Classic Toy Trains

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS BRINGS YOU O AND S GAUGE FOR THE OPERATOR AND COLLECTOR. SEE THE NEWEST TRAINS FROM LIONEL, MTH, ATLAS O AND OTHERS; LEARN ABOUT TRACK PLANNING, WIRING AND LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION; IDENTIFY AND REPAIR OLD LIONEL AND AMERICAN FLYER TRAINS; AND VISIT THE MOST INSPIRING TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS EVER BUILT.

Solving a Marx mystery • Discovering the first train set I operated

Classic Toy Trains

Lionel’s true 50th anniversary outfit

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Lionel Legacy U28C diesel locomotive • AN IMPRESSIVE PULLER WITH ROAD SPECIFIC DETAILS

MTH RailKing Bump-N-Go Trolley • A SOLID PIECE WITH FUN GRAPHICS

Menards Sooty’s Mine Shaft • AN INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE WITH NEAT DETAILS

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Lionel’s No. 395 Floodlight Tower • A COLORFUL AND FLASHY ADDITION TO THE POSTWAR LINE

FILLING THE GAP • A SECTION OF THIS WELL-KNOWN PENNSY O GAUGE LAYOUT IS FINALLY COMPLETED

Lionel’s postwar military switchers • THESE HARDWORKING ENGINES WERE BASED ON ARMY AND NAVY PROTOTYPES

Basics of toy train layout wiring • HOW ELECTRICITY WORKS FOR ANYONE JUST GETTING STARTED

Enhancing a Plasticville switch tower • Hobby paints and commercial parts do the job

REALISM • upgrades toys on a Flyer layout

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MODERN LIONEL AND DC POWER • First and final sets with this feature

LIGHTS, CAMERA, LIONEL TRAINS! • Introducing the latest book by CTT’s Roger Carp

Lionel turns 125! • CEO HOWARD HITCHCOCK TALKS ABOUT THE BRAND’S ANNIVERSARY, NEW PRODUCTS, AND THE FUTURE OF THE HOBBY

LIONEL’S GREAT INNOVATION FOR 1938 • How the uncoupling track became the unloading track

Build the Marshfield & Old Colony RR • AN AROUND-THE-ROOM PLAN WITH EASY ACCESS

MADISON MARKETING 102 • TANK CARS WERE A SPECIALTY

Wiring a Lionel 450 Signal Bridge • ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR A CLASSIC ACCESSORY

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