Lionel Train headquarters is located in Concord, North Carolina, but all the items they make is made in China.
"N" and "Z" gauge trains are really small. "Z" is about the size of your pinky.
Mr. Howe's most prized piece is his Yankee Zephry "S" gauge locomotive done in an art deco motif.
His daughters are always asking him when he is going to sell his train stuff. he says to them, never. he's taking it with him. He plans to have train tracks laid out in his mausoleum and have his daughters come in once a month to run his trains. After that, his executor will cut them a check. (One way to get your family to visit your grave he says tongue-in-cheek.
Thomas the Engine has sparked some interest among kids in trains, but it is too bad they rarely if ever get a chance to ride one as he did while growing up. he does wish that more kids would get involved with model railroading.
However, some city parks and amusement parks do have model trains you can ride on, like Goldsboro, North Carolina's Herman Park.
--CooterWooWoo
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