Pennsylvania resident Jerry Greene really likes toy trains. So much so that the retired record producer spent 50 years amassing what’s believed to be the world’s largest collection of toy trains, train stations, and related models. He attended thousands of toy fairs and shows to build this antiques-filled collection piece-by-piece. Kept secret until recently, Greene has placed the entire lot up for sale through famous auction house Sotheby’s, but he’s not selling it piecemeal, and he’s not auctioning it to the highest bidder. Greene will only sell it as a complete collection in a private sale. Sotheby’s has 20% of the “Jerni Collection,” as they’ve dubbed it, on display at their Read more »
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So you want your own model train set…
Of course many of us have had our train set in childhood. I myself had a Marklin and enjoyed it until 11 or 12. After that, of course the usual suspects started to become more important in life and that many years later my interests sounded more like ‘girls, booze and parties’ than Marklin could phonetically be twisted. Still, there are enough of nerds out there who have given hope to get laid up and try to spend their time positively. Constructively. Finding a cure for cancer? Screw dat, let’s build a model train set. First you’ll need something like this. You’ll also need some sheep… Read more »









