Running trains on a postwar style Lionel layout

Postwar style toy train layout

Name:    Terry Johnson Forum User Name:    tibet99 Railroad Name:    Lionel Postwar Layout Location:    Michigan Scale:    1/48 Theme:    Classic Lionel postwar trains Description:    I have a decent high rail layout but got the urge recently to run my Lionel postwar trains. I dug out my Kalmbach book “Classic Lionel Display Layouts You Can Build” by Roger […]

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Running trains on a postwar style Lionel layout

Postwar style toy train layout

Name:    Terry Johnson Forum User Name:    tibet99 Railroad Name:    Lionel Postwar Layout Location:    Michigan Scale:    1/48 Theme:    Classic Lionel postwar trains Description:    I have a decent high rail layout but got the urge recently to run my Lionel postwar trains. I dug out my Kalmbach book “Classic Lionel Display Layouts You Can Build” by Roger […]

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Build this Retro 4 x 8 Railroad

Build this Retro 4 x 8 Railroad

Large layouts are cool, no doubt, but we thought that something smaller that combined postwar trains with modern materials also sounded like fun. We told Classic Toy Trains Editor Carl Swanson what we were thinking, and he challenged us to actually follow through. Uh-oh. This special 13-page magazine supplement contains step-by-step instructions for creating a 4 […]

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How to repair and maintain Lionel postwar locomotives

How to repair and maintain Lionel postwar locomotives

  “I once found a 60-year-old train in the loft of a farmer’s barn, where it had spent more cold northern winters and hot summers than anyone could remember. A family of mice had even made a nest in the box and left behind over a pound of petrified ‘evidence.’ “I thought the engine was […]

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Make a bracket post signal

Kitbashed bracket post signal for toy trains

Name:    JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name:    Reading Lines Location:    My attic Scale:    Lionel O gauge Description:    I scratchbuilt a Reading Company style lattice column bracket post signal for my Lionel hi-rail layout. This slide show is a video record of the project […]

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Super O Easter display

Super O toy train layout

Name:    JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name:    Easter display Scale:    Lionel Super-O Theme:    1960’s Display Layout Description:    Video of my Lionel Super-O 2017 Easter Display. […]

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Make a bracket post signal

Kitbashed bracket post signal for toy trains

Name:    JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name:    Reading Lines Location:    My attic Scale:    Lionel O gauge Description:    I scratchbuilt a Reading Company style lattice column bracket post signal for my Lionel hi-rail layout. This slide show is a video record of the project […]

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Super O Easter display

Super O toy train layout

Name:    JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name:    Easter display Scale:    Lionel Super-O Theme:    1960’s Display Layout Description:    Video of my Lionel Super-O 2017 Easter Display. […]

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LionChief+ Universal Remote from Lionel

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No. 83071 remote FEATURES: 1 POWER LIGHT 2 ON/OFF SWITCH 3 THROTTLE 4 HORN 5 UNCOUPLER 6 UNCOUPLER 7 BELL PRICE: $49.99 Lionel’s LionChief and later LionChief Plus command-control systems signaled a revolutionary approach to digital operation of trains. LionChief is a basic way to start and stop trains, control speed and direction, and trigger […]

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Lionel’s Disappearing Train Layout

Lionel’s Disappearing Train Layout

  This free PDF exposes the secret behind one of Lionel’s greatest layouts; The Lionel disappearing train tunnel adds a wow factor to any classic toy train layout. Explore the detailed illustrations for assembling Lionel’s D-27 disappearing train layout in this free download. […]

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