During the winter Olympics, Alice noticed that this customer had come in to the store dressed in the Olympic colors.

Alice could not resist taking this picture of Kristina Mirisha (Pictured at right) which is in our Customer Spotlight this month along with this new locomotive from Lionel.

As it turns out Kristina is not really a Model Railroader herself, but she says that all of her children, the oldest of which is 19 years old, are all "Train Fanatics".

By the way Kristina really did not wear those colors in honor of the Olympics, and I don't think Lionel made their locomotive that color for the Olympics either but Alice took the picture anyway. You can see another picture of Kristina below where we are introducing this months new products.

It has Spectacular lighting features, Unparalleled detailing, Enhanced Sound Features with Legacy Rail Sounds, and the Legacy Control System.

Lionel Stourbridge Lion Anthracite Coal Cars 2 - pack - # 466-27436 - $129.99

First we have started to receive much needed Parts from LGB. (See photo at right). These parts include items such as motors, wheels, couplers, traction tires, etc.

Even better news is that Märklin administrator Michael Pluta has been quoted recently in the German press as saying the company generated 7 million Euro ($10.2 million) in earnings from April-December 2009.

We have also received a good supply of LGB starter sets once again along with track, and quite a few other items that we had not seen in a while. (See Photo Below)