Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on April 16, 2019, and answered questions about Lionel Trains of the 1950s from anyone on Facebook that day. We’ve uploaded a short discussion Roger had about a Lionel caboose that had been a treasured piece of a co-worker’s operating layout […]
Scale: O Scale
New products from the July 2019 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
INDUSTRIAL ICON: The Premier line Alco S-2 diesel switcher returns to the MTH lineup. The O gauge model has a well-detailed ABS plastic shell, metal chassis, two flywheel-equipped motors, and coil couplers and is available in several road names, including Akron, Canton & Youngstown; Archer Daniels Midland; Chessie System; and Great Northern. The O locomotive […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 42
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp wants YOU to watch this episode of Ask MRVP! If for no other reason than to hear his responses to hobby questions from viewers just like you. Tune in to find out how HO scale locomotives with capacitors run through […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 42
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp wants YOU to watch this episode of Ask MRVP! If for no other reason than to hear his responses to hobby questions from viewers just like you. Tune in to find out how HO scale locomotives with capacitors run through […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the June 2019 Model Railroader
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Engineer Ed West checks ahead as he eases his outside-frame Baldwin 2-8-0 – a recent acquisition for the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes – and its local freight up to the platform at Strong, Maine. Model Railroader contributing editor […]
Drawings of the Mogul steam locomotive
Drawings of the Mogul steam locomotive […]
Classic Toy Trains visits the world’s largest toy train meet
In April, Classic Toy Trains visited the Eastern Division Train Collectors Association meet in York, Pa. The show, held twice a year, is the largest O and S gauge meet in the world, and features 190,000 square feet of operating layouts, vendors, and toy trains! Here are some of the sights and sounds of the […]
Classic Toy Trains visits the world’s largest toy train meet
In April, Classic Toy Trains visited the Eastern Division Train Collectors Association meet in York, Pa. The show, held twice a year, is the largest O and S gauge meet in the world, and features 190,000 square feet of operating layouts, vendors, and toy trains! Here are some of the sights and sounds of the […]
Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kathy Millatt shifts her focus to making a snow-covered patch of grass along the railroad right-of-way on her HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. Follow along to see her techniques for crafting this realistic, frosty scenery accent! […]
Let’s Make A Scene: Episode 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Kathy Millatt shifts her focus to making a snow-covered patch of grass along the railroad right-of-way on her HO scale (1:87.1) diorama. Follow along to see her techniques for crafting this realistic, frosty scenery accent! […]
Lionel Trains a look at 1954: Lionel’s finest year; the last of three parts
Missed a part? [Read Part 1] [Read Part 2] Excellent low-end O gauge sets As nice as the O-27 outfits were, the kids poring through a Lionel wishbook didn’t stop with them. They spent lots of time checking out the O gauge sets, believing that Lionel saved the best of its 1954 product line for […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 24
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve been asking for a updated operating plan for the new and improved Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. In this installment, David not only delivers a scheme, but he also runs a few trains to demonstrate how it all comes together. As a […]
