I fell in love with toy trains as a child, but I never got a set of my own. As an adult I can finally afford all those trains I once wished for, but I quickly discovered that I knew very little about what has become a very expensive hobby. So in 1983 I joined the Train Collectors Association. This national organization of fellow train collectors provides a valuable source of information and also organizes train meets throughout the country where collectors can buy and sell toy trains.

I collect both O-gauge trains from Lionel and G-gauge trains from various manufacturers. Usually the trains only come out of their boxes around Christmas time for an all too brief run beneath the tree, but I'm hoping to one day build a garden railway in my backyard.

Organizations
Lionel Collectors Club of America
Train Collectors Association
Toy Train Operating Society
Publications
Clasic Toy Trains Magazine
Garden Railways Magazine
Manufacturers
Aristo Craft Trains G gauge
Lionel® Trains O & G gauge
LGB & Lehmann G gauge
Mike's Train House O gauge
Miscellaneous
RR-Track Layout design software

If you want to know more about my toy trains please write to: juliet.carnell@usa.net

Changes last made on: December 10, 1998
Copyright © 1998 by Juliet Carnell