November 2004

November 2004

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

LIONEL’S MIGHTY J STEAMER

By Len Carparelli

The long and short of this classic O gauge Norfolk & Western steam locomotive.

IMPROVE TMCC SIGNAL RECEPTION

By Dick Teal

Tips to resolve command-control signal problems.

HIGH SPEED IN 6 BY 12 FEET

By Anthony DiLapi

This O gauge track plan features two connected ovals.

HANDYMAN HAVEN LAYOUT

By Jim Riccioli

Earl Remmel loves to tinker with his picturesque O gauge layout.

INGENUITY AND COURAGE AT LIONEL

By Esther Gambacorta

Charles Gaimo’s daughter recalls how multiple sclerosis didn’t stop her father from overseeing Lionel’s postwar factory.

REED AND RELAY CIRCUITRY

By Joseph Rampolla

A flexible way to activate crossing signals and other track-operated accessories.

LAYOUT DETAILS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

By Roger Carp

Jim Cox refocused his O gauge layout to reflect quality, not just quantity.

13 TRAIN-STORAGE TIPS

By Frank Schmidt

How to keep your treasured toy trains safe.

BUILD AN OIL-PUMPING SCENE

By Don Woodwell

This compact arrangement, using Walthers structures, fits in a 1- by 2-foot space.

HALF-SECTION UNCOUPLER

By Michael Migliori

Six steps to build a shortened O gauge uncoupler section using O-27 parts.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

Photo Album

News & Notes

Product News

MTH Premier line Pennsylvania L5 electric, Lionel 0-6-0T dockside steamer, K-Line die-cast metal hoppers, MTH Premier line 0-8-0 switcher

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

Lionel Virginian Ry. 2-8-4 Berkshire

MTH Premier line Erie 0-8-8-0

Lionel American Flyer no. 787 log loader

MTH RailKing Erie 2-8-8-8-2

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