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TO CONTACT CORNUCOPIA OF TOY TRAINS EMAIL CRAIG D. CHIDESTER AT cdc33@att.net

LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE SITE

MARCH 2025 – PREWAR “O” GAUGE TINPLATE, 2660 CRANE CARS
MARCH 2025 – PREWAR “O” GAUGE TINPLATE, 3659 / 3859 OPERATING DUMP CARS
MARCH 2025 – PREWAR “O” GAUGE TINPLATE, 3814 OPERATING MERCHANDISE CARS
JUNE 2025 – POSTWAR, STEAM, K-4 PACIFICS, 2-6-2 & 2-6-4
JUNE 2025 – POSTWAR, STEAM, No. 637, No. 2016, No. 2018, No. 2026, No. 2029, No. 2036, No. 2037, 2-6-4
JUNE 2025 – POSTWAR STEAM, No. 221
JUNE 2025 – POSTWAR STEAM, No. 224, No. 1666, 2-6-2

WHO WE ARE

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS OF TRAIN RELATED TOPICS

JERRY’S CORNER
WELCOME TO JERRY’S COLLECTOR’S CORNER OF POSTWAR ARTICLES, A MONTHLY LOOK AT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE LIONEL POSTWAR ERA

YOU MAY FIND THIS INTERESTING
by Bill Schmeelk

ANDY’S PAGE

join Andy visiting layouts virtually, watching accessories operate and showing you how to keep them running

INTERESTING TRAIN SITES

THE POSTWAR INDEX PAGE

motive power – motorized units – boxcars – hopper cars – tank cars – gondolas – flatcars – cabooses – passenger cars – science and construction sets – prototypes & samples – factory errors – sets – postwar box identification – catalogs & paper – bulbs & more

THE POSTWAR NUMERICAL INDEX

One click to look up items by number

THE PREWAR INDEX

From 2-7/8 inch to OO

THE PREWAR NUMERICAL INDEX

One click to find items

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CORNUCOPIA OF TOY TRAINS (COTT) ZOOM MEETING ON 6/25/25 starting at 6 PM CDT, everyone is welcome

Craig Chidester is inviting you to a scheduled TRAIN RELATED COTT ZOOM meeting on 6/18/25 starting at 6 PM CDT

Topic: Timken boxcars part one, another bumper, factory errors, new standard gauge on site, open

Time: Jun 25, 2025 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Craig Chidester is inviting you to a scheduled NON-TRAIN RELATED such as SCIENCE SETS, PHONGRAPHS, CONSTRUCTION SETS, etc. COTT ZOOM meeting on 7/2/25 starting at 6 PM CDT

Topic: prototype Optics and Astronomy labs, open

Time: Jul 2, 2025, 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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