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    bedroom train

    anyone have any photos of elevated trains (i.e. kids bedroom, elevated to just below crown moulding)? Want to set up my kids' Hogwarts train (G scale) on a track around the room and need some examples/photos if anyone has any. Thanks! Shannon
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    First train(s)

    I have to tell everyone that my two youngest boys can't get enough of their trains:) We can't wait for the new cars we bought to arrive!
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    Lionel Hogwarts Express

    Anyone have any photos of this train? Am considering getting the boys one of these...reviews? I realize it's not terribly fancy...but think it would be enjoyed by them (and me):)
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    First train(s)

    Everyone will be happy to know that we have been having fun with our "piecemeal" train since I last spoke to everyone. I ditched the "easytrack" and went with the old fashioned track that came with my Corkey's carnival set I bought for my son years ago and never really used. Then I put Corkey's...
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    First train(s)

    Thank you for the input, I appreciate all of the advice. What would you recommend to clean with (that is around the house)? Also, I am assuming that a voltmeter is a necessary item...I suppose I should have figured that out and checked around the track. I will check all of the things you...
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    First train(s)

    I can't figure this train stuff. Folks seem to like it a lot...but I have had two train sets (HO) for my sons and neither of them seem to go very well. Are trains just that shoddy after years of being around? Why can't a train engine have the energy to make it around the track without stalling...
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