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Lionel O gauge jet snow blower

RAILROADING IS RELATIVELY UNAFFECTED by most weather systems, but snow can can be another story. Over time railroads have adapted technology to do battle with the white stuff. […]

Santa’s Flyer O gauge British 4-6-0 by Lionel video

THIS MODEL IS THE THIRD OUTING for the UK-outline tooling created for the movie-related Hogwarts Express from the Harry Potter book and movie series. The second product was the Shakespeare Express (based on a British excursion train of the same name). […]

Norm Charbonneau’s locomotive servicing terminal

Norm is back, and in our November 2009 issue he shows you the latest addition to the realistic modeling on his home railroad. […]

Kent Johnson’s O gauge hi-rail layout

Subscribers can watch these scenes filmed on location at Senior Editor, Kent Johnson’s O gauge hi-rail home layout. […]

Ray Mansfield’s O gauge layout video

The mid-1990s were a great time in toy trains full of changes in both the trains themselves as well as in command control. For Ray Mansfield, it was the time to launch work on the layout he had been waiting all his life to build. Watch the streaming video below demonstrating some of the exciting […]

Norm Charbonneau’s Hi-rail Layout

In the November 2009 issue, Norm tells you how he built his locomotive servicing terminal to showcase big steam power. The cover story in CTT’s November 2008 HI-RAIL SPECIAL issue was on the stunning 19 x 22-foot layout created by Norm Charbonneau. A weathered Lionel New York Central L2a 4-8-4 Mohawk spins on the Bowser […]

Lionel O gauge Congressional GG1 video

Staff comments on this train set included Roger Carp’s opinion that this is your chance to pick up a handsome classic with modern features – bringing back wonderful memories of Lionel’s second version of the Pennsy’s Congressional train. […]

Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 by Weaver Models video

Enjoy a streaming video of the Milwaukee Road 4-6-4 by Weaver Models! It retails for $1,095, and features 0-42 operation, brass construction, can-style motor, Lionel RailSounds and Train Master systems, Train America Studios’ fan-driven smoke unit and Engineer-On-Board speed control, and coil coupler. […]