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CTT Readers’ Choice RR
Jun 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

CTT Readers’ Choice RR

Layout designer: Kent Johnson and Bob Keller Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum…

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Tri-level O gauge track plan
Jun 1, 2011·Track Plan Database·Classic Toy Trains

Tri-level O gauge track plan

Layout designer: Ray Stuber Scale: O Layout size: 6 x 10 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-31 Originally…

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Chinese steam for sale?
Jun 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Chinese steam for sale?

Q I saw an ad for Chinese steam locomotives by Multipower International Inc., in Towaco, N.J. The company offers used…

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Hooded signal lights
Jun 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

Hooded signal lights

The hood on this Norfolk Southern signal better directs the light’s beam. Doug Koontz Q CSX lineside signals all have…

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“Shoo-fly track”
Jun 1, 2011·Ask Trains·Trains Magazine

“Shoo-fly track”

Q Does anyone know the origin of the term “shoo-fly track?”— Gordon Osmundson, Oakland, Calif. A According to the Historical…

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Standard station drawings
May 23, 2011·Build a Model Railroad·Model Railroader

Standard station drawings

The early 1900s were a period of great expansion and modernization on the Prince Edward Island Ry. (PEIR). Existing stations…

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