A twin village Lionel Christmas

A twin village Lionel Christmas

Name:    Ray Hamlyn Railroad Name:    Twin Village Location:    Burien, WA Scale:    O Theme:    Christmas Description:    As a child who grew up playing with toy trains, a lot of the fun was in making up stories about what was going on in my miniature railroad empire. That approach continues today in our annual holiday layout. The […]

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A twin village Lionel Christmas

A twin village Lionel Christmas

Name:    Ray Hamlyn Railroad Name:    Twin Village Location:    Burien, WA Scale:    O Theme:    Christmas Description:    As a child who grew up playing with toy trains, a lot of the fun was in making up stories about what was going on in my miniature railroad empire. That approach continues today in our annual holiday layout. The […]

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Build the Lionel Lines track plan

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Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 6 1/2 x 12 Track type: Lionel tubular Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the December 2015 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine Build the Lionel Lines track plan Build the Lionel Lines track plan overview […]

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New products from the November 2015 issue

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FAMILY FUN 101: The latest reproduction of a Lionel dealer poster from the postwar era is available now. The no. D-206 shows a wonderful scene of trains and excitement from 1960. Featured in the scene are a Lionel ZW transformer, a no. 1633 U.S. Navy freight set, and the nos. 175 rocket launcher, 264 fork […]

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O gauge RailKing Amtrak Amfleet set from MTH Electric Trains

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Price: $439.95 (no. 30-4230-1) Min Curve: O-31 Cmd Low: 3.3 smph Cnv Low: 4.1 smph, High: 55.9, Drawbar Pull: 1 lb 6 oz. Features: Locomotive features two can-style motors, coil couplers, and ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound systems. Passenger cars had interior decoration and illumination. The set includes track, power supply, and the Remote Commander […]

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The evolution of a Lionel control panel

The evolution of a Lionel control panel

Name:    David Smith Forum User Name:    David Smith Description:    Here is a video of that goes along with my “Building a Layout” and shows the control panel evolution from the beginning in 2006 to its final state in 2013. […]

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