my oldboy was a bit of a trainy in the 70's. he id go out with him when the old steam trains were coming by.
i love riding them , but then again im a public transport fan coz i dont have to pay much, or maintain it and i can ride it as fucked as i wanna.
they are boring though. dads got videos of em chugging past etc.he's even got a record of train sounds. chug, chug etc. now thats boring. he goes-"listen to how they change as they crest the grade" etc.lol
good thing was i learnt how to take photos as a little kid on an SLR and he had a hell trainset that was endless fun and not boring at all.
ive got a son and have watched my fair share of thomas the tank engine.