Why you need this The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is a fun accessory that brings a lot of action to a layout without much effort. But to add even more action, try adding the Lionel 153 Block Signal to automatically change from red to green and back as the drawbridge lowers or rises. Overview The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is an automated remote controlled drawbridge. The
Why you need this Lionel’s 2317 Drawbridge is a fun accessory that brings a lot of action to a layout without much effort. But to add even more action, try adding the Lionel 153 Block Signal to automatically change from red to green and back as the drawbridge lowers or rises. Overview The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is an automated remote controlled drawbridge. The
Why you need this: The Lionel 2317 Drawbridge is a fun accessory that can bring a lot of action to a layout without much effort. Now that you have added the Lionel 153 Block Signal to it’s operation. There is only one thing left to do. Under Construction
I currently have a large floor layout, with one section made of FasTrack, and the two other loops made out of Lionel O-27 track. You might be wondering, “How on earth did you do that?” How to connect Lionel FasTrack with O-27. Here are my tactics, and a few other tactics you can use if you want to do something
Why you need this: Running wires is the bane of a model railroader’s existence. Hooking up an accessory or track or switch takes lots of wire. Wire management can be a tedious and take more time then the actual wiring. This article will show you how to hook up your water tower so it does not need all those wires.
Why you need this: Running trains is always a great time. Yet the more you play with the trains, the more you would like automate something. This is the start of the Smart Engineer. The BCC microBit is a pocket size computer, fully programable with 40 input/output ports. Interfacing this with the Lionel CommandBase will open up the possibilities to
You quit running any wires to your #38 Water Tower, now you can control it using Lionel TMCC. Under Construction
When I was a kid, we had a nice big layout. It had all the things a kid could want. There were log loaders and cattle platforms, barrel loaders and milk platforms. We had sidings and mainlines and could do just about anything. I remember putting together work orders and trying to stay on schedule. I remember one particular day
When you need more than one transformer to power your toy train layout there are a number of ways to hook them up. One way is to keep them electrically isolated from each other. For example, use one for track power to run the locomotives and lights in cars and switches and use another for accessories, floodlights, streetlights etc. Another
Power supply requirements for toy train layouts can be calculated in watts or in amperes. This discussion calculates power supply requirements in watts. Classic Toy Trains published an excellent article about toy train transformers in their January 1997 issue. It was written by Dennis Eichenberg with photos by William Zuback. The article traces the history of toy train transformers from