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Trains.com Holiday Party: A Train Set from Christmas Past, Episode 5
Jan 14, 2021

Trains.com Holiday Party: A Train Set from Christmas Past, Episode 5

As CTT Editor Hal Miller shares, getting a toy train set up and running for the holidays is a timeless…

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Professor Carp: Episode 10, Lionel Automatic Refrigerated Milk Car and Platform
Dec 29, 2020

Professor Carp: Episode 10, Lionel Automatic Refrigerated Milk Car and Platform

Join CTT Senior Editor Roger Carp, a.k.a. Professor Carp, as he shares insights on a post-war era Lionel Trains O gauge…

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Professor Carp speaks about fun, favorite Lionel freight cars
Mar 13, 2020

Professor Carp speaks about fun, favorite Lionel freight cars

Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp and Editor Hal Miller talk about Lionel’s fun freight cars from the 1960s…

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Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Illuminated Station Platform No. 157
May 29, 2019

Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Illuminated Station Platform No. 157

Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on April 16, 2019, and answered…

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Professor Carp’s Emporium: Episode 9
Apr 1, 2019

Professor Carp’s Emporium: Episode 9

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Toy Trains for the Holidays
Mar 31, 2018

Toy Trains for the Holidays

What do you get if you combine the talents of Classic Toy Trains magazine and MR Video Plus? The City…

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Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 8
Oct 2, 2015

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Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 7
May 7, 2015

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Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 6
Mar 24, 2015

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Lionel’s 3666 Minuteman–and cannon–boxcar
Jul 18, 2014

Lionel’s 3666 Minuteman–and cannon–boxcar

The September 2014 issue’s Collectible Classic discusses this interesting boxcar. Joe Algozzini provides detailed information about the variations of this…

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Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 5
Feb 19, 2014

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Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 4
Feb 12, 2014

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