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From the lens Christmas Trains: Tradition, Beauty and Fun!.

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  • blue22d Dec 31, 2011 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    This lens is wonderful. I love trains and model trains. When my husband and I would got to any Hobby store or country fairs, we gravitated to the trains. You have done an excellent job on this lens. THANKS!
  • Comfortdoc Dec 20, 2011 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    Beautifully done.
  • miaponzo Dec 18, 2011 @ 4:44 am | delete
    I have always wanted a train set! Blessed!
  • SupremeOptimist Dec 17, 2011 @ 7:17 pm | delete
    lots of great info, thanks for sharing!
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 17, 2011 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    VERY Nice Lens!
  • kmcvay Dec 17, 2011 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Thanks for the memories...got my first train, an American Flyer with a 6-6-4 Pacific Locomotive (with smoke from the stack, of course), back in 1947. Added to it until the mid-Fifties, when I gave it all to a nephew. Blessed.
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Dec 17, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
    When I was growing up, only the boys received train gifts. It didn't seem right. I say go out and buy the little (and even older) girls on your list an exquisite train set for Christmas. Even today I would love to have one. There's still time for my Christmas dream to come true, Santa.
  • davidleetong Dec 16, 2011 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    I don't think boys (men) will never get tired of a full train set... :) Love them
  • megabu717 Dec 15, 2011 @ 7:00 pm | delete
    It was great to stop by here.. My little one will get his first chuu chuu under chistmas tree this year.
  • EagleScoutMom Dec 14, 2011 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    Love this lens! We had the "platform" as my parents called it every Christmas, complete with trains and the Village. My husband's father passed on his original Lionel trains to him so we have been getting each piece restored to original condition - one at a time. Ebay has been a great resource for parts. Since we've been married (29+ years) we have always had a "platform" ! Our Bachmann train set is currently not running - but it still looks beautiful under the tree and is the centerpiece of the entire village. Christmas traditions such as this are wonderful!
  • rauspitz Dec 14, 2011 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    What a terrific lens! Great information and a lot of fun.
  • traveller27 Dec 14, 2011 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    Enjoyed all the pics - very nice lens on Christmas trains. Blessed by a travelling angel.
  • fullofshoes Dec 14, 2011 @ 9:51 am | delete
    Great lens. I love trains of all kinds... big ones, little ones, models!
  • pianolessongirl Dec 13, 2011 @ 9:28 pm | delete
    Great job on this lens! :) Very cute. We have a little train set that goes around the base of the Christmas tree, it's so much fun to turn it on around Christmas with the lights sparkling. :)
  • BuddyBink Dec 13, 2011 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    What a great lens. I have not been able to afford a train set for years. Maybe soon. I do love the Polar Express and will be watching it again this year. Thanks
  • lasertek Dec 13, 2011 @ 7:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing.
  • John_Michael Dec 13, 2011 @ 5:17 pm | delete
    I lost my trains due to unfortunate circumstances. I had a very large set with all sorts of accessories circa the 1950s - so thanks for giving me some nostalgic looks at the trains.
  • Writingnag Dec 1, 2011 @ 12:38 pm | delete
    LOVE this lens! I'm putting a link on my Vintage Christmas lens to Christmas Trains...very well done and fun!
  • JoyfulPamela Nov 17, 2011 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Toot, toot! What a cute lens! We don't have a train set, but my father loves to set up his old set for the children for the holidays. (I'm not sure if he or the children have more fun!) =D
  • JoyfulPamela Nov 17, 2011 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Toot, toot! What a cute lens! We don't have a train set, but my father loves to set up his old set for the children for the holidays. (I'm not sure if he or the children have more fun!) =D
  • plrsource Sep 14, 2011 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    Great Lens...
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 22, 2011 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    SquidAngel Blessed! :)
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 22, 2011 @ 8:21 pm | delete
    I hadn't visited the Christmas Trains in quite some time but I can see that you have added lots of fun interactive modules. We have always had a train set up under the Christmas Tree and each year I try to add something new.

    PS: I wasn't able to vote despite being logged in.
  • itsmuzza2011 Apr 21, 2011 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    something ive always liked, so much detail , and they always run on time and are never stopped by "Leaves on the track" like in the UK , great lens
  • Pinkchic18 Mar 23, 2011 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    Very cool lens here! I used to love watching the trains at my grandparents home around Christmas. It creates so many memories :) Blessed by a squid angel.
  • bakerwoman Jan 20, 2011 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    All aboard!! Loved this train lens. Every year, there are Christmas train rides in Niles which go around Niles Canyon in the winter. These trains are completely decorated with colorful lights and will turn grown-ups into kids again. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • CosmeticMom Dec 21, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    I don't have a train, but love watching them!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 9, 2010 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Your lenses bring such great memories
  • WriterBuzz Nov 1, 2010 @ 5:29 am | delete
    Wow, your lens is cool. Just thought I'd leave a comment to let you know. I also gave you a thumbs-up and made you one of my favs. Thanks for sharing this information. If you have time, surf on by and check out my newest lens on Migraine Headaches. Leave me a comment on what you think.
  • WriterBuzz Nov 1, 2010 @ 5:29 am | delete
    Wow, your lens is cool. Just thought I'd leave a comment to let you know. I also gave you a thumbs-up and made you one of my favs. Thanks for sharing this information. If you have time, surf on by and check out my newest lens on Migraine Headaches. Leave me a comment on what you think.
  • jgelien Oct 22, 2010 @ 12:51 am | delete
    This is a fantastic train lens. I enjoyed exploring it.
  • thesuccess Sep 27, 2010 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    Trains, never lose their fascination: lens masterclass
  • kt_glasses Sep 25, 2010 @ 3:25 am | delete
    what a cute lens! Christmas is on its way and soon I can set the train!
  • stevetyke Aug 6, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    What a brilliant lens and so much research you must have done. A
    model railway around the Christmas Tree this year is a must. Thank you for an entertaining lens.
  • TheDisneyVacation Aug 3, 2010 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    142 days before Christmas! That fast! Now I'm itching to set up my little trains. Haha.. :D
  • lilkon Dec 12, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Born at home in Cleveland, Ohio, next to Nickel Plate Railroad, and lived there 14 years, having the puffer-bellies blow their whistles day and night. Two blocks away, the New York Central electric trains travelled on tracks under the large overpass bridge. Visited New York City via the Pennsylvania railroad into the old Penn. Station when I was 18.
    Those days are probably gone forever and I miss them.
  • AndyDad Dec 11, 2009 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    A fantastic lens. Now I want a train set for Christmas. I think I will use my boy as an excuse. I have favourited this, and am about to do the same with your Things Every Girl Should Have. Nice one.
  • Wysiwigs Dec 11, 2009 @ 12:29 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD! My dad is a train fanatic - he has graduated from a "small" set (HO gauge that took up half the basement) to a full blown garden railroad (his retirement present to himself :o) 5* and a big smile for a terrific lens!
  • acupuncture-boynton Dec 11, 2009 @ 12:24 pm | delete
    i always love trains when i was a kid. nice lens! *****
  • OhMe Dec 11, 2009 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    I enjoyed this lens about Christmas Trains. I just love trains.
  • KarateKatGraphics Dec 10, 2009 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    I remember sneaking down at some ungodly hour on Christmas morning, around age 3 or 4, sitting on the steps (it was still dark out, I remember that) with my twin brother and looking down at a train all set up. Will never forget that "wow" factor -- and now as a parent I'm touched when I think of how late Dad probably stayed up to get it just right. Nice work, 5* and congrats on LotD :)
  • Laniann Dec 10, 2009 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    Nice Christmas tradition to have. Seems like all that snow wouldn't be good for the train. 5*s
  • KimGiancaterino Dec 10, 2009 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD!
  • Heather426 Dec 10, 2009 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    congrats on LOTD! We always had a train around our tree with a village and snow scene. My brother as the only boy got the train when Mom and Dad died so now he has it for his Christmas tree....great lens! Angel blessed.
  • OneFootPutt Dec 10, 2009 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    I love model trains. Someday I'll put mine back up. Congrats on LOTD.
  • MeganCasey Dec 10, 2009 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Like this lens? LOVE this lens! So well done. Now I want to set up a train in my house... Congratulations on Lens of the Day. http://blogs.squidoo.com/lensoftheday/?p=580
  • TheGreenerMe Dec 10, 2009 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Congratulations on lens of the day! Great work!
  • andreaberrios Dec 10, 2009 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    This is a beautiful lens! Merry Christmas!
  • KimGiancaterino Oct 16, 2009 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    What a wonderful lens! Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • Floorance Aug 28, 2009 @ 12:33 pm | delete
    This is a FABULOUS lens! My son Jack just LOVES trains and you have given me some inspiration to do something special for his room. Thank you! 5*
  • ViolinStudent Dec 5, 2008 @ 1:05 pm | in reply to Evelyn_Saenz | delete
    Thanx Evelyn, Merry Christmas!
  • Jimmie Dec 4, 2008 @ 5:14 am | delete
    We had a train that we set up around the bottom of the tree. Drove the cats insane! Wonder what ever happened to that set?
  • chefkeem Dec 4, 2008 @ 12:40 am | delete
    Very nice page, Art. I gave it a Squid Angel Blessing and 5*s. :)
  • njg Dec 3, 2008 @ 9:42 am | delete
    Lots of info here. You obviously have a passion. 5 stars. My grandfather had a Christmas train in his basement on a table and he left it there year round. Every time we visited we had to turn it on and marvel at it. The buildings in the center were named after his grandchildren: Patricia Chapel, Nancy Jo Village, etc.. Its a great memory.
  • EuroSquid Dec 2, 2008 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    This is an excellent lens! I have given it 5*
  • Evelyn_Saenz Nov 17, 2008 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    After reading this lens I can hardly wait to set up the Christmas scene with a train running around under the tree. Thank you for the inspiration.

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