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Project railroad: Create insulated track segments

how to create an insulated tubular track section

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Project railroad: Create insulated track segments

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An O gauge layout that grows!

Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 8 feet, expanding to 8 x 12 feet Track type: MTH RealTrax Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the January 2013 issue of Classic Toy Trains. ctt-An O gauge layout that grows! An O gauge layout that grows! An O gauge layout that grows! components […]

O gauge Blue Streak passenger set by Lionel Corp. Tinplate Line (MTH)

This is a reproduction of a clever bit of marketing from back in the mid-1930s. Take the then-popular Commodore Vanderbilt steam locomotive (the swankiest engine on the New York Central at the time) and pair it with a streamlined vividly colored train set. Profits will surely ensue. To get the job done, Lionel used its […]

Craft an automated Christmas layout

Two O gauge trains alternate automatically on Donald Miller’s Christmas-tree layout. Learn how to create this layout in the December 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. […]

Lionel’s D-146 Dealer Display Layout – Rebooted! Plan 2

Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack (Plan 2) Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the December 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click the link below to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]

Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x 16 feet

Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 7 x 16 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the November 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x 16 feet track plan Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x 16 feet schematics Workin’ the Wabash in 7 x […]

Lionel O gauge Union Pacific 4-12-2 steam locomotive

The Union Pacific was known for the large steam power it used to speed freight across the wide-open west. Perhaps the line’s most eccentric design was the 4-12-2. That was a heavy locomotive designed to pull heavy freights at higher speeds over the vast, fruited plains. Alco constructed 88 of the 782,000-pound giants for the […]

Sectional Appeal starts with a 4 x 8-foot segment

Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 20 x 24 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-48 Originally appeared in the October 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Schematic Parts list […]

Up-and-over O gauge plan

Layout designer: John Rusterholz Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the September 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Up-and-over O gauge plan Up-and-over O gauge plan schematic Up-and-over O gauge plan components […]

Lionel O gauge Baldwin RF-16 diesel set

Let me start out by saying that I’m a fan of the Baldwin RF-16. I even own two sets by Williams (yes, both New York Central). The sharp, jutting nose reminds me of the days when airliners had three rudders and autos had fins. Even 59 years after the last was built, I think they […]