101 Classic Toy Trains

101 Classic Toy Trains PDF

Author: Roger Carp

Publisher: Kalmbach Books

Published: 2010-10-19

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0871164108

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Based on the popular “Collectible Classics” column from Classic Toy Trains magazine, 101 Classic Toy Trains surveys the most collectible toy train accessories, locomotives, and rolling stock. This book is very helpful to those who have found an old train collection and are looking for the value of it, as well as for those who just want a better idea of what they should buy next for their layout.

American Flyer

American Flyer PDF

Author: Bill Milne

Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing

Published: 2004-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781402718557

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Collectors and fans will be thrilled with this first-ever, gloriously illustrated guide to the history of the American Flyer model trains. “Informative and colorfully illustrated...a delight for collectors.”—Chicago Tribune A visual tribute presents more than 200 photos and illustrations, starting with the very first pre-1920s trains, from the engine to the caboose, along with the individuals who designed and built them, the stores that sold them, and the most intriguing tabletop train displays. For those on the lookout for rare models, pictures highlight the hardest-to-find, most valuable train cars. That way, collectors will be sure to recognize them when they check those forgotten toys stored in the attic or discover them available for a song at a yard sale.

Classic Toy Trains

Classic Toy Trains PDF

Author: Gerry Souter

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780760313671

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Text and photographs present a history of toy trains.

Realistic Modeling for Toy Trains

Realistic Modeling for Toy Trains PDF

Author: Dennis Brennan

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0890247455

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The author shows you how to build a hi-rail toy train layout such as his Sandy Harbor Terminal Railway. He provides modeling concepts as well as practical techniques for incorporating toy trains and accessories into realistic settings.

Toy Train Repair Made Easy

Toy Train Repair Made Easy PDF

Author: Ray L. Plummer

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 1999-10

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9780897785082

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Learn how to take it apart, fix it, rewire it, and make your Lionel train or accessory work again! Step-by-step instructions in this detailed 21-project book can help you get your collection running.

Wiring Your Toy Train Layout

Wiring Your Toy Train Layout PDF

Author: Peter Riddle

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780897784771

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Covers the essential techniques needed to make electrical connections for a three-rail toy train layout of any size or complexity. Addresses fundamental electrical concepts, wiring and expanding a layout, accessory wiring, automatic train control, and troubleshooting. By Peter Riddle.

Classic Lionel Trains, 1900-1969

Classic Lionel Trains, 1900-1969 PDF

Author: Gerry Souter

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 9780760311387

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From 1900 through the late-1950s, Lionel went from a wooden cheese box on wheels to expensive toy trains that flew off shelves at the height of the Great Depression to one of the world's most recognizable brand names. In the 1960s, the company found itself in a fight for its life; only a buyout from General Mills would save the name from relegation to the dust heap of time. More than 80 modern color photographs help break Lionel's "classic" rags-to-riches-to-rags period into five distinct eras, and a fascinating history examines the design and marketing of the company's most significant -- and dubious -- products, placing them in the context of contemporary competition, real-life railroads, and world affairs.

Toy Train Memories

Toy Train Memories PDF

Author: John Grams

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0871161982

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Covers the history of toy trains' association with the holidays from unforgettable store window displays and showroom layouts, to finding that perfect toy train under the tree. Classic Toy Trains writers contribute nostalgic holiday photos from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and today. Full-color photos. Illustrations.

Great Toy Train Layouts

Great Toy Train Layouts PDF

Author: Roger Carp

Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780897784788

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Roger Carp, Classic Toy Trains Associate Editor, retells the stories of 12 great layouts originally featured in the magazine. These layouts encompass the wide variety of O and S gauge toy trains; vintage and modern; traditional and hi-rail; toy-like and scale models. Each layout features additional information and insights not published in Classic Toy Trains, and new techniques for building toy train layouts.