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gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/25/2008

Miniature train set hardly a Lionel, but it fits in your pocket - Boing Boing Gadgets

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minitrains.jpg On close inspection, this otherwise unspectacular stocking stuffer turns out to have two miniature trains whirling around its rim. Apparently, the wind-up mechanism plays "I've been working on the railroad" when the timepiece is opened. Thrilling stuff! Mr. Christmas Musical ...

gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/24/2008

Lionel NYC MTA Subway train set with working lights, station announcements - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — 23lionel_600.jpg Lionel is selling its first-ever subway train set, modeled after the New York MTA's R-27 subway... cars that were in service up until the early 1990s. These are the same cars that were re-painted red in the '70s and '80s in an effort to ... (more) Lionel NYC MTA Subway train set with working lights, ...

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Train-set in a pocket watch
Boing Boing — Boing Boing Gadgets celebrates the bottomless creativity of the Pearl River Delta with this pocket-watch that's also a miniature train set. Chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo! Miniature train set hardly a Lionel, but it fits in your pocket, Discuss this on Boing Boing Gadgets

Micro-trains revolve around a clock in your pocket
DVICE Atom Feed — ... of "I've Been Working on the Railroad." Oh, I get it — just to pass the time away. If that's not quite the representation of the Currier and Ives Christmas that rings your sleighbells, you might opt for a similar version with sleighs circling the clock instead of trains. Either way, you're only out $19.47 if this QVC bauble doesn't quite work out. If neither one of those does the trick, maybe you'd like this 21st-century pocketwatch. QVC, via BB Gadgets

Mr. Christmas Musical Animated Train Pocket Watch
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women — ... Watch could be well worth adding to your collection if unique time-pieces interest you. This pocket-watch has two miniature handpainted locomotives chugging along a circular track that is embedded within the dial. While the trains chug along the track, the watch also plays the the tune "I've Been Working on the Railroad", just to add to the spirit. Now that’s one train which is guaranteed to always be "on time". Available from QVC for around $20. Via Boing Boing Gadgets. Posted by kanchana ...