5 ways to engage kids with toy trains
I’ve had a lifelong fascination with trains, stemming from my father’s near 40-year career on the Santa Fe (and later…
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You’ve learned a few things about toy trains, and maybe even bought a few items or pieces of track. You…
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One of the joys of modern model railroading is incorporating new technology. Using a familiar mobile device, for instance, can…
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While commercial snow-covered trees are easy to come by during the holiday season, here’s an option for you to make…
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In the July 2005 issue of Classic Toy Trains, I wrote a story about adding MTH’s Digital Command System to…
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No doubt about it, trains run better when you keep the rails clean. There are many commercial products on the…
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The age of miniscule computer chips has delivered sweet sounds to modern toy train locomotives. But such systems can add…
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In the October 2005 issue, I explained how to build a large terminal building for your O gauge layout. But…
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One of the common drawbacks of tubular track, particularly older pieces, is inconsistent electrical conductivity. This is caused primarily by…
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There are many track choices available to the O gauge hobbyist, but for the traditional enthusiast Lionel tubular track…
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In the less technologically complex postwar era, the two most popular ways to activate such trackside devices from Lionel as…
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People collect almost everything imaginable — bottle caps, Cadillacs, pieces of string, sheet music to sing — and of course,…
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