Tips for restoring a vintage toy train
Join Classic Toy Trains Editor Rene Schweitzer and Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as they share essential tips for…
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I’m restoring some Lionel postwar heavyweight passenger cars and need help lettering them. Are there suppliers for reproduction decals? —…
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Do you have any information, including a wiring diagram, that can help me wire my Lionel No. 450 Operating Signal…
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I’m trying to troubleshoot a Lionel No. 624 Chesapeake & Ohio NW2 diesel switcher from the 1950s. The motor seems…
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I recently took out my old toy trains that have been packed away for about 25 years. The tubular track…
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Railroads carry a multitude of loads, from passengers, livestock, and a variety of other goods. I decided to build a…
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When people think about building a model train layout on a hollow core door, they most often envision an N…
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Tony Koester’s “Trains of Thought” column in our May 2024 issue, about the Norfolk & Western (formerly Wabash) Detroit car…
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For the single rail-served factory on Model Railroader magazine’s 2024 project layout, the HO scale Free-Mo module Freemont Mills, Steve…
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A reader’s inquiry to my “Ask MR” column (published earlier on Trains.com) inspired me to sketch a track plan for…
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Many model railroaders get their start during the holiday season, with a train set either wrapped in colorful paper or…
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By Ari Sandel Ever since I was a little kid I’ve always loved miniatures, whether I was making models or…
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