ILTCO: International LEGO Train Club Organization

New Train Buffers Revealed!

Due to a safety accident with another toy producers product, the LEGO Group is expecting a ban of small parts that contain magnets in the USA and the EU from 2009. As a consequence the LEGO Group has decided to stop selling products which contain magnets in small parts to obey already now the new rules and make no compromise with product safety. This affects mainly 2 products � the LEGO fridge magnets and the LEGO train magnet couplings. The train magnets will be re-designed as you can see on the pictures and we expect the new magnets in the boxes from August. LEGO Train sets packaged before August will still contain the existing magnets. The new LEGO train magnet element will be visually different from the existing train magnet element but due to that the magnet can rotate in the plastic cover and the clutch power will be as strong as at the old element the function will be identical and fully compatible with the existing train magnet elements. The LEGO fridge magnets will also be re-designed and the new version is expected to be available for sale end of 2008. Jan Beyer, LEGO Community Development

ILTCO at the NMRA 2008 National Train Show

For the fourth year, ILTCO will be displaying a large multi-club LEGO train layout at the NMRA's National Train Show. This year's show will be held in Anaheim, CA July 18-20. More information about ILTCO's involvement will be posted shortly. Visit the National Train Show website for more information about the show itself. For information on how to get involved, contact Steve Barile: LEGOSteveB (at) yahoo (dot) com

BrickFest PDX '07

BrickFest PDX 07 will be held March 30th April 1st, 2007 at the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) in Portland, OR. The GPLR (Greater Portland LEGO Railroaders) in conjunction with AMH Productions (Christina Hitchcock) is leading this event. MORE

10171 Holiday Train Images

The LEGO Company has provided ILTCO with some high resolution images of the new 10173 Holiday which will be released later this year. Check out the images in the Gallery.

Big Ben Bricks' #172 Train Handcar Set Review

James Trobaugh reviews the latest offering from Big Ben Bricks, LLC., the 172 Train Handcar. Read James' review in the ILTCO library.