How to maintain Lionel toy train operating cars

The operating mechanism of a Lionel milk car without the shell and several callouts together with an inset photo showing the assembled milk car, stand, and milk cans. Inset text: Lionel’s postwar operating milk car added fun and excitement to the simplest loop of track. CTT expert Ray L. Plummer offers some tips to keep this and other operarting cars rolling into the future.; Can inserted with bottom toward camera; Cans roll down chute; Line from power pickup roller; Worker “ejects” cans; Cans ejected on this side

The Lionel operating milk car’s chute is made so that the milk barrels can only be put in the correct way. However, once inside the chute, the barrels can become jammed if the car tips over. Here are some tips for keeping this car in service. Classic Toy Trains file A version of this article […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 43, Installing a Dwarvin Lamplighter System

Cody Grivno’s Workshop Part 43

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody shares a quick and easy way to add illuminated lamps to a darkened station platform on our MR&T HO scale layout. His secret to success (and simplicity) can be found in the Dwarvin Enterprises Lamplighter System that uses fiber-optic cables. Watch the […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 43, Installing a Dwarvin Lamplighter System

Cody Grivno’s Workshop Part 43

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Cody shares a quick and easy way to add illuminated lamps to a darkened station platform on our MR&T HO scale layout. His secret to success (and simplicity) can be found in the Dwarvin Enterprises Lamplighter System that uses fiber-optic cables. Watch the […]

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Truck’s Toy Trains: Episode 7 Colber Accessories

Metal toy train bridges.

In this episode, Colber railroad accessories are the focus of John Truckenbrod analysis. He’ll explore how these American-made products shared similarities with Lionel offerings of the same period. Plus, Taylor joins John to examine a 1920 Lionel Corporation artifact with an intriguing backstory! […]

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Build a steel-frame snow plow

snowplow_project

Follow along with author Mike Lafond as he builds a steel-frame snow plow in the Fall and Winter 2019 issues. Download a full-size version of his CAD drawings here. Please note: Check your printer settings before printing. Uncheck the “scale to fit” box. You may need to tile these pieces into two pages. See gray […]

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