Meet Bob Lettenberger, Q&A with the Editors

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Meet Bob Lettenberger, Trains Associate Editor in this Q&A with the Editors. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Steve Sweeney: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another Q&A with the Editors. We are so privileged to have Bob Lettenberger from Trains Magazine join us. Bob, welcome. Bob Lettenberger: Thank you. […]

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Plan with a postwar vibe

drawing of track plan

The station scene is in front. It gets its postwar look from the vintage accessories, starting with the Lionel Nos. 133 Passenger Station, 157 Station Platform, and 356 Operating Freight Station. Flanking the stations are a No. 138 Water Tower and a No. 128 Operating Newsstand. Two spur tracks are behind the station. One features […]

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Greg Bird’s O gauge layout

Name: Greg Bird’s O gauge layoutDimensions: 6 x 16 feet Track and switches: Lionel FasTrack (36-inch diameter) Motive power and rolling stock: Lionel, MTHControls: Lionel 180-watt PowerHouse power supply with Legacy command control Structures: Atlas O, Korber, Lionel, scratchbuiltVehicles: Diecast DirectFigures: Arttista   Download the track plan for this layout! Buy the Classic Toy Trains Spring […]

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Neal Mayer’s O gauge layout

Name: Neal Mayer’s O gauge layout Dimensions: 12′-0″ x 27′-3″ Track and switches: Lionel FasTrack (diameters range from 27 to 36 inches) Motive power: K-Line, Lionel, MTH, Williams by Bachmann Rolling stock: K-Line, Lionel, MTH, Williams by Bachmann Controls: Lionel No. CW-80, MTH No. Z-1000 transformers with MTH Digital Command System Structures: Atlas O, Korber, […]

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Jack Hedge’s O gauge layout

A toy train layout trackplan

Please note: Due to a technical glitch in our software, the camera angles for this track plan did not appear in the Spring 2024 issue. We’re sharing that image here. We apologize for the omission. – Ed. Name: Jack Hedge’s O gauge layout Dimensions: 23 x 24 feet Track: GarGraves (diameters range from 72” to […]

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Meet more of the Trains.com staff

Meet more of the Trains.com staff. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Ben Lake: Welcome to Kalmbach. Want to learn more about some of the people who work at Trains.com? We thought we’d answer a few questions. First one, what is your favorite railroad? I have to go with […]

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Meet Brian Schmidt, Q&A with the Editors

Meet Brian Schmidt, Classic Trains Editor in this Q&A with the Editors. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Steve Sweeney: Well, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of Q&A with the Editors. We’re so pleased that Brian Schmidt could join us this time. Brian Schmidt is editor […]

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Meet Steven Otte, Q&A with the Editors

Meet Steven Otte, Model Railroader Senior Associate Editor in this Q&A with the Editors. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Steve Sweeney: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Q&A with the Editors. Today, we are so pleased to welcome Steven Otte from Model Railroader. Steven, welcome. Steven […]

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Meet Carl Swanson, Q&A with the Editors

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Meet Carl Swanson, Trains Editor in this Q&A with the Editors. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Steve Sweeney: Welcome everyone. This is the very first episode for Q&A with the Editors, a new Trains.com special. We’re so glad all of you can join us. For our very first […]

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An S gauge starter set oval with add-ons

drawing of layout

Layout designer: William Holt Scale: S Layout size: 3.5 x 6 feet Track type: MTH S-Trax Minimum curve: R-19 curve Originally appeared in the November 2013 issue of Classic Toy Trains.   An S gauge starter set oval with add-ons An S gauge starter set oval with add-ons schematic An S gauge starter set oval […]

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Meet Bryson Sleppy, Q&A with the Editors

Meet Bryson Sleppy, Model Railroader Associate Editor in this Q&A with the Editors. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Steve Sweeney: Ladies and gentlemen, I want to welcome you to another episode of Q&A with the Editors. Today, we’re graced to have Bryson Sleppy from Model Railroader here. Bryson, […]

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Meet Mitch Horner, Q&A with the Editors

Meet Mitch Horner, Trains.com Assistant Digital Editor in this Q&A with the Editors. Trains.com Unlimited Members can see the video in the Trains.com Video section. Steve Sweeney: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode of Q&A with the Editors. We’re so glad to have Mitch Horner today, from Model Railroader. Mitch, how are you doing? […]

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