March 2003

March 2003

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

RELAXING WITH AN O GAUGE LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Poof! Off stage, magician David Seebach unwinds with O gauge trains.

PLASTICVILLE TO ADOBEVILLE

By Dana Lippiatt-Wood

How to turn a common Plasticville suburban station into a Southwestern railroad structure.

READER SHOWCASE

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

POSTWAR CABOOSES ARE EVERYWHERE

By Robert A. Swanson

Everything you need to know about Lionel’s SP-type cabooses.

NARROW TRACK PLAN

By Ray Stuber

A 4- by 11-foot O gauge plan perfect for a spare bedroom.

COUNTING TRAINS AT LIONEL

By Roger Carp

Peter Giannotta’s job was to keep track of everything from postwar engines to cabooses.

AMP AND VOLT METERS

By Dennis Eichenberg

How to install two simple devices to enhance train operation.

ALL-GAUGE LAYOUT

By Bob Keller

Lou Kohler’s lively toy train layout has a lot of just about everything.

HOW TO WIRE A SIGNAL BRIDGE

By Louis Koumoundouros

Wire Lionel’s two-track signal bridge three different ways.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Product News

Lionel LionMaster Challenger, MTH VW railcar, Atlas O turntable, Lionel missile-launch set, S-Helper Service hopper, Lionel New York Central Superliners, USA Trains GP30 diesel

Questions & Answers

Talkin’ Toy Trains

Kent and Carl are moving on

Product Reviews

Lionel LionMaster T1 steamer, Ace Trains station canopy, Bassett-Lowke Princess Elizabeth steamer, Lionel E6 diesel

Lionel LionMaster PRR 4-4-4-4 duplex

Ace Trains station canopy

Bassett-Lowke Princess Royal-class 4-6-2 Pacific

Lionel Southern Ry. E6 A-A diesel set

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