Classic Toy Trains

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS BRINGS YOU O AND S GAUGE FOR THE OPERATOR AND COLLECTOR. SEE THE NEWEST TRAINS FROM LIONEL, MTH, ATLAS O AND OTHERS; LEARN ABOUT TRACK PLANNING, WIRING AND LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION; IDENTIFY AND REPAIR OLD LIONEL AND AMERICAN FLYER TRAINS; AND VISIT THE MOST INSPIRING TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS EVER BUILT.

Not always logical • The hobby doesn’t have to be as long as we’re having fun

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Classic Toy Trains

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Flyer Royal Blue just couldn’t smoke

Along those same lines • A few more thoughts on track selection

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Lionel’s No. 150 Telegraph Pole Set • Get to know this overlooked trackside item from the 1940s

Not whistling while she works • One family’s Williams Girl’s Train is too quiet

Adding TMCC • Give your equipment sound and new features

The new wave • Toy train hobby never stops evolving

Traveling on the O gauge Bellevue & Schenectady RR • Real has always been my deal!

EARLY S GAUGE 4-4-2s are worth more than you think • Comparing the values of Flyer Atlantics and Hudsons

LIONEL’S MILWAUKEE SPECIAL • This heavyweight passenger outfit from 1973 was a landmark

THE LAYOUT SHE WAS DESTINED TO BUILD • Carey Tarkman always knew she was a Standard gauger

Marx eight-wheel lithographed diesels • These colorful O gauge beauties mirrored real railroading

Build an inexpensive lift span • Lionel Short Extension Bridges and some scrap lumber help bridge the gap

LIONEL’S SUBMARINE CARS RISE TO THE SURFACE • Naval vessels influenced the postwar line

Lionel’s rocket booster set • One of the company’s largest-ever O gauge outfits models a real train

Hoppin’ a train to anywhere • Lionel’s Hobo Sounds Boxcar has a vagabond spirit

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Inexpensive camping • Plus an easy source of track insulation, and time-tested advice

GOOD INSULATION

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