Pennsylvania Railroad

Marx train set 452

by Dave Farquhar
May 18, 2016March 25, 2022

A fellow Marx collector asked recently for information about sets containing the elusive Marx windup 490 (also sometimes called the mechanical 490), so I thought I would share what I know about set number 452.

Why do European trains look so much better than U.S. trains?

by Dave Farquhar
January 24, 2012January 26, 2012

I guess there’s something floating around Facebook right now comparing sleek, elegant European trains against clunker, junky trains that roam the rails in the United States. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’ve already had some questions about it.

There was a time when U.S. trains were pretty bleak to look at, but that time isn’t now.

Lionel trains at Target, 2006

by Dave Farquhar
October 24, 2006November 25, 2018

Lionel sold starter sets at Target in 2006 and again in 2008, though the arrangement only lasted a couple of years. The sets were priced at $249.