Drew and MRVP crew bring you aboard the illuminated Canadian Pacific Holiday Train as it travels between Milwaukee and Hartland, Wisconsin on its annual journey to entertain communities and feed the hungry. […]
The Blackstone Models HOn3 (HO scale 3-foot gauge) 2-8-0 Consolidation features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. We ran the superdetailed steam locomotive on Blackstone’s new ProTraxx HOn3 click track. […]
The Blackstone Models HOn3 (HO scale 3-foot gauge) 2-8-0 Consolidation features a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. We ran the superdetailed steam locomotive on Blackstone’s new ProTraxx HOn3 click track. […]
Karl Sablich’s Copper Country Central recreates the Copper Country of Upper Michigan in 4 x 8-feet with the help of scratchbuilt structures based on historical documents from the mining industry. […]
This compact diesel locomotive has an eye-catching paint scheme and plenty of technology under the hood. […]
Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: MTH RealTrax Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Frisco Railroad Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Frisco Railroad components […]
Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-27 Originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Sedona & Bryce Canyon RR Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Sedona & Bryce Canyon RR components […]
On the second day of construction, the CTT staff installed the track for the Port Terminal & Western railroad. Read the full story in the February 2014 issue! […]
TAKE YOUR PASSENGERS TO THE SHED: Bridge Boss offers a line of train shed kits designed to service a variety of train scales. One version measures 48 x 24 x 24 inches for Large scale, Standard gauge, or O gauge trains. The other shed version is 24 x 16 x 16 inches for O, S, […]
The holidays are past, the tree is down, and the radio station is done with Christmas music for another 11 months. Yet you haven’t quite stored the train set you bought for (a) the kids, (b) the grandkids, or (c) yourself. Maybe it will be a good idea to set up a little railroad. Maybe […]
Throughout the year people call our magazine to ask which transformer they should use for a new (usually small or first-time) layout. I’ve been asked if an MTH Z-4000 or a Lionel ZW was needed for a 4 x 8-foot layout. The answer: Unless you know for a fact that in the near future your […]
This compact diesel locomotive has an eye-catching paint scheme and plenty of technology under the hood. […]
