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K-Line B6-class 0-6-0 switcher
May 2, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

K-Line B6-class 0-6-0 switcher

AS FAR AS STEAM switchers go, the Pennsylvania Railroad B6-class 0-6-0 may be the most recognized locomotive in model railroading.…

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K-Line Collector’s Club GG1
May 2, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

K-Line Collector’s Club GG1

THE POSTWAR LIONEL GG1 is one of the most widely venerated toy trains ever made. Popular in its original incantation,…

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Lionel operating carousel
May 2, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

Lionel operating carousel

ON MY VISITS to O gauge layouts I see more and more amusement parks and carnivals. On both railroads that…

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Lionel operating lighthouse
May 2, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

Lionel operating lighthouse

A POWERFUL BEAM of light piercing the nighttime sky and the mournful cry of a foghorn. These sensations are familiar…

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MTH RailKing SD90MAC
May 2, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

MTH RailKing SD90MAC

THE RAILKING SD90MAC is another one of those modern behemoths that tight-curve operators would never be able to run if…

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Atlas O Pratt truss bridge
May 1, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

Atlas O Pratt truss bridge

THE ATLAS O PRATT truss bridge, in both single- and double-track versions, is an impressive railroad structure. The plastic bridge,…

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Lionel N&W J-class 4-8-4 Northern
May 1, 2006·Product Reviews·Classic Toy Trains

Lionel N&W J-class 4-8-4 Northern

ONE OF THE MOST recognized American locomotives is the bullet-faced Norfolk & Western J-class 4-8-4 Northern. Between 1941 and 1950…

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