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Build this Retro 4 x 8 Railroad
Large layouts are cool, no doubt, but we thought that something smaller that combined postwar trains with modern materials also sounded like fun. We told Classic Toy Trains Editor Carl Swanson what we were thinking, and he challenged us to actually follow through. Uh-oh. This special 13-page magazine supplement contains step-by-step instructions for creating a 4 […]
How to repair and maintain Lionel postwar locomotives
“I once found a 60-year-old train in the loft of a farmer’s barn, where it had spent more cold northern winters and hot summers than anyone could remember. A family of mice had even made a nest in the box and left behind over a pound of petrified ‘evidence.’ “I thought the engine was […]
Make a bracket post signal
Name: JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name: Reading Lines Location: My attic Scale: Lionel O gauge Description: I scratchbuilt a Reading Company style lattice column bracket post signal for my Lionel hi-rail layout. This slide show is a video record of the project […]
Super O Easter display
Name: JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name: Easter display Scale: Lionel Super-O Theme: 1960’s Display Layout Description: Video of my Lionel Super-O 2017 Easter Display. […]
Make a bracket post signal
Name: JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name: Reading Lines Location: My attic Scale: Lionel O gauge Description: I scratchbuilt a Reading Company style lattice column bracket post signal for my Lionel hi-rail layout. This slide show is a video record of the project […]
Super O Easter display
Name: JANIS ROGUSKIE Railroad Name: Easter display Scale: Lionel Super-O Theme: 1960’s Display Layout Description: Video of my Lionel Super-O 2017 Easter Display. […]
LionChief+ Universal Remote from Lionel
No. 83071 remote FEATURES: 1 POWER LIGHT 2 ON/OFF SWITCH 3 THROTTLE 4 HORN 5 UNCOUPLER 6 UNCOUPLER 7 BELL PRICE: $49.99 Lionel’s LionChief and later LionChief Plus command-control systems signaled a revolutionary approach to digital operation of trains. LionChief is a basic way to start and stop trains, control speed and direction, and trigger […]
Lionel’s Disappearing Train Layout
This free PDF exposes the secret behind one of Lionel’s greatest layouts; The Lionel disappearing train tunnel adds a wow factor to any classic toy train layout. Explore the detailed illustrations for assembling Lionel’s D-27 disappearing train layout in this free download. […]
New products from the May 2017 issue of Classic Toy Trains
NEW POWER FROM ATLAS O: Atlas O has added two more locomotives to its lineup of O gauge power. The Baldwin VO-1000 diesel switcher joins the Master Line in Lehigh Valley, Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis; Rock Island, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Western Pacific road names. The Alco RS-11 is joining the Trainman line […]
A layout of a Lionel lifetime
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A layout of a Lionel lifetime
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