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 […]
Name: Robert Mayer Forum User Name: Robert Mayer Railroad Name: bobntrains Location: Tucson Scale: 3 Rail O Theme: 1950s Description: Ever wanted to shrink yourself down to the size of the model layout you’re watching? Now you can. […]
Name: Scott Plunkett Railroad name: Easter Eggspress Location: Milwaukee WI Scale: S gauge Description: I’ve always had a Christmas layout. Why not have an Easter layout? When I had first received this Civil War 1959 American Flyer S-Gauge train set, for Christmas of 1963, I was 9 years old. As you can see, I still […]
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Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: The Fitchfield Line Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O Gauge Theme: Location: North and West of Boston Description: The Burlington Zephyr, on her nationwide publicity tour, travels along the O gauge Fitchfield Line on her way from Boston to Schenectady New York. Featuring MTH Railking Pioneer […]
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In this episode, Truck and his daughter Taylor explore the connection between Bachmann Bros. Plasticville kits, Lionel Corp., and a small Manhattan store front known as Madison Hardware. Truck also shares plenty of insights regarding the contents and packaging of Plasticville kits. […]
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Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Santa Fe Location: Twin City Model Railroad Museum Scale: O gauge Description: A Marx Santa Fe passenger train running on one of the layouts at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. […]
Host John “Truck” Truckenbrod and his daughter Taylor chat about the importance of packaging when it to collecting postwar-era Lionel Trains (1945-1969)! In this episode, they investigate variations of boxes, inserts, and blister packs used to bundle up track, accessories, and locomotives. […]
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