February 2001

February 2001

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

THREE-RAIL DREAMS

Former CTT staff member Terry Thompson built his O gauge layout following Lionel’s postwar vision.

ME, MY SHELF, AND O

By Benjamin Nigro

Space dictates the shape of Benjamin Nigro’s scale-like O gauge layout.

A SUPER O WAY TO GO

By Bob Malcolm

Lionel’s best toy train track highlights a postwar-style O gauge layout.

AMERICAN FLYER FANTASY

By Forrest Thurber with Mike Thurber

A son builds his dad an ultimate American Flyer S gauge layout.

LIONEL REACHES THE PROMISED LAND

By David Geyra

A transplanted American creates an O gauge layout with Israeli flavor.

REPAIR LIONEL’S GANG CAR

By Ray L. Plummer

How to maintain Lionel’s popular motorized accessory.

DISPLAY YOUR POSTWAR ACCESSORIES

By Roger Carp

Build an easy display to show off signals, lamps, and that ubiquitous gateman.

FLYER HISTORY EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK

By Roger Carp

Bob Bretch finds American history helps him better appreciate his postwar American Flyer collection.

A PRIMER ON LIGHTING YOUR LAYOUT

By Dennis Eichenberg

Understanding how light bulbs work can help you make the most of them on your toy train layout.

IVES MAJAVE MYSTERY CAR

By John A. Grams

The Ives Wide gauge no. 419 combine car isn’t supposed to be painted a Majave color.

LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF

In this excerpt from All Aboard, The Story of Joshua Lionel Cowen & his Lionel Train Company, Ron Hollander explains how Mike Wolf and Lionel parted ways.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

Scenery Unlimited refrigerator cars, MTH searchlight cars, Bassett-Lowke O gauge live steamer, Atlas O curved O72/O54 switch

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

Lionel West Side Lumber Co. Shay

Williams metroliner two-car set

MTH RailKing GG1 locomotives

Jack Pearce custom-light packages

MTH RailKing LocoSound starter set

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