American Flyer’s no. 21920 Missouri Pacific Alco PA combination
American Flyer’s no. 21920 Missouri Pacific Alco PA combination, much cherished by both collectors and operators, made its debut in…
Read moreAmerican Flyer’s no. 21920 Missouri Pacific Alco PA combination, much cherished by both collectors and operators, made its debut in…
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Lionel’s General set, based upon a woodburning 4-4-0 locomotive that actually saw wartime service on the Western & Atlantic railroad,…
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Lionel’s 1950 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive was the workhorse of the post-World War II Lionel O gauge line. 800 x…
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Lionel’s Super Speedliner, the first streamlined outfit, included everything that made the Lionel trains of the 1950s great – a…
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If you live in a house, condominium, mobile home, or anywhere else, including a rental property, you have – or…
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The toy train hobby, like any other, has its own language. We at Classic Toy Trains try to avoid using…
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Here’s a classic tale of a kid who badly wanted to play with his trains, but couldn’t – at least…
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One of the most notable changes in the toy train hobby over the past 10 to 15 years has been…
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Paul Helgeson has less than 100 square feet dedicated to his layout, but the variety of scenes is astonishing. Here…
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Sometimes we have more photos than we can possibly fit in the allotted pages for a layout article. After choosing…
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Lionel took ride in making its own tooling and producing its train line, but it did occasionally turn to other…
Read moreQ: I’m having problems with my postwar Lionel diesel horns. One is in a no. 2343 Santa Fe F3 and…
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