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Repair & Restoration

Tips for restoring a vintage toy train
Sep 30, 2025

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

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

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

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

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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How to keep rust off your trains
Aug 27, 2021

How to keep rust off your trains

Those little packets of silica gel that come in model train and other boxes are there for a reason –…

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How to lubricate your locomotives
Jun 29, 2021

How to lubricate your locomotives

In this Workbench Minute video, CTT editor Hal Miller shows the basics of locomotive lubrication with O gauge diesel. The…

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Cleaning up Lionel’s no. 97 Coal Elevator
May 31, 2021

Cleaning up Lionel’s no. 97 Coal Elevator

Hal Miller continues his Workbench Minute series showing how to clean a Lionel no. 97 elevator. He uses a cleanser…

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How to rewire a Lionel RCS controller
May 3, 2021

How to rewire a Lionel RCS controller

In this Classic Toy Trains How-to Minute, editor Hal Miller replaces the crumbling 3-conductor cable on a postwar RCS controller…

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How to fix a damaged Lionel No. 97 dump bin with epoxy
Apr 26, 2021

How to fix a damaged Lionel No. 97 dump bin with epoxy

Epoxy is a great adhesive for repairing a wide variety of materials. CTT editor Hal Miller heads to the workbench…

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Video: How to fix “speaker fuzz” in your locomotive
Jun 27, 2016

Video: How to fix “speaker fuzz” in your locomotive

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Project railroad: Create insulated track segments
Dec 14, 2012

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