Trains.com Holiday Party: Whistle Wiring Work, Episode 3

Hal Miller standing at his workbench with an O gauge steam locomotive

Host David Popp brings CTT Editor Hal Miller to the party! Hal has been working feverishly to get a post-World War II Lionel O gauge steam locomotive back on track and orbiting under the Christmas tree. Follow along to see how he brings the sound of a classic whistle mechanism back to life inside the […]

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Trains.com Holiday Party: Whistle Wiring Work, Episode 3

Hal Miller standing at his workbench with an O gauge steam locomotive

Host David Popp brings CTT Editor Hal Miller to the party! Hal has been working feverishly to get a post-World War II Lionel O gauge steam locomotive back on track and orbiting under the Christmas tree. Follow along to see how he brings the sound of a classic whistle mechanism back to life inside the […]

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Fleet fillers: The inexpensive and versatile Lionel 6424 flatcar

Lionel 6424 postwar O gauge flatcar

Consider how many things need to be moved on a railroad. Now think about how many of them are transported (or could be) on flatcars. Lionel’s postwar No. 6424 is really a no-brainer for Fleet Filler status. It comes in a number of iterations, plain or with racks affixed for the lading of various items. […]

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Lionel’s Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70 ACe

Lionel's Kansas City Southern Legacy SD70 ACe

O GAUGE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN LEGACY SD70ACE NO. 4006 BY LIONEL Price: $599.99 Stock no.: 20333330) Features: O-36 operation, two can-style motors, two remote couplers, smoke unit, Legacy sound system, Legacy Command Control for operation in conventional, TrainMaster, RailSounds, or using the LionChief Universal Remote or the Bluetooth LionChief app Low speed (Cmd): 2.2 scale […]

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