March 2017

March 2017

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

Conquer the corner!

By Frank Knautz

Make something from nothing by turning an unused corner of your layout into a busy city scene.

Collectible varieties of Lionel’s no. 9701-B boxcar

By Mark Suek

There are more versions of these MPC-era automotive boxcars than you may think.

Tanks for the memories!

By Ted Hamler

Sorting out scarce and common A.C. Gilbert American Flyer Shell tank cars made in 1946 and 1947.

Saluting the world of work

By Roger Carp , Dennis Brennan

Life experiences guided Jerry Murray in his O gauge dream railroad.

An O gauge salute to big steel and the Pennsy

By Roger Carp

Bill Loop builds on a tradition of greatness with a railroad skillfully blending O and S gauge

Collecting the best Lionel postwar factory layouts

By Daniel Brown

Quality directs Daniel Brown’s search for store display railroads built by Lionel.

Build the layout of a lifetime

By Roger Carp

Hal Maury’s O gauge empire tells the story of its builder – what he has dreamed, experienced, and valued.

Simple steps for diagnosing broken smoke units

By Dick Teal

Follow this checklist if your fan-driven smoke unit stops working.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Letters

Photo Album

News

O gauge covered hoppers from Menards, Lionel offers a Heisler steam locomotive, MTH adds a General Electric U50C.

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

A Coors Beer boxcar from Kris Model Trains.

Views from the Underground

Weekend Workshop

Reviews

O gauge 44-ton diesel from MTH Electric Trains and Lionel’s new LionChief Plus GP20.

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