There is some unfortunate misinformation circulating on various train forums. I first read this misinformation in the outstanding book by Peter Riddle, Trains from Grandfather’s Attic, published in 1991. As Classic Toy Trains editor Bob Keller noted while we were finishing up my article late last year, incorrect information in print lasts a long time. [...]
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Marx trains and Lionel 1121 switches
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 10, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/03/marx-trains-and-lionel-1121-switches/
Smart wiring for the gateman, from the January 2012 Classic Toy Trains
This week I received an advance copy of the January 2012 Classic Toy Trains. There, on page 42, is my first magazine article in more than a decade: Smart wiring for the gateman. I’d like to make a couple of clarifications on the article, as space constraints kept me from elaborating quite as much as [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on November 26, 2011
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2011/11/smart-wiring-for-the-gateman-from-the-january-2012-classic-toy-trains/