Build the Lionel Lines track plan

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Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 6 1/2 x 12 Track type: Lionel tubular Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Build the Lionel Lines track plan Build the Lionel Lines track plan overview […]

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MTH O gauge Amtrak California F59PHI diesel

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O Gauge Amtrak (AMTK) F59PHI from MTH Price: $459.95 (no. 20-20330-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 1.96 smph Cnv Low: 2.6 smph High: 73.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1lb., 10 oz. Features: Two motors, coil couplers, smoke unit, ProtoSound 3.0 Current production road names: Amtrak, Amtk California, Amtk (I Pack a Punch), and Amtk Cascades. The […]

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Williams by Bachmann O gauge Amtrak Genesis heritage unit

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Williams by Bachmann O gauge Amtrak Genesis heritage unit Price: $419.95 (no. 23302) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 19.8 smph High: 83.6 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 4 oz. Features: Two motors, couplers, True Blas Plus sound Current production run: Amtrak Phase I Anniversary, Amtrak Phase V, and New Haven (Conn. Dept. […]

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Arnold N scale EMD SW1

Arnold N scale SW1

Arnold N scale EMD SW1 The Arnold N scale SW1 is available with roadname-specific details, including the headlight arrangement and arched or straight cab windows. The backup lights on the SW1 switchers are also correct for their prototypes. The Burlington Northern version includes a non-functioning rooftop cab beacon. End-cab yard switchers were among the earliest […]

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Walthers HO scale EMD GP60 diesel locomotive

Walthers HO scale GP60 diesel locomotive

Walthers HO scale GP60 diesel locomotive The most recent release of the WalthersProto GP60 has the look of an old friend, while still being thoroughly modern. Dressed in limited-run paint schemes, these HO scale models depict the end of the GP series from General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division. Yet they were also the first of the […]

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