Anyone here a collector? I have a old Lionel that was my moms when she was a kid. I do believe its the Texas Special. Anyone know of some websites that would have information about the train?

Geez...you got ken and barbie sets too?

My Father is big into model trains but not Lionel, he's into L.G.B. He goes to train shows, might want to look into it if you want to buy or sell or just get info. There usually at a local fairgrounds like once a month.

Wish I could find a pic of my grandpa's basement. His entire basement, wall-to-wall, literally, was trains...H.O. model if I recall. As a kid it was fascinating. He had the little towns set up. My favorite was the sawmill with the working forklift driving around to load boards on the train. He had so many trains it was unreal. After retiring he worked at a small train shop. I think this is where he got most of his trains. Younger guys would bring trains in that their dad had and sell them not realizing their value....my grandpa was happy to buy them. When he passed, other collectors were calling my grandma offering to buyout his collection. Each of the grandkids got to pick out an engine...unfortunately, I seemed to have misplaced mine. It's probably in a box at my parents house. 🤔 The rest of the collection was sold for about 90k...probably 1/3 of its value.

edit: My bro-in-law has taken up the hobby. He might know of some informative websites. I can ask him....or if he posts here (not sure, but I corrupted him by referring to cbid), maybe he can chime in.