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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues January 2003

January 2003

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020

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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

LIONEL FOR 1955

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

1955 was a pivotal yar for Lionel’s trains and for the company itself.

1955 MYSTERY SETS

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

The truth behind a pair of postwar Lionel outfits.

BUILD A KID-FRIENDLY LAYOUT

By Peter H. Riddle

Accessibility, variety, and simplicity are keys to a layout that appeals to kids and adults.

TIPS FOR TAKING GREAT PHOTOS

By Roger Carp

The right composition, lighting, film, and focus help you take winning toy train photography.

READER SHOWCASE

Get a photograph of your layout into CLASSIC TOY TRAINS through this new regular feature.

SECRETS OF SMOKE

By Joseph H. Lechner

What locomotive smoke is made from and how it works.

O GAUGE ESCAPE LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Jim Simpson gets away from New York City’s stresses with his 20- by 25-foot O gauge layout.

AN AMERICAN FLYER

By Jeanne W. Gingles

A model for a proposed 1950s propeller-driven train was built from Gilbert S gauge trains.

SIMPLE FUN LAYOUT

By Wayne Flores

Keeping Christmas layouts simple is often best.

GOLDEN AGE TRAINS

By Roger Carp

Howard Godel’s collection reflects his passion for prewar trains.

HOLIDAY TRACK PLAN

By Paul J. Reimold

Use this track plan to build a layout beneath your tree.

HOW TO WIRE A BLOCK SIGNAL

By Louis Koumoundouros

Wiring Lionel’s block signal three different ways.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Product News

Industrial Rail Christmas trolley, MTH operating transfer dock, Train America Studios smoke unit, Trains and Things military loads

Questions & Answers

Talkin’ Toy Trains

Concepts of collecting

Product Reviews

K-Line Freedom Train, K-Line Big Boy steamer, Lionel 4-6-0, Lionel Pennsy freight set, MTH prewar crane, Kramer animations

K-Line Freedom Train

K-Line Union Pacific 4-8-8-4 Big Boy

LIonel 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler

Lionel Pennsy K4 freight set

MTH magnetic crane

Kramer Products animated laborers

Events

Ad Index

Collectible Classics

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