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Section: Toy Trains

Craft an automated Christmas layout

Miller Christmas layout

Two O gauge trains alternate automatically on Donald Miller’s Christmas-tree layout. Learn how to create this layout in the December 2012 issue of Classic Toy Trains. […]

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Operating dump car you can build

Joseph Rampolla designed and built this retro-styled O gauge dump car

Joseph Rampolla designed and built this retro-styled O gauge dump car; learn how to make it in the December 2012 issue of CTT and watch it in action here! […]

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Brian Inch’s kid-friendly O gauge empire

Brian Inch O gauge layout

Brian Inch’s son, Riley, loads Atlas O pulpwood flatcars in a section of the layout designed for children to enjoy and change at will. […]

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A railroad’s railroad – BNSF’s O gauge layout

BNSF Ry. is using O gauge trains to share its story with the public.   […]

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Video: Lionel O gauge Baldwin RF-16 diesel set

Lionel O gauge Baldwin RF-16 diesel set

Check out the action of this A-A set released by Lionel, featuring a good level of detail and 0-36 action. […]

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Video: Lionel Archive Operating freight station

Lionel Freight Station

Bob Keller demonstrates how freight is loaded via conveyor belt to its destination, working either as a railroad structure or the loading arm of a trackside factory. […]

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Kent Johnson rainy day run-by

In the September 2012 issue, Kent Johnson demonstrated how he accomplished the realistic backdrop for his O gauge railroad. Subscribers can watch this rainy day run-by on a moody wet morning on his layout. […]

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Tuned-up Turbine in action

Lionel postwar turbine in action

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Video: O gauge Bavarian S 3/6-Class 4-6-2 by MTH

Close view of a Bavarian-style toy train steam locomotive.

The O gauge Bavarian S 3/6-Class 4-6-2 by MTH looks good, sounds authentic, has good pulling power and may steer your O gauge model railroad experience in a totally new direction. […]

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Operating on the Readers’ Choice RR

The Readers' Choice RR urban extension

Watch Kent Johnson operate on the Readers’ Choice RR. Don’t miss Part two of this video! […]

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How to quickly weather O-gauge vehicles

A spray can next to an O gauge truck

With just a few supplies, Kent Johnson shows you how to quickly add dirt and dust to your vehicles. […]

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S gauge 4-6-6-4 by American Flyer by Lionel

This Union Pacific Challenger from Lionel offers S gaugers a highly detailed, articulated loco that possesses the most advanced electronics in the S gauge world. […]

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