Toy Train Collecting
![The Lionel Sandy Andy gravel loader in action](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Lionel-Sandy-Andy-gravel-loader-01-400x225.jpg)
The Lionel Sandy Andy gravel loader in action
The Lionel Sandy Andy Automatic Gravel Loader was one of a kind. This 1970s accessory...
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![Lionel’s no. 700E scale Hudson locomotive](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CTT060622_PRC_No700Hudson_MV1887-400x225.jpg)
Lionel’s no. 700E scale Hudson locomotive
The latest video by Roger Carp, senior editor at Classic Toy Trains magazine, focuses on...
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![Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CTT030422_PRC_Lionel387CoalLoader_MV1732-400x225.jpg)
Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader
Lionel’s no. 397 coal loader In 1948, Lionel introduced a new coal loader that needed...
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![Wonderful warbonnet: Lionel’s no. 11739 “The Super Chief” set](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CTT092121_CLT_90sSuperChief_MV1686-400x225.jpg)
Wonderful warbonnet: Lionel’s no. 11739 “The Super Chief” set
CTT’s Hal Miller has a look at Lionel’s no. 11739 Santa Fe “The Super Chief”...
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![Lionel’s no. 6417 porthole caboose](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Carp-porthole-caboose-400x236.jpg)
Lionel’s no. 6417 porthole caboose
Lionel’s model of the Pennsylvania RR’s N5c caboose has been a favorite since it was...
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![Lionel no. 362 barrel loader](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CTT082321_PRC_BarrelLoader_-400x225.jpg)
Lionel no. 362 barrel loader
The year 1952 was a spectacular one for Lionel operating toy train accessories. An enduring...
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![Lionel No. 97 Remote Control Coal Elevator](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MRV031921_PRC_ProfCLionel97CoalLdrEp12_MV1554-400x225.jpg)
Lionel No. 97 Remote Control Coal Elevator
Professor Roger Carp discusses the origin and evolution of the vintage Lionel Trains motor-driven coal...
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![Trains.com Holiday Party: A Train Set from Christmas Past, Episode 5](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Hal-Miller-Roger-Carp-TDC-Holiday-Party-5-400x225.jpg)
Trains.com Holiday Party: A Train Set from Christmas Past, Episode 5
As CTT Editor Hal Miller shares, getting a toy train set up and running for...
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![Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Questions and Answers](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/trains-video-placeholder.jpg)
Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Questions and Answers
Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on...
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![Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Illuminated Station Platform No. 157](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/trains-video-placeholder.jpg)
Exploring Lionel trains of the 1950s: Illuminated Station Platform No. 157
Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on...
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![Exploring Lionel Trains of the 1950s: Lionel caboose No. 6257](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/trains-video-placeholder.jpg)
Exploring Lionel Trains of the 1950s: Lionel caboose No. 6257
Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp held court in a Facebook Live event on...
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![Toy Trains for the Holidays](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MRV122217_MRI_InsiderCTTLayoutPromo_MV0975.jpg)
Toy Trains for the Holidays
What do you get if you combine the talents of Classic Toy Trains magazine and...
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![Lionel’s 3666 Minuteman–and cannon–boxcar](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CTT_joe_algozzini_lionel_3666_2014-400x213.jpg)
Lionel’s 3666 Minuteman–and cannon–boxcar
The September 2014 issue's Collectible Classic discusses this interesting boxcar. Joe Algozzini provides detailed information...
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![Vintage video footage of a Lionel showroom layout](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CTT_vintage_lionel_showroom_video_2011-400x229.jpg)
Vintage video footage of a Lionel showroom layout
Lucky youngsters from the 1920s to the 1960s were privileged to visit Lionel's showroom in...
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![Focus On Classics with Roger Carp](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nov11-webex_02.jpg)
Focus On Classics with Roger Carp
Our "Collecting" section of ClassicToyTrains.com is hosted by Senior Editor Roger Carp who is excited...
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