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Mid-sized to the max
Nov 15, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Mid-sized to the max

Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 6 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally…

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Readers Choice RR urban extension
Nov 15, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Readers Choice RR urban extension

Layout designer: Kent Johnson Scale: O Layout size: 3 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-60 Originally…

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Twin loops with a twist
Nov 15, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Twin loops with a twist

Layout designer: Terry Thompson Scale: O Layout size: 6 x 12 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally…

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Glossary of steam locomotive terms
Nov 14, 2011·Locomotives·Classic Trains

Glossary of steam locomotive terms

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac 4-8-4 No. 602, named Governor Thomas Jefferson, rushes an 18-car passenger train toward Washington, D.C., near…

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Calculating track grade
Nov 14, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Calculating track grade

Three Deseret Power Railway E60Cs begin the short but steep 2-percent descent into Coyote Basin near Bonanza, Utah, on July…

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Pandrol rail fasteners
Nov 14, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Pandrol rail fasteners

A Pandrol e-clip elastic rail fastener secures the rail to the tie, along with a type of hairpin spike. TRAINS:…

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Switch key
Nov 14, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Switch key

Q I bought this key almost 20 years ago. I know it’s from the “Frisco,” but can anyone date it…

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