How to clean old, rusty, and dirty track
Bought or inherited a load of tubular track? CTT editor Hal Miller shows his method of cleaning it up and…
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The year 1946, when both the A.C. Gilbert Co. and the Lionel Corp. brought out their first full lines of…
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Facts & Features Name: Jon Balka’s S gauge layout Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 10 feet Track and switches: American Flyer…
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Facts & Features Name: Gefken family’s O gauge layout Dimensions: 10 x 20 feet Track and switches: Lionel (diameters range…
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In this Workbench Minute Hal Miller shows how to remove the motor from a Lionel no. 97 coal elevator, clean…
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The evolution of miniature locomotives has been long and steady for more than a century. The beginning, of course, involved…
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Some of today’s short-wheelbase locomotives have issues with the prototypical switches and narrow-angle crossings that make an O gauge railroad…
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Here are a few tips and tricks when working with MTH RealTrax: The two ground rails are not tied…
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Have you ever been curious as to just how fast your locomotives can travel and what will happen if a…
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Lionel porthole caboose origins Lionel’s designers and marketers took significant steps in 1953 to expand and upgrade its roster of…
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A visually appealing toy train layout is easily built with these simple scenery tips
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Picking the right power supply for your railroad has one toe in the present and one in the future. It…
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