50 years ago in railroad history … A supplement to the Classic Trains Online Look Back e-mail newsletter Pullman car Ferdinand Magellan, modified to haul the President of the United States in 1942 and in POTUS ever since, is donated to the Florida Development Commission for display at the University of Miami; it later moved […]
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A Window in Thrums
A window in Thrums By Steven Duff Thrums is a name that somehow resonates above most others, a name, as we say these days, that has Attitude. It is a Scottish word, immortalized in Sir James Barrie’s novel, A Window in Thrums, and is perpetuated in Canada by a small town in British Columbia. In […]
Atlas O Industrial Rail Starter Set video
Watch Bob’s video introduction of Atlas O’s Industrial Rail starter set. Only from Classic Toy Trains. […]
MTH Diesel Starter Set video
Here is a video of the MTH RailKing diesel freight set. […]
MTH Premier line P5a Electric locomotive video
ALTHOUGH THE SHAPE OF THE P5a BOXCAB bears a strong resemblance to a plastic cheese storage box, don’t let that fool you. This model illustrates the high level of detail that can go into a die-cast metal diesel or locomotive shell. […]
SuperStreets Starter Sets video
Action video of the SuperStreets sets by K-Line by Lionel can be viewed below. […]
Atlas O Industrial Rail Starter Set video
Watch Bob’s video introduction of Atlas O’s Industrial Rail starter set. Only from Classic Toy Trains. […]
MTH Diesel Starter Set video
Here is a video of the MTH RailKing diesel freight set. […]
MTH Premier line P5a Electric locomotive video
ALTHOUGH THE SHAPE OF THE P5a BOXCAB bears a strong resemblance to a plastic cheese storage box, don’t let that fool you. This model illustrates the high level of detail that can go into a die-cast metal diesel or locomotive shell. […]
SuperStreets Starter Sets video
Action video of the SuperStreets sets by K-Line by Lionel can be viewed below. […]
Athearn N scale FP45 and F45
Athearn N scale FP45 and F45 The semi-streamlined successor to Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe warbonnet-clad F units, Electro-Motive Division FP45s served briefly in passenger service but had long freight-hauling careers, as did the F45. The Athearn N scale FP45 and F45 feature many prototype- specific details. Prototype. In 1966, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale PRR I1sa 2-10-0
Broadway Limited Imports HO scale PRR I1sa 2-10-0 Models of the Pennsylvania RR’s powerful class I1sa Decapod-type locomotives have just been introduced by Broadway Limited Imports. They’re offered in a number of versions that capture the look and feel of PRR’s standard motive power design. The models include automatic dual-mode sound decoders that operate on […]