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Monthly Archives: January 2011
A Tour Around The Layout
I often get requests from people who want to see more of my main layout than they normally get to see in my videos that showcase my locomotives and trains, though some of those do show large areas of the … Continue reading
The Lionel Postwar Short Streamlined Passenger Cars
While shooting the videos for my collection of Lionel Postwar short streamlined passenger cars (you can view them all on this YouTube playlist), to craft the video descriptions I was forever referring to books, the old Lionel catalogs, and so … Continue reading
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Two Standard Gauge Sets, One Track
If one Christmas Express set is good, then two must be better, right? And if those two are running on the same track at the same time, well, does it get any better? 🙂 In 2002, MTH brought out a … Continue reading
The Reefer Madness Video
This video is to showcase the ten new 36' woodsided reefers that I got from AtlasO as mentioned below. As with all their reefers these are exquisite. Since two of them are from the great Northwest, I thought it appropriate … Continue reading
The Second Christmas Express
After bringing out the Christmas Express ready-to-run Standard Gauge set in 2002 (video already posted), which came with the #10 electric locomotive, MTH followed-up in 2004 with another ready-to-run Christmas Express set, this one coming with the #384E steam locomotive … Continue reading
Reefer Madness Redux
Ten absolutely gorgeous 36' woodsided reefers have arrived from AtlasO. The AtlasO Reefers page has been updated with the photos, but here are two just to tantalize you. 🙂
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The Lionel Corp. #400E At The Top Of The World!
Since I had already disabled a certain safety device that might be adversely affected by locomotive smoke (as in, I removed the smoke detector) so that I could film the Christmas steamer on the ceiling layout, I decided to give … Continue reading
Double-Headed Christmas Locomotives!
I had hoped to have this video up for Christmas as well, but the fates conspired against me. Oh well, better late than never! 🙂 After bringing out the Christmas Express ready-to-run Standard Gauge set in 2002, which came with … Continue reading
