News & Products for the week of February 11, 2021

Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers O gauge Long Island Rail Road maintenance-of-way cars

O scale structures Richmond Packing Co. Kit has laser-cut tempered hardboard walls; basswood freight dock, doors, windows, and stairs; and peel-and-stick shingles. Building measures 8-5/8” x 11” without dock, 10-1/8” x 12-1/2” with. $149.95 plus shipping. Frank Ellison Tribute Series. Brennan’s Model Railroading, 816-252-4605, brennansmodelrr.com Tools Replacement needle scribers. Contains three each coarse and fine […]

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Scaletrains.com makes deal with MTH for HO, S tooling

Classic Toy Trains magazine logo

MTH Electric Trains HO and S gauge tooling has been acquired by Scaletrains.com, according to company president Shane Wilson. “The purchase of MTH’s HO products also allows us to broaden our product line into passenger cars, track, and more. We believe there is an opportunity to grow the S market as well,” he said in […]

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Spring York meet falls victim to pandemic

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The Eastern Division of the Train Collectors Association has cancelled the April 2021 York, Pa. meet due to COVID-19. A release from the organization said, “According to the directives of the Governor of Pennsylvania, and with the compliance of the York Expo (Fairgrounds), our Meet does not fit the requirements set forth for public gatherings […]

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New toy-train products for the week of February 4, 2021

Atlas O American Car & Foundry Allied Chemical 11,000-gallon tank car no. 10092

O scale freight cars American Car & Foundry 11,000-gallon tank car. New paint schemes: Allied Chemical (gray and black), Atlantic Refining (gray, red, and white), Dow Canada (green and black), Polysar (black, blue, and white), Smith Douglass (gray, black, and red), and Tidewater Associated (black and orange). New road numbers: Warren (gray, black, and green). […]

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Running a childhood American Flyer set

Michael Marmer's Flyer set no. 20740

Name: Michael Marmer Railroad Name: D&K RR Location: Germantown, Maryland Scale: S Theme: Small town America Description: This is my childhood American Flyer Set that was for the family when it came out in 1958. I was 3 years old and I still remember it being set up and running in the house. I will […]

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Spring 2025

The Spring 2025 cover of Classic Toy Trains magazine

Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 YOUR LETTERS, pg. 6 YOUR PHOTOS, pg. 8 NEWS & REVIEWS, pg. 12 Firecrown buys EnterTRAINment Junction, MTH WTIU, Menards Grandma’s House, and more COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 52 American Flyer’s No. 807 Boxcar QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, pg. 58 Crossing gates don’t work, K-Line steamer stalls, and more […]

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New toy-train products for January 2021

Atlas O Peavey Co. Pullman-Standard 4,427-cubic-foot capacity low-side three-bay covered hopper

O gauge freight cars Pullman-Standard 4,427-cubic-foot-capacity low-side three-bay covered hopper. New paint schemes: Peavey Co. (blue and white), Archer Daniels Midland (blue and white), Cooperative Marketing Association (brown and black), Gold Kist (yellow and blue), Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association Inc. (red, white, and blue), Scoular (gray and black), Tabor & Co. (gray and white), […]

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