What are the advantages of a wooden train set versus a plastic train set?”
Wooden toy trains are toy trains that run on a wooden track system with grooves to guide the wheels of the rolling stock. While the trains, tracks and scenery accessories are made mainly of wood, the engines and cars connect to each other using metal hooks or small magnets, and some use plastic wheels mounted on metal axles. Some trains are made to resemble anthropomorphical, fictional, and prototypical railroad equipment. Marshal H. Larrabee II founded the Skaneateles Handicrafters in 1936. This toy company made wooden toy trains and wooden tracks.[1] The gauge was very similar to that used by most companies today.However, the connections for the track pieces were of a different design than the jigsaw style “peg and hole” system used today.[2] The trains were made of maple and were often left unpainted and unstained.[3] They are compatible with many brands of modern wooden train track. Playskool took over the sales for Skaneateles Handicrafters in 1956. This company retained the desig
Yukon Express 100-Piece Wooden Train Set Price: $151.99 The kids love it!, August 4, 2008 By D. Dean “home brew hunter” (heart of Oregon) – See all my reviews (REAL NAME) Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars I bought this for use in a home daycare and the kids love it! They have played with it non stop. The quality of the train and track is great for the price.
