November 2018

November 2018

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

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

How-to build landforms and craft simple scenery

By David Popp

Follow along as we show how to add scenery to our 5 x 9-foot O gauge City Terminal & Transfer RR.

More was going on at Lionel in 1968 than you imagined

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

Lionel remained vibrant and creative through a difficult year in its history.

Tour a layout that defines three-rail realism

By Roger Carp , John Coy

A real railroad inspired John and Connie Coy’s O gauge Glacier Line.

Hitting the big 4-0 with American Flyer

By Roger Carp

Joseph Spano built his finest layout after reaching a milestone birthday.

Novel prewar sets from an unlikely place–Sears!

By Warren Kennedy

Examples of Lionel’s overlooked promotional outfits continue to surprise and delight collectors.

Get outta town!

By Frank Knautz

Adding an illuminated highway tunnel is a simple project that expands your layout’s horizons.

Add a seasonal and removable Christmas tree lot

By Alan Sakalas

Evoke warm memories of the holiday season with this easy, fun, and great-looking layout addition.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Letters

Photo Album

News

DVD details construction of a compact O gauge layout, Menards releases new gondolas, and tank cars from MTH.

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

Views from the Underground

Reviews

Atlas Trainman line O gauge Dash 8-40CW, Old Weathered Barn by Woodland Scenics, and One Police Plaza animated structure from Menards.

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