This ornament became an instant favorite in my collection.
There’s just something about trains. A few months earlier I bought a handcar
that was supposed to be part of a Hallmark train set, but that was the closest
I ever came to finding a penguin train ornament. Also, I had no electric train
for any of my trees and I doubt that I’ll ever find a penguin train, but I’ve
wanted a train for as long as I can remember. However, my friend Marshall was
showing me his train layout a few weeks ago, he gave me an HO trolley just like
the trolley that was next to my entry in last year’s Festival of Trees. It
turned out that the trolley at the museum had a special meaning, which you can
read about on
this link. So, with my new model trolley and no track for me to run it, I
went online. I didn’t exactly find track, but instead an entire Florida Marlins
train set. There’s no penguin connection there, but the Fish, now the Miami
Marlins, are my other passion. None of this happened until after Christmas, but
I set everything up and played with the trolley and train for a few days before
everything had to be stored away until next year.
Here's the trolley, and here comes the train:
Santa train ornament
Acquired: January 20, 2012,
Christmas Loft, Shelburne, Vt.
Number: 1055
Size: 4 inches long
Price: $4.99
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