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BTO # 120 Feature Articles

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BTO Club Christmas Caboose


pre-production prototype shown, load may vary

The Big Train Operator Club is pleased to announce, in conjunction with Hartland Locomotive Works, 
the 2006 BTO Club Christmas Work Caboose.

This custom offering from Hartland is finished in a festive livery, with gold trim and red bows. It carries a special Holiday Load (may vary from picture).
Made in America and delivered in time for this year’s Holiday Season. This car is a VERY LIMITED run of 50 cars - so act fast, these will sell-out in no time! 
Use the  order form enclosed in your BTO. 
Shipped on a first come-first served basis, expected delivery is 4 weeks.
Priced at $85.00, including shipping within the USA.
Limit of one per member.

 

 

LGB Files for Insolvency

In September LGB sought protection from their creditors, 
just months after Marklin met a similar fate. 
Read about LGB's and Marklin's struggle 
to stay alive in todays business climate.

 

 

Manufacturer Centerfold : USA Trains

Big Train Operator  - ©2006 BTOC Inc.

All about USA Trains, by Kathy Nassif.

 

 

A Side Trip to Berlin 

Big Train Operator - ©2006 BTOC Inc.

Dave and Gail Stachnik visit Berlin via rail.

 

 

A Locomotive with a Flat Tire

Big Train Operator - ©2006 BTOC Inc.

An axle gets swapped out  on the siding, by HJ Mueller 

 

 

Backyard Caboose

Big Train Operator -  ©2006 BTOC Inc.

Charles Hall builds a caboose in his back yard.

 

Those colorful denizens of male despair, the Bowery bum and the rail-riding hobo, have been replaced by the bag lady and the welfare mother. - Florence King

 

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