Just like the original section of our project railroad, our preferred method of transferring a track plan to a flat tabletop uses a computer to download and print out the full-scale template of the Readers’ Choice Railroad so we can easily tell how track, accessories, and some scenery elements work on our 3 x 8-foot […]
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Let us go back to those thrilling days of yesteryear before rivets were counted, numbers on the side of a train meant anything, and the color choices for a train were totally at the mercy of the marketing department. Yes, I’m talking about the pre-World War II toy train era. The trains were made as […]
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This magical Christmas layout features two monorails, two Lionel trains, one trolley, and an N scale kiddie train. […]
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This magical Christmas layout features two monorails, two Lionel trains, one trolley, and an N scale kiddie train. […]
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Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 8 feet, 2 x 5-foot extension Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the July 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Track plan Parts list […]
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Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 10 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the July 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]
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Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 10 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the July 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]
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Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 10 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the July 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]
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Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 5 x 9 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the July 2011 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the link to download a PDF of this track plan. Schematic Parts list […]
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Layout designer: John Grams and Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel O-27 Minimum curve: O-27 Originally appeared in the September 2009 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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Layout designer: Anthony Dilapi and Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 12 x 16 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the May 2010 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the links below to view PDF’s for this track plan. Track plan Parts List Schematics […]
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Modified figure-eight layout Modified Lionel plan sectional components Traditional figure-eight layout Traditional plan Lionel sectional components Layout designer: Chris Ritchie Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 6 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2010 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Click on the any of the images to enlarge […]
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