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About: Joe Mania

Posts by Joe Mania:

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Where can I buy reproduction Lionel postwar decals?

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How to wire a Lionel No. 450 Operating Signal Bridge using AC relays

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How to fix a Lionel NW2 switcher’s motor problem?

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How do I add Kadee couplers to a Lionel Flyer steam engine?

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How do I safely remove the shell of a postwar Flyer freight car?

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How do I remove black marks from tubular track?

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Can you prevent Lionel and MTH trains from running in reverse?

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Why is my postwar Lionel No. 646 Hudson engine sluggish?

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How to revive the motors on Lionel No. 2379 diesels

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Why do the milk cans get jammed on my Lionel No. 3662 operating milk car?

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Does my postwar Lionel GG1 have a reverse unit?

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Where do I find paint for toy train projects?

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Where can I find Marx locomotive parts?

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How do I store my toy trains?

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Why do my trains slow down when I run them?

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Looking for information on Lionel tender No. 234W

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Fan won’t work on Lionel No. 3530 Generator Car

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Why are my 1950s Lionel Geeps smoking?

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How do I clean old Lionel trains?

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Why do the brass wheels on my Flyer tender spark?

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