How to keep rust off your trains

Those little packets of silica gel that come in model train and other boxes are...

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How to clean old, rusty, and dirty track

Bought or inherited a load of tubular track? CTT editor Hal Miller shows his method...

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How to lubricate your locomotives

In this Workbench Minute video, CTT editor Hal Miller shows the basics of locomotive lubrication...

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Cleaning up Lionel’s no. 97 Coal Elevator

Hal Miller continues his Workbench Minute series showing how to clean a Lionel no. 97...

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How to make roads stick on your model train layout

Hal Miller repairs peeling roadway material on the City Transfer & Terminal, an O gauge...

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How to rewire a Lionel RCS controller

In this Classic Toy Trains How-to Minute, editor Hal Miller replaces the crumbling 3-conductor cable...

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How to fix a damaged Lionel no. 97 dump bin with epoxy

Epoxy is a great adhesive for repairing a wide variety of materials. CTT editor Hal...

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Lionel no. 97 coal elevator motor maintenance

In this Workbench Minute Hal Miller shows how to remove the motor from a Lionel...

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Video: How to fix “speaker fuzz” in your locomotive

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Project railroad: Create insulated track segments

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Project railroad: Cut track with a power tool

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Craft an automated Christmas layout

Two O gauge trains alternate automatically on Donald Miller's Christmas-tree layout. Learn how to create...

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Operating dump car you can build

Joseph Rampolla designed and built this retro-styled O gauge dump car; learn how to make...

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Commanding a CAB-2 controller

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