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March 2008

March 2008

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

PHOTO ALBUM: IMAGES FROM READERS

By Roger Carp

Readers share favorite photos of their layouts.

1940s COME TO LIFE ON A BEAUTIFULLY DETAILED O GAUGE LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Dave Connolly relives New England railroading history on his 22 x 48-foot layout.

6 STEPS TO YOUR NEXT LAYOUT

By John Grams

When an old layout stands between you and hobby happiness, it’s time to plan, pack, and pull apart.

ADD DETAIL FOR ULTIMATE REALISM

By Dennis Brennan

In the final part of our Sandy Harbor project railroad series, we add structures and finishing touches.

RIDE THE CENTRAL OPERATING LINES

By Alex Gillam

Members of a Long Island O gauge club share the fun on their phenomenal 25 x 40-foot layout.

TRACK PLAN BLENDS SCENERY AND GREAT OPERATION

By E.A. Engebretson , Kent Johnson

This 9 x 11-foot O gauge plan is a pleasing blend of uncomplicated operation and rural scenery.

MAKING A GREAT FLYER RAILROAD BETTER

By Roger Carp

Brad Nelson reworked a great Flyer layout. The result is a celebration of the best of S gauge.

HOW TO WIRE A LIONEL SIGNAL BRIDGE

By Dennis Eichenberg

A simple circuit makes a Lionel no. 450 signal bridge into a reliable and eye-catching performer.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

Photo Album

News & Notes

News

Atlas O releases a limited-edition SD40 O gauge diesel, and MTH Electric Trains announces a 2-10-0 Decapod steam engine.

Questions & Answers

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Reviews

MTH Electric Trains’ O gauge boxcab diesel, Atlas O’s trolley set, and Lionel’s Great Northern EP-5 Postwar Celebration Series set

Atlas O’s O gauge trolley set

Lionel Postwar Celebration Series

MTH O gauge boxcab

Events

Collectible Classics

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