October 2012

October 2012

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

BUILDING A RAILROAD’S RAILROAD

By Carl Swanson

Three ways you can run classic toy trains using state-of-the-art Lionel electronics.

THE STORY BEHIND LIONEL’S NO. 455 OIL DERRICK AND PLUMPER

By Roger Carp

You’ll be amazed by who thought of this favorite operating accessory.

TRACK PLAN FOR A 20 X 24-FOOT EMPIRE THAT STARTS SMALL

By Kent Johnson

This Lionel FasTrack plan starts with a 4 x 8-foot section and grows.

ADD A SPACE-SAVING O GAUGE SPIRAL TRACK

By Eliot Scher

A coiled spur offers a practical place to park extra-long trains.

RELAXED REALISM ON A SCENIC O GAUGE LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

A lifetime touched by railroading guided Richard Panke in the construction of his 13 x 18-foot layout.

BUILD A REALISTIC COAL RAMP

By Stan Trzoniec

An easy project for making an operating O gauge coal ramp from scratch using commercial parts and wood shapes.

LIONEL SETS FOR 1962

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

Variety and quality characterized Lionel’s impressive array of new products cataloged in 1962.

WORLD CLASS: AN AMERICAN BUILDS AN AMAZING EUROPEAN COLLECTION

By Roger Carp , Roland C. Digilio, Jr.

Jerry Greene has an extraordinary array of 19th and 20th-century models.

MAKE GREAT-LOOKING FLATCARS USING THESE EASY TIPS

By Kent Johnson

There is no easier place to try your hand at realistic weathering and carloads than a simple and inexpensive O or S gauge flatcar.