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O gauge Premier Line Liberty Liner by MTH video
Scale: O Scale
Connecticut Co.
Name: Connecticut Co. Layout designer: Les Lewis Scale: O (1:48) Size: 23′-6″ x 39′-6″ Prototype: Connecticut Co. Locale: freelanced, inspired by New Haven, Conn. Era: 1930s to ’40s Style: modular Mainline run: 110 feet Minimum radius: 12″ Minimum turnout: 12″ radius Maximum grade: none Click on the link to download the PDF of this track […]
The Cascade & Timber Trail Ry
The Cascade & Timber Trail Ry. is one of CTT’s project railroads. Click here for the entire series of building this layout from a starter set to its realistically scenicked, action-filled completion. 800 x 600 wallpaper 1024 x 768 wallpaper 1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Herb Lindsay’s O gauge New York Central & Pennsylvania Railroad
Use this image from Herb Lindsay’s O gauge New York Central & Pennsylvania Railroad layout as a background on your computer screen. Click on the image size appropriate for your monitor and drag the image onto your desktop. 800 x 600 wallpaper 1024 x 768 wallpaper 1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Fred Dole’s re-creation of Raymondale
Fred Dole’s re-creation of Raymondale was featured in the October 2008 issue. It is home to several original buildings from the Delta Lines of the 1940s. 800 x 600 wallpaper1024 x 768 wallpaper1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Lionel’s O-27 Union Pacific streamliner
Lionel’s O-27 Union Pacific streamliner is probably the most endearing offering from Lionel’s 1950, 50th anniversary catalog. 800 x 600 wallpaper1024 x 768 wallpaper1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
O gauge SD45 by MTH
IN THE 1960s, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A LOCOMOTIVE THAT SOLD MORE THAN 1,200 COPIES TO 21 RAILROADS? A SUCCESS! In 1965 the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors fielded the first SD45, a monster with a 20-cylinder, 3,600-horsepower 645E3 diesel engine, and it proved to be a popular choice. The model also spawned variants, including […]
Princess Coronation-Class 4-6-2 by MTH Electric Trains
THE PRINCESS CORONATION CLASS OF 4-6-2 PACIFICS that was fielded by the London, Midland & Scottish (LMS) Railway is one of the most admired types of British steam power. Built at the LMS works in Crewe, the locomotives were designed for high-speed express passenger trains. The locomotives actually had four cylinders, and they featured 81-inch […]
Atlas O bulkhead flatcar
The Atlas O 68-foot bulkhead flatcar is back in new paint schemes and road numbers. Model Railroader magazine Senior Editor Cody Grivno hosts our latest product review video, taking an in-depth look at the Trainman series model. Features on the bulkhead flatcar include side stake pockets, simulated tie loops, a fish-belly center sill, pull plates, […]
Lionel’s 1950 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive
Lionel’s 1950 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive was the workhorse of the post-World War II Lionel O gauge line. 800 x 600 wallpaper1024 x 768 wallpaper1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Lionel’s Super Speedliner
Lionel’s Super Speedliner, the first streamlined outfit, included everything that made the Lionel trains of the 1950s great – a wide array of add-on details, Magne-Traction, a horn, and more. Plus it wore the Santa Fe’s unforgettable red-and-silver paint scheme. 800 x 600 wallpaper1024 x 768 wallpaper1600 x 1200 wallpaper […]
Toy train insurance
If you live in a house, condominium, mobile home, or anywhere else, including a rental property, you have – or should have – homeowner’s insurance. Further, you may assume that your policy covers your collectible toy trains.But homeowner’s insurance wasn’t developed to cover losses pertaining to collectibles. Too often, policyholders learn the hard way that […]
