I've had Lionel trains back in the 50's and then built two HO layouts in the 60's. Since then no trains 'til my grandson was born and now I'm back to Lionel. This Christmas he'll be chompin at the bit to control the speed, as last year he was blowin' the horn, ringin' the bells, activating the conductor shouts, etc. He'll only be two years old at Christmas. I'm hopin to get 30 more pieces of track as there's a layout I want to do when the tree comes down.