Name: Todd Hein Description: This video shows two Marx trains from the 1930’s, one is a 1934 M10000, and the other is a Commodore Vanderbilt with a mixed train of cars from the same year. […]
Vintage 1930s Marx trains
Magazine: Classic Toy Trains
All-Star Electric Trains
Celebrating 30 Years of Classic Toy Trains and Our Hobby […]
O gauge F7 diesel from Atlas O
O gauge F7 diesel from Atlas O Price: $499.95 (No. 30134013) Min Curve: O-36 (A unit), O-45 (B unit) Cmd Low: 4 smph Cnv Low: 9.9 smph High: 71 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 6 oz. Features: Two can-style motors, Lionel TrainMaster Command System, Electric Railroad Co. Cruise Commander speed control, smoke unit, alternate scale […]
O gauge GE AC4400CW from MTH Electric Trains
O gauge GE AC4400CW from MTH Electric Trains Price: $499.95 (no. 20-20641-1) Min Curve: O-42 Cmd Low: 2.89 smph Cnv Low: 3.8 smph High: 54 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 12 oz. Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit Current road names: BNSF, CSX, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, Union […]
Classic Toy Trains, September 2017
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New products from the November 2017 issue of Classic Toy Trains
LAYOUT BUILDERS FRIEND: Menards has released two new bridges for O gauge operators: the nos. 279-4030 24-inch single-track model for $69.99 and 279-4031 dual-track model for $79.99. The dimensions for the single-track bridge are 24 x 5 x 9½ inches; the double-track bridge measures 24 x 8 7/8 x 9½ inches. Both structures are made […]
MTH O gauge BL2 diesel engine
O GAUGE BL2 DIESEL FROM MTH Price: $499.95 (no. 20-20697-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 2.8 smph Cnv Low: 3.0 smph High: 66.1 smph Drawbar pull: 1 lb., 7 oz. Features: Two can-style motors, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system, smoke unit, coil couplers Current-production road names: Boston & Maine, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago & […]
O gauge Pepsi bottling plant structure from Menards
O GAUGE PEPSI BOTTLING PLANT FROM MENARDS Price: $99.99 (no. 279-3860) Features: Exterior lighting, flashing Pepsi signage, red light on Pepsi can water tower, worker figures, decorated base. The no. 279-4062 power supply (sold separately) costs $9.99 plus shipping. Order at www.Menards.com and select free shipment to your local Menards. The credit for these giant […]
Build this Retro 4 x 8 Railroad
Large layouts are cool, no doubt, but we thought that something smaller that combined postwar trains with modern materials also sounded like fun. We told Classic Toy Trains Editor Carl Swanson what we were thinking, and he challenged us to actually follow through. Uh-oh. This special 13-page magazine supplement contains step-by-step instructions for creating a 4 […]
The best is yet to come
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O gauge troop cars from Atlas O
O GAUGE U.S. Army Troop Cars from Atlas O Price: $99.95 (Sleeper/kitchen car/hospital car) $74.95 (Express boxcar) Min Curve: O-45 Features: Die-cast metal trucks and couplers, interior illumination, sleeper interior decoration Current-production road names: Pullman, Hospital Kitchen Car, Troop Kitchen Car; Express car road names: Burlington Route, Chesapeake & Ohio, New Haven, and New York […]
S gauge EMD F3 diesel from MTH Electric Trains
S GAUGE SEABOARD F3 DIESEL FROM MTH ELECTRIC TRAINS Price: $379.95 (no. 35-20016-1) Min Curve: S-20 Cmd Low: 2.44 smph Cnv Low: 3.54 smph High: 67 smph Drawbar pull: 10.5 oz. Features: Two motor-driven trucks, Proto-Sound 3.0 command and sound system, operating couplers Current-production road names: Central RR of New Jersey, New York Central, Pennsylvania […]
