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A great layout starts with a solid base
Amazing O gauge layout in 4 x 8 feet
“A” as in Albee’s O gauge layout
S gauge trains replace full-size autos
Paying tribute to a good friend with a unique O gauge layout
Showing off vintage tinplate trains on an 8 x 8-foot layout
Know these track power basics
Trains really travel on Steve Kisver’s O gauge railroad
Plus much more!
Toy Train Layouts for Small Spaces, pg. 6
Compact layouts have always been a part of the hobby. Get started on one now.
Modest beginnings, pg. 7
Where so many of us got started with our toy trains
Small workhorse: CTT’s City Transfer & Terminal, pg. 8
This multi-role 5 x 9-foot O gauge layout truly earns its keep
7 proven O gauge plans for small spaces, pg. 22
Lionel FasTrack plans ranging from 4 x 8 to 5 x 9 feet
A retro-style O gauge plan, pg. 25
Go back in time on this 4 x 8-foot layout
Grades on your railroad, pg. 26
Grades add operating and visual interest to
Two sheets to grow on, pg. 40
This O gauge layout can be built in stages
FasTrack 5 x 9 made to handle the curves … and more, pg. 42
Compact O gauge plan with features more often found on large layouts
Saluting a few great, pg. 54
Transformers and track for your compact layout, pg. 70
Choose traditional or high-tech, or a mix
The Esposito family’s newest addition, pg. 74
Time to build a new layout for this growing family
Industrial mite, pg. 80
Small motive power has plenty of room to roam on this 4 x 8-foot O gauge track plan
Three Lionel displays that make terrific compact layouts, pg. 82
Reviving what postwar designers built for retailers
Travel in an O gauge time machine to 1932 and 1963, pg. 86
Kevin Coyle’s twin layouts remind us of two interesting years for Lionel
Four fun-filled 4 x 8-foot track plans, pg. 91
These small O gauge plans offer intriguing themes for popular Atlas, Lionel, and
Three O gauge track plans for a not-so-big bedroom, pg. 96
These wall-hugging track plans leave room to live
