Classic Toy Trains December 2021 contents
The Milwaukee Lionel Club turns 75, a modern Christmas layout, a compact mostly Marx display, and more!
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The group’s O gauge layout keeps getting better
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A smokin’ addition to the early O-27 line
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A layout to store and operate a colorful (mostly) Marx collection
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Lionel and Flyer raced to be first with this effect in 1946
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Realistic models filled the S gauge roster between 1951 and ’57
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Modern Lionel trains changed Christmas for Richard Doolittle
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A forgotten product for farmers
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Richard Mack’s been a toy train fan since 1933
Also in this issue:
EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4
LETTERS, pg. 6
PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 8
NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O offerings, a unique TCA reefer, books, and more!
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20
VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23
S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24
REVIEWS, pg. 58
Lionel Legacy GP30
AD INDEX, pg. 65
TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
Repairing broken Flyer stirrup steps