Rene Schweitzer

View Classic Toy Trains March 2024 new products, including items from Atlas, Chicagoland Railroad Club, and more.

Preview CTT April and May 2024 content, including troubleshooting wheel gauge problems, a look at Lionel’s 44-tonner, and more!

Classic Toy Trains April 2024 new products include Halloween items from MTH, ore hoppers from Atlas O, and much more!

5 ways to engage kids with toy trains: Experience the hobby through young eyes with these fun ideas from Classic Toy Trains.

Three untrue rumors from the TCA Eastern Division York show. We answer these rumors from Classic Toy Trains magazine.

<p>Five track and roadbed tips</p> <h3>Smoother soldered rail joints</h3> <img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1iUFe2″> <p>I had a problem getting smooth solder joints when soldering together 5′ rails. I took an 8′ 2 x 4 and cut a groove down the middle of one side, just wide enough to hold the rail. Then I cut a wide notch in the 2 x 4 to give clear access to the rail joint. (see photo above). Now my rail joints are perfectly straight. -Tom Trigg, Oceanside, Cali…

<h3>What was your first train set (or locomotive)?</h3> <img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1jjHVR”> <p>My first train set was from John English & Co. The three freight cars and caboose were pulled by a Pennsylvania Railroad Fairbanks-Morse 1200 HP switcher. These were sold in the 1954-57 time period. My Dad built a small layout (we used to call it a platform) for the train to run on. For the first few years it was set up at Christmas, but later found a year-round…

MTH announces new custom-run flatcar, offered by Trainworld and available in limited quantities. Learn more here.

The Georgia Garden Railway Society announces a Southern Get-Together event in August 2024.

<p>The Georgia Garden Railway Society (GGRS) announces a Southern Get-Together event.</p> <img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1pltCe”> <p>This regional event will take place August 23-25 and includes self-guided tours to garden railways, tours of the <a href=“http://Trainz.com”>Trainz.com’s</a> new warehouse facility, and large-scale vendors at the Atlanta Model Train Show in Duluth, Ga.</p> <img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1plvTo…