Classic Toy Trains

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS BRINGS YOU O AND S GAUGE FOR THE OPERATOR AND COLLECTOR. SEE THE NEWEST TRAINS FROM LIONEL, MTH, ATLAS O AND OTHERS; LEARN ABOUT TRACK PLANNING, WIRING AND LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION; IDENTIFY AND REPAIR OLD LIONEL AND AMERICAN FLYER TRAINS; AND VISIT THE MOST INSPIRING TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS EVER BUILT.

Haunted by unfinished projects • Plus a new S gauge column, and we need your tips

Classic Toy Trains

Baby Ruth and Lionel • FROM OUR READERS

Make a million! • Or, ‘What this hobby really needs is…’

PHOTO ALBUM • YOUR PICTURES

MTH WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAINS • Company to focus on “select” runs

FALL TCA YORK MEET IS ON • Health precautions bring some changes

ATLAS O ANNOUNCES MODELS FROM MTH TOOLING • Premier locomotives, rolling stock fill catalog

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Lionel no. 2026 steamer won’t whistle • Adjusting the mechanism on a postwar engine

Another one gone • Local retailers keep us going

MTH Premier U30C diesel • A terrific model of one of GE’s heavy haulers

‘O’ my, what a 4-8-4! • The tale behind the ‘king’ of steam locomotive types in the Flyer line

A NORTHERN O GAUGER MODELS THE SOUTHERN • Crescent Green reigns on John Staschak’s layout

DAZZLING ALCOS FOR THE FLYER LINE IN 1950 • Gilbert’s first diesels were shining stars

DETAILS, DETAILS • Observation and a little work can add a lot of realism to your layout

Create a farmhouse with character • Little changes can make a big difference with prebuilt structures

BILL OF MATERIALS

A NOTE ON PAINTING:

COMMON POSTWAR STEAMER WITH AN UNCOMMON ROOF • Discovering a unique Lionel no. 1654

THE OLD, THE NEW, AND THE INNOVATIVE • Learn how the tried-and-true can create O gauge magic

15 WAYS TO ENHANCE AN O GAUGE MODEL RAILROAD

A footnote in the diesel saga • MTH’s model of EMD’s SD24 is as solid as the prototype

KUSAN “K” SERIES BOXCARS

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