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01/25/2005 Entry: "Train Fan Videos"

My grandson's favorite thing to watch on TV now: videos of trains! These aren't intended for toddlers but for railfans, so I guess he is a railfan now. We knew he liked trucks, heavy equipment, and the like, so when we found a big set of DVDs about trains at Half Price Books we picked it up. He's been riveted! Steam trains arriving at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, two-foot gauge trains in Maine, he loves them all. Woo-woo! Mark I Video made these and we can tell the difference between DVDs like these and the ones intended for toddlers -- it's trains and nothing else that R---- really likes. The more detail the better! Plus Mark I beefs up the audio on archival footage. I wouldn't pay full retail for these, but at the price we found we are getting a great value!

Posted by Hamburger Lad @ 01/26/2005 03:40 PM PST

So far as I can tell Buggy-Boy mostly just likes the trains themselves. He can sit there for an hour (a very long time for a 2yo) and watch trains go by on the screen; no chase scenes, gags or spectacular finishes needed.

It makes me laugh everytime he excitedly hollers 'Woo Woo!' in his little-kid voice. I am wondering if we have accidently turned him into a lifetime train geek. Ever see 'The Station Agent'?

Posted by Jack William Bell @ 01/25/2005 04:04 PM PST

You should rent or borrow Buster Keaton's classic film "The General". Classic steam trains, extensive locomotive chase scenes, plenty of train gags and a spectacular finish.

Posted by Hamburger Lad @ 01/25/2005 01:52 PM PST