Yep, I remember train sets, and enjoyed them. I never had the famous Lionel trains though.
Too many kids today may think that something such as the train sets aren’t “cool”. So many kids today play video games, that they just aren’t doing things such as running train sets.
Reminds me of the old joke, "What do breasts and toy trains have in common? They're meant for children, but their dads always want to play with them."
“So many kids today play video games, that they just aren’t doing things such as running train sets.”
That’s it! Operating a train set taught skills & problem solving. Building Erector Set projects did the same. How about the old Handy Andy toolbox? Those were active ways of playing & made the kid smarter.