From the Manufacturer

Offering innovation, variety, ease-of-use, and a fantastic prototypical look, the FasTrack track system brings your Lionel layout to life like never before. Its flawless performance and endless flexibility make it appealing to first-timers and seasoned pros alike.

The Lionel 12060 FasTrack Block Section is used to make an isolated track block. Wires jump the breaks in the track on the underside of the roadbed. It measures 5 inches long (more…)

2002 Seattle Mariners Express Collectible Train – The Third Edition of the Series – The GAR CAR – Edgar Martinez “Lumber on Board” – 25th Anniversary

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Model Train collecting is very popular and is actually a big business with a lot of companies competing for the model train business!If you’ve been thinking about becoming a model train collector but don’t know how to get started or what kind of trains or other accessories you’ll want to keep reading because you’ve come to the right place.Why do people want to get into model train collecting? There can be many reasons why people want to choose this as a hobby.Some people find it (more…)

An historical adventure set on America’s railroads, recommended by the Boy Scout’s Association of America as a good read. “Go it, Rod! You’ve got to go! One more spurt and you’ll have him! There you are over the line! On time! On railroad time! Three cheers for Railroad Blake, fellows! ‘Rah, ‘rah, ‘rah, and a tigah! Good for you, Rod Blake! the cup is yours. It was the prettiest race ever seen on the Euston track, and ‘Cider’ got so badly left that he cut off and went to the dre (more…)

Lionel Trains On Track brings railroad fun your way! Enjoy a great multi-mode scenario where you’ll manage a Lionel railroad. Nothing says family quite like Lionel Trains; pick one up and see what emotions and memories it stimulates. Bring together parents and children and make strategy gaming fun, with this latest Nintendo DS release.

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Review

“If you do not have a book covering basics of a model railroad layout…maintaining…operating trains…consider purchasing this.” — The Villager, official newsletter of Plasticville Collectors Assoc., November 2005The Villager, official newsletter of the Plasticville Collectors Association, November 2005 (circ. unavailable) “If you do not have a book covering the basics of creating a model railroad layout or one on maintaining and operating your trains in your librar (more…)

With this pack you get two 5 inch insulated half sections of track and one regular 10 inch straight section. Use the insualted sections to trip accessories like crossing gates and highway signals. Run a wires from the insulated rail and the center rail of the activator track to activate your accessories when the train passes over. The straight track is included to add the same length of track to the other side of an oval for example.

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