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Marx stream line steam type train set 4822

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:00:34 +0000

The Marx steam type train set number 4822 is a mid 1950s electric train set with a basic steam engine and 7-inch freight cars. It’s an attractive set and a very good example of post-war tin lithography. Marx eventually switched

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Marx diesel freight train set 9611

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:00:16 +0000

The Marx/Allstate diesel freight train set number 9611 was an electric train set featuring twin diesel locomotives pulling plastic freight cars with 4 wheels and fake trucks to make them look like 8 wheels. It replaced earlier sets Marx made

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Using AC and DC at the same time on a train layout

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 11:00:41 +0000

I was talking with someone who’d rather remain anonymous regarding AC and DC power on train layouts. When using AC power, a common trick to reduce the amount of wire you need is to run a power wire to each

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One last run

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:00:59 +0000

Last week I helped an old friend, Dan, get his dad’s Lionel train layout running for one last time. Dan’s dad, David, had built the layout sometime in the 1970s using traditional methods, but had partially disassembled the layout sometime

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Marx steam type freight set 9363

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:00:51 +0000

Marx’s steam freight train set catalog number 9363 is an unusual 4-wheel plastic set from 1957. In this blog post, I’ll explain what makes it special. Because two things make this one special. Marx train set, catalog# 9363 This set,

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Marx diesel freight train set 9622

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 11:00:53 +0000

The Marx diesel freight train set number 9622 was a 1958 electric train set featuring twin diesel locomotives pulling 8-wheel plastic cars. It’s an attractive set and and one you don’t see every day. Marx made it for Sears and

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Marx 52750 train set: The Champion

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:00:07 +0000

In 1974, Marx introduced a diesel freight train set it called The Champion, catalog #52750, that ran on AC electric power and sold through catalog retailers. If you have a Marx 52750 train set today, it’s worth considerably more than

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Marx Cannonball train set number 4362

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:00:51 +0000

Marx thrived for years selling low budget electric trains with an inexpensive locomotive pulling 4-wheel cars made of plastic. The Cannonball train set, part of its Great American Railroads series, carried catalog number 4362 and was the last of that

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Marx 25760 train set: The Allegheny

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 30 May 2024 11:00:51 +0000

In 1974, Marx introduced a diesel freight train set it called The Allegheny, catalog #25760, that ran on AC electric power and sold through catalog retailers. If you have a Marx 25760 train set today, it’s worth considerably more than

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Marx 52844 train set

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 23 May 2024 11:00:45 +0000

Marx train set 52844 was an electric train set from Marx from 1955. It featured arguably Marx’s second-best steam locomotive pulling deluxe 8-wheel plastic freight cars, lettered for the Santa Fe. Marx stream line steam type electrical train 52844 Set

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