The mystery Marx train set from my childhood
There’s something magical about childhood memories, especially those centered on beloved toys. My grandparents had a Marx train set, once…
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Around the time that I got my driver’s license in the late 1960s I started to visit a local train…
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The Lionel No. 773 4-6-4 Hudson steam engine and tender from 1950 did much to revive the passion dedicated O…
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What do I collect? I collect S gauge Gilbert American Flyer, as it’s the scale and brand with which I…
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Although our family had a wind-up Marx set when I was very young, my real interest in Marx trains began…
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My submission to the contest has five basic features: A double reversing loop Multiple loops for simultaneous operation of several…
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Name: Steve and Barbara Tapper’s O gauge layoutDimensions: 8 x 16 feetTrack: Lionel, MTH (diameters range from 27 to 42…
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Name: Brian and Riley Inch’s O gauge layoutDimensions: 10 x 16 feetTrack: GarGraves (diameters range from 36 to 72 inches)Switches:…
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Founded in 1830, the Philadelphia-based Baldwin Locomotive Works grew into the world’s largest steam locomotive builder. Baldwin locomotives ruled the…
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Marx offered a Missile Launcher & Carrier car that was a neat item. Unfortunately, it was only available in 1957,…
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Don’t have a lot of money to build a new layout? Perhaps you have a lot of odds and ends…
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Stone has long been used as a building material in the full-size world. Cut stone can be long lasting as…
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