Plan I: Layout for a not-so-big bedroom

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Layout designer: Peter H. Riddle Scale: O Layout size: Around the wall point-to-point Track type: MTH Realtrax Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the May 2007 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]

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Plan III: Layout for a not-so-big bedroom

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Layout designer: Peter H. Riddle Scale: O Layout size: Around the wall point-to-loop Track type: MTH Realtrax Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the May 2007 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]

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Room-sized branch line

Room-sized branch line

Layout designer: E.A. Engebretson and Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 9 x 11 feet Track type: MTH Realtrax Minimum curve: O-42 Originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Classic Toy Trains.   Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]

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A day of action on Terry Johnson’s O gauge layout

A day of action on Terry Johnson's O gauge layout

First we spray weeds and other things with MTH’s UP Weed Sprayer. Next the call goes out to transport the snow removal train up into the mountains where an imaginary snow has fouled the tracks. See the Lionel jet powered snow blower as well as an MTH Jordan Spreader. A fast freight pulled by MTH’s […]

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A day of action on Terry Johnson’s O gauge layout

A day of action on Terry Johnson's O gauge layout

First we spray weeds and other things with MTH’s UP Weed Sprayer. Next the call goes out to transport the snow removal train up into the mountains where an imaginary snow has fouled the tracks. See the Lionel jet powered snow blower as well as an MTH Jordan Spreader. A fast freight pulled by MTH’s […]

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Video: MTH HO scale Little Joe electric locomotive

The HO scale Little Joe electric locomotive from MTH Electric Trains features remote opening couplers, operating pantographs, and sound effects. The locomotive includes the MTH Digital Command System that runs on DCS, DCC, and DC layouts. See and hear the Little Joe run on our model train layout. […]

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Video: MTH HO scale Little Joe electric locomotive

The HO scale Little Joe electric locomotive from MTH Electric Trains features remote opening couplers, operating pantographs, and sound effects. The locomotive includes the MTH Digital Command System that runs on DCS, DCC, and DC layouts. See and hear the Little Joe run on our model train layout. […]

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MTH HO scale General Electric Little Joe locomotive

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MTH HO scale General Elctric Little Joe locomotive This HO scale General Electric Little Joe electric locomotive is a good-looking model of its prototype and has some innovative remote-control features. Along with sound effects and lights, this model from MTH Electric Trains has remote control pantographs and couplers. The model includes the MTH Digital Command […]

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MTH Premier Line O gauge SD35 diesel

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The evolution of modern diesel locomotives has been continual, and it is always a surprise to realize that something you might have that was modern is now so old-school that it is mostly out of service. The SD35 built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) falls into that category. The “I shot one […]

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O gauge Premier Line Liberty Liner by MTH

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IN THE WORLD OF RAILROADING, IT ISN’T ALL THAT OFTEN WHEN A PIECE OF SECONDHAND RAILWAY GEAR makes as big a splash with the follow-on owner as it did with the original titleholder. The two Red Arrow Lines Liberty Liners fall into this category. OriginsWith great fanfare two of the stylish, high-speed train sets were […]

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MTH trains Baldwin VO-1000 diesel-electric locomotive

Gary Raymond 1:32 scale, gauge 1, ready-to-run, Baldwin VO-1000 diesel-electric locomotiveMTH Trains 7020 Colombia Gateway DriveColumbia MD 21046Price: $429.95Website: www.mthtrains.com Plastic model of a Baldwin VO-1000 diesel-electric locomotive; modular electrical connections and car body; two, two-axle power trucks; one motor per truck; directional front and rear headlights; lighted number boards; interior cab light and details; […]

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