Tips on using MTH’s Digital Command System (DCS)
In the July 2005 issue of Classic Toy Trains, I wrote a story about adding MTH’s Digital Command System to…
Read moreIn 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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Glancing at the catalogs put out by the A.C. Gilbert Co. and the Lionel Corp. from 1952 or ’55 or…
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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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You may have heard the term “zinc pest,” or maybe “zinc rot” or “zamak pest,” but what is zinc pest?…
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Knowledgeable hobbyists will likely tell you the line Lionel cataloged for 1954 represented the pinnacle of post-World War II production.…
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According to a document saved by Maury H. Romer, who supervised production of the postwar S gauge line, the A.C.…
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