Lighted accessories and structures add a lot of appeal to the toy train layout. They are even more eye catching when lights come on as trains move into parts of the layout, cycle on and off, and respond to visitor push buttons.

This section presents some ideas and how-to for adding lights to structures, wiring layout lighting, and examples of operating layout lighting with Three-Rail Innovations' controller products.

You can also find the light bulb used by a train accessory and see complete specifications for it. Then find where to buy a supply of them.

Houses, stores, and other buildings present great opportunities for layout lighting. Click to see how lights can be added to buildings, with some examples.

Lights are wired to transformers and operated with electrical switches and relay contacts. Click for a wiring tutorial.

Three-Rail Innovations' Two Lighting Relays controller is especially designed with timing and counting features for controlling layout lighting. Click for a simple example.

Three-Rail Innovations' Two Relay Controller can be connected to turn lights on, or off, as a train passes over one or more track sections, electrical switches are pushed, or to turn lights on and off in a seemingly random fashion. Click for ideas and examples.

Click the bar for a table of lighted train accessories and the light bulbs they use. A click index supplies the specifications for each referenced bulb.

A description and pictures for selected train accessories are available via click reference.

A cross-reference of light bulb and train accessories is also available.

Click the bar for specifications for train accessory light bulbs, and light bulb selection guides.

Click the bar for some toy train supplier and industry sources for light bulbs and holders.

Click the bar to add lighting action to your train layout with Three- Rail Innovations' controllers.