Ted Zieger says that he has two steam engines, a 4-6-0 and a 4-4-0, that the front wheelsets like to derail very easily in switches. The front wheelsets are free floating, and he needs ideas to fix them. Cody Grivno offers a solution. […]
David Short from Minneapolis wants to know about the added benefits of modifications on UP980350MW. Cody Grivno and Steve Sweeney are ready to offer their two cents. […]
Our intrepid rail adventurer and son put his Toyota 4×4 truck to the test. Getting trackside isn’t always easy, but Tom and Charlie show how the effort pays off with good times and great shots on land and water! […]
Richard Doolittle and his wife, Mary Kay, enjoy sharing their Christmas-themed O gauge layout. You can see the article about it in the December 2021 issue of CTT. […]
There’s a lot of variety in the December issue. Visit an O gauge club’s huge layout, American Flyer’s single-dome Gulf tank cars, the Lionel Stock-Watch, a Marx collection, plus the latest news and new products, and more! […]
Larry Johnson asked if in the US, do passenger trains or freight trains have priority? Cody Grivno and Steve Sweeney have an answer. […]
ScaleTrains is back with its N scale GE Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40C. Take a look and listen to the feature-packed Rivet Counter line locomotive! […]
Join Eric White and Cody Grivno in the studio as they review Rapido’s new General Motors Diesel Division FP9 locomotive in N scale. […]
Rapido has a second run of its popular GE B36-7 with new paint schemes and an update on some detail parts. Check out the video of our ESU LokSound 5-equipped model. […]
David shows how he attached fascia to the State Line Route N scale layout to give it a more finished appearance. It can be especially tricky when there are no extra hands around to help with the curves, but David has a solution! Plus, Gerry Leone and Seth Puffer have finished building their structures for […]
On this installment of Bob’s Train Box, Bob and CTT editor Hal Miller do a quick review of Lionel’s new Legacy GP30 (Read the full review in the December 2021 issue of CTT). Then Bob explains various track cleaning techniques and reveals his favorite thing to keep the rails shiny. The last stop is modern […]
Walt Hughes from Cincinnati, Ohio, always used the side rails (or lack of them) to tell the difference between an SW7 and an SW1500. Now he’s not sure if that’s the best method, and wants to know is SW7s and SW1500s come both ways. Cody Grivno is here to help! […]
