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Classic Toy Trains › How To ›

Toy Train Layouts

Build an elevated layout in a living room
Jan 5, 2026

Build an elevated layout in a living room

A block and tackle system makes it easy to raise or lower this layout in minutes

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Holiday toy train photo gallery #2
Dec 29, 2025

Holiday toy train photo gallery #2

Please enjoy this selection of holiday-themed photos of toy trains from Lionel and American Flyer in O gauge, S gauge,…

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Holiday toy train photo gallery
Dec 22, 2025

Holiday toy train photo gallery

A holiday toy train photo gallery is just the thing to get you in the Christmas spirit. Please enjoy this…

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Frank Cerauli built his layout on dreams
Oct 2, 2025

Frank Cerauli built his layout on dreams

Frank Cerauli built the magnificent 15 x 30-foot O gauge layout that fills part of his home on dreams. In…

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Building an underground copper mine
Aug 4, 2025

Building an underground copper mine

For well over a century, copper mines and their structures dotted the landscape in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I was born…

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The history of Model Railroad Heaven in Rochester, New York
Jul 2, 2025

The history of Model Railroad Heaven in Rochester, New York

We are working on a new special issue! Classic Toy Trains’ next special interest publication features 14 layouts you can…

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Use castoffs and parts to build something new
Feb 16, 2025

Use castoffs and parts to build something new

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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Add an industrial siding to your layout
Jan 7, 2025

Add an industrial siding to your layout

Whenever children visit my O gauge layout, the operating accessories attract their attention more than any other feature. To accommodate…

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Build a multi-level shelf layout
Oct 16, 2024

Build a multi-level shelf layout

Not every hobbyist has a spare room in which to build a layout. You may have limited space for a…

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Celebrating “Flyer Fest”
Aug 11, 2024

Celebrating “Flyer Fest”

Editor’s note: This manuscript was purchased in December 1990 for Model Railroader magazine. Over the years, it made its way…

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The Louise Express Christmas layout
Jul 14, 2024

The Louise Express Christmas layout

Verlyn Noring received his first train set when he was 5 years old. Today, he still admires that Marx No.…

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8 guidelines for handicap accessible toy train layouts
Jun 9, 2024

8 guidelines for handicap accessible toy train layouts

Model railroading — in any scale — can be a challenging hobby for people with disabilities, whether caused by illness,…

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