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Many layouts started–finally one completed!

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Name: Ian McKechnie Railroad Name: Yule Tree Railway Location: Lindsay, Ontario Scale: O Theme: Christmas/Holiday Description: A series of charming vignettes captured under our Christmas tree in 2015, depicting, among other things, the shipping of candy canes and the delivery of animals to the crèche. […]

Classic Toy Trains, December 2015

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Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Rekindled Toy Train Memories

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This PBS Tracks Ahead segment covers Paul Jann’s basement-filling O scale (3-rail) toy train layout. […]

New toy train products from the February 2016 issue

BE A POWER KING: The latest structure from Menards is the no. 279-3051 Menards Power & Light building. The O gauge compatible building has two illuminated signs (“Menards Power & Light” and “Harvey Hotwatts”), interior decoration, and LED illumination. The structure comes fully assembled and decorated and costs $99.99 plus shipping (free shipping to your […]

An overview of Menards rolling stock

Price: $7.99 to $39.99 Min Curve: O-27 Features: Resin construction, operating couplers, die-cast metal trucks and couplers on many models, flatcars available with or without cargo loads. Current production road names: At least 14 railroads Perhaps the most unexpected and interesting recent development in the O gauge market has been the arrival of the Menards […]

O gauge 4-6-2 Pacific from Williams by Bachmann

Price: $599.95 (no. 40801) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: N/A Cnv Low: 12.4 smph, High: 72 smph, Drawbar Pull: 1 lb., 7 oz. Features: Can-style motors, headlight and backup light, directional lockout. True Blast Plus sound system with whistle, bell, chuff, and idle steam sounds. Current production road names: New York Central, Santa Fe, Southern […]

A twin village Lionel Christmas

Name: Ray Hamlyn Railroad Name: Twin Village Location: Burien, WA Scale: O Theme: Christmas Description: As a child who grew up playing with toy trains, a lot of the fun was in making up stories about what was going on in my miniature railroad empire. That approach continues today in our annual holiday layout. The […]