Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the May 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]
Watch Kent Johnson operate on the Readers’ Choice RR. Don’t miss Part two of this video! […]
With just a few supplies, Kent Johnson shows you how to quickly add dirt and dust to your vehicles. […]
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This Union Pacific Challenger from Lionel offers S gaugers a highly detailed, articulated loco that possesses the most advanced electronics in the S gauge world. […]
The Readers’ Choice Railroad Tailor-made to what our readers said they wanted in a layout We were encouraged to find that many of you are reading and willing to build a layout when you’re inspired by numerous how-to ideas, simple instructions, and intriguing photographs, much like those we’ve included in CTT’s Retro Railroad (2009) and […]
I’ve rarely been predisposed to like a locomotive quite as much as I have the 4-6-0 from Williams by Bachmann. From the ads it appears to be a nice, moderately sized model – a sort of utility infielder that would look good running either freight or passenger ops, yet sized to fit with scale or […]
This S gauge model is a major step forward for American Flyer enthusiasts. The arrival of the Union Pacific Challenger clearly affirms Lionel’s intention of marketing die-cast metal steam locomotives that are both esthetically and operationally the equal of anything in O gauge, but in 1:64 scale, of course. The Union Pacific Challenger needs no […]
The Canadian Maple Leaf freight set may be the “Sir Mix-a-Lot” of starter sets because it jumbles up Canadian road names as well as eras. This is the third Lionel O gauge set we received for review in late 2011, and it may be the best of them. It combines an uncommon road name (for […]
Why, oh, why, you ask, is Bob reviewing plastic buildings? Has he gone crazy? Are submarines from the HO-conspiracy torpedoing container ships hauling O gauge trains from China to America? Are there no new boxcabs or triplexes to cover? Nope. It’s not that. The answer is actually quite simple. Here is a smart new product […]
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In this section we’ve listed the specific downloadable article collections that are especially helpful to newcomers to the toy train hobby. Along with the articles in this section and the free booklet, these PDFs can demystify the process of building your home railroad. Just click on the cover of the collection to be taken to […]
