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Tips for restoring a vintage toy train
Sep 30, 2025·Repair & Restoration

Tips for restoring a vintage toy train

Join Classic Toy Trains Editor Rene Schweitzer and Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as they share essential tips for…

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Where can I buy reproduction Lionel postwar decals?
Jun 13, 2025·Repair & Restoration

Where can I buy reproduction Lionel postwar decals?

I’m restoring some Lionel postwar heavyweight passenger cars and need help lettering them. Are there suppliers for reproduction decals? —…

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How to wire a Lionel No. 450 Operating Signal Bridge using AC relays
Jun 10, 2025·Repair & Restoration

How to wire a Lionel No. 450 Operating Signal Bridge using AC relays

Do you have any information, including a wiring diagram, that can help me wire my Lionel No. 450 Operating Signal…

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How to fix a Lionel NW2 switcher’s motor problem?
May 29, 2025·Repair & Restoration

How to fix a Lionel NW2 switcher’s motor problem?

I’m trying to troubleshoot a Lionel No. 624 Chesapeake & Ohio NW2 diesel switcher from the 1950s. The motor seems…

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How do I remove black marks from tubular track?
May 16, 2025·Repair & Restoration

How do I remove black marks from tubular track?

I recently took out my old toy trains that have been packed away for about 25 years. The tubular track…

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Polar Express five-day layout build
Sep 22, 2023·Beginners

Polar Express five-day layout build

The Classic Toy Trains staff built the Polar Express layout over a five day period, from benchwork to final scenery.…

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The Lionel Sandy Andy gravel loader in action
May 4, 2023·Collector's Showcase

The Lionel Sandy Andy gravel loader in action

The Lionel Sandy Andy Automatic Gravel Loader was one of a kind. This 1970s accessory didn’t last very long in…

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20 tips to improve your layout
Nov 1, 2022·Beginners

20 tips to improve your layout

CTT is providing 20 tips to improve your layout. Hobbyists in O and S gauge are always looking for ways…

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Lionel Santa Fe F3 is the stuff of legend
Jul 12, 2022·Collector's Showcase

Lionel Santa Fe F3 is the stuff of legend

The Lionel Santa Fe F3 is a colorful O gauge icon. Roger “Professor” Carp is here to share with you…

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Lionel’s no. 700E scale Hudson locomotive
Jun 9, 2022·Collector's Showcase

Lionel’s no. 700E scale Hudson locomotive

The latest video by Roger Carp, senior editor at Classic Toy Trains magazine, focuses on one of the greatest and…

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Install the LionChief app on your smartphone or tablet
May 27, 2022·Beginners

Install the LionChief app on your smartphone or tablet

Learning to install the LionChief app on your smartphone or tablet is nothing to fear. Years ago, there was only…

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Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader
Mar 8, 2022·Collector's Showcase

Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader

Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader In 1948, Lionel introduced a new coal loader that needed just one track and a…

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