During the prewar and postwar eras, every manufacturer of toy trains added a miniature gondola. Other than a flatcar, it was the simplest and least expensive item to mass-produce, regardless of the size and materials used. Also, gondolas were very popular with youngsters, who could fill them with all sort of items. Kids put in […]
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A Marx Santa Fe passenger train makes the rounds
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Santa Fe Location: Twin City Model Railroad Museum Scale: O gauge Description: A Marx Santa Fe passenger train running on one of the layouts at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. […]
A Marx Santa Fe passenger train makes the rounds
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Santa Fe Location: Twin City Model Railroad Museum Scale: O gauge Description: A Marx Santa Fe passenger train running on one of the layouts at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. […]
Vintage 1930s Marx trains
Name: Todd Hein Description: This video shows two Marx trains from the 1930’s, one is a 1934 M10000, and the other is a Commodore Vanderbilt with a mixed train of cars from the same year. […]
Vintage 1930s Marx trains
Name: Todd Hein Description: This video shows two Marx trains from the 1930’s, one is a 1934 M10000, and the other is a Commodore Vanderbilt with a mixed train of cars from the same year. […]
Running Marx Trains on 3-16
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal, MN Scale: O Theme: Marx trains on realistic scenery Description: This video was posted because Marx used 3/16th scale on most of their locomotives, and cars. This was made in March of 2016, hence, 3/16. […]
Running Marx Trains on 3-16
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal, MN Scale: O Theme: Marx trains on realistic scenery Description: This video was posted because Marx used 3/16th scale on most of their locomotives, and cars. This was made in March of 2016, hence, 3/16. […]
The Marc Commodore Vanderbilt and more
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: New York Central and Canadian Pacific Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O gauge Theme: Tinplate trains running on a semi-realistic layout Description: 1936 Marx Commodore Vanderbilt, this is actually a windup locomotive that I put an electric motor in. The cars on this train have silver litho […]
The Marc Commodore Vanderbilt and more
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: New York Central and Canadian Pacific Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O gauge Theme: Tinplate trains running on a semi-realistic layout Description: 1936 Marx Commodore Vanderbilt, this is actually a windup locomotive that I put an electric motor in. The cars on this train have silver litho […]
The Santa Fe “invades” the Minneapolis Northern
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O gauge Theme: Marx E7s Description: Two Santa Fe trains pulled by Marx E7s invade the Minneapolis Northern Railroad. […]
The Santa Fe “invades” the Minneapolis Northern
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O gauge Theme: Marx E7s Description: Two Santa Fe trains pulled by Marx E7s invade the Minneapolis Northern Railroad. […]
Two custom-made Marx locomotives
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal Minnesota Scale: O scale Theme: Two custom locomotives Description: I have made some custom Marx locomotives and cars for my Minneapolis Northern Railroad, most are repaints of standard Marx locomotives, but these two are modified. The Commodore Vollrath, as I call it, […]