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.

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Lionel Base3 command base • THE LONG-AWAITED CONTROL SYSTEM IS FINALLY AVAILABLE

MTH RailKing FP45 diesel locomotive • A SIX-AXLE PASSENGER ENGINE WITH NICE FEATURES

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Wyandotte Toys No. 2157 Windup Train Set • BEAUTIFUL LITHOGRAPHY AND GREAT TRADITION BLENDED NICELY

CHRISTMAS NEVER ENDS ON THIS O GAUGE LAYOUT • Vern and Susan Liljenquist built a permanent holiday display

LIONEL CELEBRATES ITS ANNIVERSARIES • A great train set after small mementos

SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS AT JOE, THE MOTORISTS’ FRIEND • Memories of a retailer and a special Lionel set

LIONEL SET SPARKS MEMORIES AT CHRISTMAS • A train from 1950 recalls a loving grandfather

NO MORE OVERLOOKING LIONEL’S NO. D40 DISPLAY • Perhaps the greatest of its kind

KANSAS CITY AND ITS O GAUGE MASTERPIECE • TW TrainWorx builds a great layout for Union Station Kansas City

TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS YOU CAN VISIT • See some of the hobby’s finest displays

MADISON MARKETING 101 • Special Lionel models created by that famous retailer

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Rehab a Lionel No. 38 Operating Water Tower • How to troubleshoot and get your tower pumping again

FLYER FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTENT • Rocky and Suzanne McAlister stick with tradition

Lionel’s 41 U.S. Army switcher • An engine from childhood still holds a place of honor

Getting Lionel postwar F3s to run again • HOW TO REVIVE THE MOTORS ON NO. 2379 DIESELS

Quick and easy flatcar loads for Christmastime • INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO ADD A FESTIVE LOOK TO YOUR ROLLING STOCK

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