Many people choose to collect vintage mechanic tools for a variety of reasons. While some choose to actually use the tools as they were originally intended, others simply collect them as memorabilia, and have...
What is a Railroad Watch? A railroadwatch is an antique or vintage collectible timepiece that once earned officialcertification by one or more railroad companies as meeting stringentqualifications. Also known...
Many of our customers ask us what the difference is between DCC and analog or regular engines. A regular analog engine receives its power and movement commands from the track. If the power is on, it moves, and...
LOUIS MARX first toy train steam engines were made of pressed steel. Some of them bear nameplates and a numbered header board or side identification numbers, however some do not. Most use a flat bladed tongue...
The King of the Road - MarX Toys Style Marx largest toy steam locomotive the die-cast metal 333. Produced 1949-1958. It has the only 4-6-2 wheel arrangement produced by the Marx Toy Company. Flat to satin...
The Old Reliable 999 MarX Die-Cast Steam Locomotive The first diecast locomotive made by Marx was the 999. Designed in early 1941, it was sold in limited numbers in 3/16 scale sets in 1942. Being 1.75 pounds...
Ready to fire up your laptop (or desktop) to take advantage of new command capabilities available for your DCS System or new sound files for your locomotive? Well it's pretty easy to do once you set up the...
I have been collecting brass logging locomotives for years and have seen some really nice models and some not so nice models. It seem that most of the manufactured locomotives start off as very nice models but...
THE MIGHTY MARX 400 STEAMERS A highly produced series of Marx Toy Company steam engines is the mighty 400 series. An average of 300,000 sets per year was made by Marx in the 1950's. Usually an unconsidered and...
2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive with Flywheel and a Tender What is a 2-6-6-2 Articulated Steam Locomotive with Flywheel and a Tender?I hope to answer that question for you right now and by the time you...
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