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Magazine: Classic Toy Trains
CTT’s Port Terminal & Western RR: Day 3 & 4

After building the benchwork and laying track, the CTT staff got to work creating scenery for this layout, including a backdrop that splits this compact layout into two distinct scenes. Get the full story in the March 2014 issue! […]
O gauge Polar Express set with LionChief remote control

This is an O gauge set that wouldn’t normally be making a second appearance in reviews. We covered Lionel’s Polar Express in the January 2005 issue of Classic Toy Trains. It was a good model of the train in the movie Polar Express, and we had high hopes it would be a natural draw for […]
O scale factory by Woodland Scenics

Dreams come true. Okay, maybe it wasn’t a big dream, but when I first saw the Woodland Scenics Built-&-Ready line of O gauge structures I hoped it would soon include industrial facilities as well as downtown-type retail shops (browse through the Woodland Scenics HO structures in shops and you’ll see the possibilities). I even turned […]
Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 2

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Professor Carp’s Toy Train Emporium: Episode 1

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Classic Toy Trains 2013 annual index

We have compiled this annual index as a service to our readers. It contains all of the articles, departments, and subject categories of the calendar year. Most feature material has been indexed three or more times: by the title which it was published; under the author’s last name; and by subject. Click on the link […]
Classic Toy Trains, December 2013
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Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Boston & Albany RR

Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel FasTrack Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Boston & Albany RR Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Boston & Albany RR components […]
Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Frisco Railroad

Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: MTH RealTrax Minimum curve: O-31 Originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Frisco Railroad Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Frisco Railroad components […]
Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Sedona & Bryce Canyon RR

Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Lionel O Minimum curve: O-27 Originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Sedona & Bryce Canyon RR Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: Sedona & Bryce Canyon RR components […]
Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: The Omaha Road

Layout designer: Michael Tylick Scale: O Layout size: 4 x 8 feet Track type: Atlas O Minimum curve: O-36 Originally appeared in the February 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Four fun-filled 4 x 8 track plans: The Omaha Road Parts List […]