How to clean and oil O gauge and large scale engines
For better or worse, the wheels of O and large scale trains seem to attract more grease and grime than…
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When it comes to replacing a broken traction tire on a steam locomotive, it helps to have a sense of…
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Fig. 1: Pry off the original smoke unit cover with a screwdriver to gain access to the inside. Fig. 2:…
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In his article “Nine Decades in the Service of Steam” in the Summer 2004 issue of Classic Trains magazine, James…
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A two-lane road takes traffic through town on the author’s railway. Roads constructed by this method are durable, permanent, and…
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FINALLY, ALL OF THOSE grand, O gauge passenger trains have an equally grand destination: Ace Trains station canopy. Ace Trains…
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Kevin Strong 1:24-scale water towerKamloops Junction Wood Products850 Ida LaneKamloops, British Columbia V2B 6V1 CanadaPrice: $119.99 Can.Note: Manufacturer is no…
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This railtruck is constructed primarily out of old tin cans. Here it awaits its driver for a trip down the…
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EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, a manufacturer has a brilliant idea for a product that should have been obvious –…
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Download these free plans for a work caboose! They accompany our “Garden railway basics” articles from the June and August…
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Scrap wood, like that pictured here, is readily available and free for the asking. Rene Schweitzer Trestles! Bridges! Cribbing! Wooden…
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This structure on the Greenbriar Cheat & Elk railway was made out of blue foam insulation board. Randy Mower I…
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