Train

I mentioned earlier how cool I thought it was that Uncle Leo worked for the Rail Road.  I always loved trains.  This past weekend Lucas spend the night and a neighbor had a garage sale.  At the sale they had a VERY VERY SMALL model train set for $1.50.  What the heck... might as well buy that!!   It's an N size, I'm not sure, but I'm thinking it's the smallest model train size...if not, it's got to be close to the smallest.  Anyway... it came with the transformer, some track, an engine that looked OK and some cars that were missing parts.   Lucas and I went inside and cleared the legos off the kitchen table and set it up... SURE ENOUGH...it works!!!  Being so small it's really tough to get the wheels to fit onto the track just right so it will go round and round.  But...it's possible.  Lucas had a couple hours of fun out of that $1.50...and I think he'll get plenty more. 
So..why am I telling you this?  The little model train reminded me of the model train I got one year for Christmas.  Mine was a Lionel.  Size O.  Much bigger than Lucas'.  I remember the engine had a light that turned on even.  It was the greatest train!!  I was so thrilled to get it.  I remember exactly where I set it up in the living room... in the corner by the window.  I ran that train around and around and around. Dad DID tell me to always turn the transformer off when I left the train.  But... I was a kid.  I remember we all sat down to eat dinner and when I got up to go play with my train again... it was DEAD!!!  I had burnt the transformer out!!  Yep...it was totally my fault and I knew it.  I hated myself for forgetting!!   Dad never replaced the transformer...so I never got to play with that train again.  I guess it just ended up in the garage with all the other "junk" and one day got dumped.   I guess it left a hole in me somewhere...cause to this day I want another train.