In the pages of CLASSIC TOY TRAINS magazine you’ll find information about building, operating, and enhancing toy train layouts; track plans, repair and maintenance tips, profiles of collectible postwar and prewar trains, and more.
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Features
Reviving a legendary layout
By Fred M. Dole
Buildings from a great 1940s pike have a new home.
Have more fun with postwar trains
By Roger Carp
David Tollner’s system for operating O gauge trains.
Take great toy train photos
By Carl Swanson
Capturing the excitement is a snap when you follow our handy guide to digital photography.
Combine Atlas O and GarGraves track
By Peter H. Riddle
How to use Atlas and Ross/Gargraves track systems on the same layout; two ways to combine them.
Build a foldaway O gauge layout
By Douglas Fritscher
Think you have no room for a toy train layout? This “Murphy Bed” railroad folds up when not in use.
Plan a railroad for maximum action
By Ed Welch
This 6 x 16-foot O gauge “just for fun” layout keeps operators on their toes.
Make a special Flyer Royal Blue
By Joe Deger
Use spare parts to create a stunning S gauge model.
Postwar cool: Lionel’s 352 ice depot
By Armand Taddeo
Easily installed and operated, this action-packed postwar accessory looks right at home on any O gauge layout.
Collectible Classic: Lionel’s no. 624 C&O NW2 switcher
By Roger Carp
This fetching postwar locomotive combines great looks with brawny performance.
Departments
Editor’s Desk
Correspondence
Photo Album
News & Notes
News
Lionel announces a factory upgrade for its new Legacy command control system, and its plans for a new product line; 3rd Rail offers a Burlington 2-10-4.
Questions & Answers
Tips, Tools, & Techniques
Reviews
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY EXTRA: O gauge Union Pacific 4-12-2 by MTH
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY EXTRA: O gauge Master Line MP15DC diesel by Atlas O
Events
Collectible Classics
Ad Index
