LIONEL ACCESSORIES AT WORK

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The more settled farming community of rural Vermont is the scene of Nancy Means Wright’s THE GREAT CIRCUS TRAIN ROBBERY. Zoe is still trying to get into her older brother’s Northern Spy Club, but her assignment of observing the man next door is more boring than mysterious. Then her best friend, Spencer, reports that one of the cars of his prized antique circus train has been stolen, and Zoe is on the case at once. More complications ensue as Zoe and Spencer get involved (more…)

The model railroad empire of MTH Electric Trains continues to steam ahead and revolutionize the O gauge electric train market with its innovative product lines, helping to make O gauge the fastest growing segment in model railroading. This is the first operator’s handbook devoted to MTH’s unique features and characteristics, including the new MTH Digital Control System. Model railroaders can easily construct a complete MTH railroad with the detailed step-by-step instructions (more…)

This is one in a series of “Penguin Children’s 60s” titles.

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Model Railway Express (UK), December 2007 “This is definitely a ‘must’ for the train collector with transatlantic interest.”

From Lionel’s first printed pamphlet in 1902 to the full-color fantasies of the 1950s and beyond, Classic Toy Trains revisits the collectible toy trains of Carlisle & Finch, American Flyer, Ives, Hafner, Lionel and others. Filled with over 200 images of rare toy trains, accessories, layouts and catalog artwork, this nostalg (more…)