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.

More changes for CTT • Shaking up the hobby can be a good thing

Classic Toy Trains

Lionel barrel loader with different color

YOUR PHOTOS

Welcome to Firecrown Media

Lionel Legacy SD50 • ALL-NEW TOOLING FOR THIS MODERN DIESEL

Atlas Premier E8 diesel • A LOOK AT THIS SLEEK AND ACCURATE O GAUGE MODEL

Lionel’s No. 3484 Pennsylvania RR Operating Boxcar • NOTABLE ADDITION IN A NOTABLE YEAR

TREES GIVE A LAYOUT PERSONALITY

CNJ RUNS IN THIS MODELER’S BLOOD

BUILD A DIORAMA • TRY A SMALLER SCALE PROJECT INSTEAD OF A FULL LAYOUT

HOW DID THAT ONE GET AWAY? • MISSING OUT ON A UNIQUE LIONEL NO. 151 SEMAPHORE

Make your layout ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE!

More layout planning tips

Get a lift • ADD A LIFT-OUT SECTION TO YOUR LAYOUT FOR EASY ACCESS

DETAILING A LIONEL TANK CAR • IT’S EASY TO CREATE THE NO. 2465 LIONEL INTENDED TO BUILD

Inspiration FOR ALL AGES

Fun with the Frosty Bar

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PENN CENTRAL AT LIONEL • MODERN-ERA ROLLING STOCK HONORED A RECENT MERGER

GREEN, RED, OR GRAY 631

DISAPPEARING MOUNTAIN LAYOUT

Still clucking after all these years • MAINTAINING MODERN VERSIONS OF LIONEL’S POULTRY DISPATCH CAR

MTH Premier Santa Fe 4-8-4 No. 2926 • HOW A RECENT ADDITION IMMEDIATELY BECAME A FAVORITE

Repairs for Marx four-wheel plastic cars