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Available diameters of tubular O and O27 track

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:00:30 +0000

A frequent question, especially for those who are just discovering or rediscovering vintage Lionel and Marx trains is what sizes of track are (or were) available, and how many pieces come to a circle. Unlike other scales, Lionel marketed its

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Can you mix Lionel and Marx track? Yes, pretty much.

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:00:03 +0000

Here’s a question from the search engines: Can you mix Lionel and Marx track? Generally speaking, yes you can. Just stick with O27 track, and you can mix Lionel, Marx, and K-Line as needed. Dad had a mixture of Lionel

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Non-derailing Marx switches

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 23:27:52 +0000

The Marx 1590 is the best O27 switch ever made. It’s durable, works well with all makes of trains (just put a track pin in the center rail where the switch pivots so that Lionel trains can pass), and can

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XTrkCad model railroad track software is going open source

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:22:03 +0000

XTrkCad, one of the many model railroad track planning programs--and the only one I know that has both Windows and Linux versions--is going open source. This also means the program is now free.

You can't download the source code yet but you can download binaries, enter a registration code, and play with it. I've been doing just that.

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