, will attend the upcoming Conventionin Texas with me. It will be her third event, so thehobby has become a regular thing. This will be mytenth Convention, and I can’t wait to go there.”The Lion Roars 10
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