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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Patriot Light Supply and Melrose Park Station structures

Patriot Lighting Supply Background Building

Patriot Lighting Supply Background Building Price: $59.99 Stock no.: 2795925 Features: 2 3/4″ profile, lit with 20 LED lights. Uses 4.5V power sources no. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050 Website: Menards.com/Trains Melrose Park Station Price: $49.99 Stock no.: 2795551 Features: fully assembled, lit with 10 LED lights. Uses 4.5V power sources no. 279-4061, 4062, or 4050 […]

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December 2020

Classic Toy Trains December 2020 issue

  FEATURES Snow cascading on scarlet and gray By Roger Carp The Houghs’ O gauge cheer for Ohio State Lionel’s no. 9883 Oreo billboard refrigerator car By Roger Carp General Mills-made car touts a competitor’s cookie. Allied Model Trains and Lionel create a Christmas Classic By Allen Drucker Department 56 buildings inspire a great O […]

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On30 Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway Ry.

Download this track plan from the November 2020 issue of Model Railroader

The layout at a glance Name: Laurium, Mohawk & Brockway Layout owner: Larry Burk Scale: On30 (1:48, 30″ track gauge) Size: 27 x 38 feet Prototype: freelanced Locale: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Era: 1935 Style: shelf Mainline run: 150 feet Minimum radius: 24″ Minimum turnout: no. 5 Maximum grade: 4 percent on switchback to lumber branch […]

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How-to Library: Building a turntable, Part 7 – Add finishing details and scenery

Building a turntable, Part 7 - Add finishing details and scenery

David Popp’s O scale laser-cut wood turntable kit is now completely assembled! The project build concludes as he shows how to add appropriate earth, grass, and ballast scenery to the pit, before securing small detail parts (e.g., nut-bolt-washer castings). […]

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