Host David Popp brings CTT Editor Hal Miller to the party! Hal has been working feverishly to get a post-World War II Lionel O gauge steam locomotive back on track and orbiting under the Christmas tree. Follow along to see how he brings the sound of a classic whistle mechanism back to life inside the […]
Scale: O Scale
Trains.com Holiday Party: Whistle Wiring Work, Episode 3
Host David Popp brings CTT Editor Hal Miller to the party! Hal has been working feverishly to get a post-World War II Lionel O gauge steam locomotive back on track and orbiting under the Christmas tree. Follow along to see how he brings the sound of a classic whistle mechanism back to life inside the […]
Preview Families & Electric Trains
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Patriot Light Supply and Melrose Park Station structures
Patriot Lighting Supply Background Building Price: $59.99 Stock no.: 2795925 Features: 2 3/4″ profile, lit with 20 LED lights. Uses 4.5V power sources no. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050 Website: Menards.com/Trains Melrose Park Station Price: $49.99 Stock no.: 2795551 Features: fully assembled, lit with 10 LED lights. Uses 4.5V power sources no. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050 […]
Lionel Legacy F7 A-A diesel locomotive set
See Lionel’s O gauge Chicago Great Western F7 A-A diesel locomotive set in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the January 2021 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
Lionel Legacy F7 A-A diesel locomotive set
See Lionel’s O gauge Chicago Great Western F7 A-A diesel locomotive set in action, and then read a complete review of the model in the January 2021 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine! […]
Families & Electric Trains
Also in this issue: INTRODUCING FFAMILIES AND ELECTRIC TRAINS, pg. 7 A special publication to capture the essence of our hobby FOUR HOBBYISTS REMEMBER PLAYING TRAINS WITH THEIR DADS, pg. 88 […]
Model Railroad Planning 2021
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Member video: Last run on the Minneapolis Northern
Name: Todd Hein Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O Description: This is the last run on my layout before I dismantled it for a basement remodel. This video shows a Marx set from the 1947 Sears Catalog and a Marx set from the 1957 Sears catalog. […]
December 2020
FEATURES Snow cascading on scarlet and gray By Roger Carp The Houghs’ O gauge cheer for Ohio State Lionel’s no. 9883 Oreo billboard refrigerator car By Roger Carp General Mills-made car touts a competitor’s cookie. Allied Model Trains and Lionel create a Christmas Classic By Allen Drucker Department 56 buildings inspire a great O […]
Preview the January 2021 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
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Expert Tips
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