If the child in this Toys 'R' Us ad is any indication, then the Bachmann Powerhouse Yard Boss electric model train set was an in-demand toy in 1985. Even if it wasn't the most popular toy of that year ...
First, Harold Jordheim tried to win his sons' interest in the merits of model trains. No thanks, Dad. But one of those race car sets sure would be nice. Later, when the grandkids came along, he got a ...