Comment: Three cheers for confidence! I am a bit conflicted as to the most effective way to portray your message. This is one powerful way that demonstrates many competing elements that have been overcome. At least one other way that accents simplification would be a much tighter crop around the toy train and the one rail with minimal background. Just ramblings, but I hope it helps. :)
Comment: Agreed! However, IMHO the brightness could be less for more punch! Yet, if you were going for that ancient, fading, deteriorating photo "feel", then...you NAILED it! :)