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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues March 2010

March 2010

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

VISIT AN ARIZONA DREAM LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

An enormous O gauge pike is the heart of the Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum

SUBSCRIBER EXTRA: STREAMING VIDEO OF THIS O GAUGE LAYOUT

ALL TRACKS LEAD TO MILWAUKEE

By Roger Carp

Clarence Wood’s 23 x 52-foot O gauge empire neatly blends Lionel’s postwar operating accessories with realistic Badger State Scenery.

HOW TO MAKE ONE -OF-A-KIND BUILDINGS

By Roger Carp

Expert tips for building unique structures using components from Design Preservation Models building kits.

SUBSCRIBER EXTRA: MORE PHOTOS OF V.S. ROSEMAN’S AMAZING STRUCTURES

1954: LIONEL BUILDS A GREAT STORE DISPLAY LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

The D-132, a layout built by Lionel for retail stores, is one of the era’s finest.

2010: A MODELER BUILDS A BETTER POSTWAR-INSPIRED LIONEL DISPLAY

By Charlie Tucek

Recipe for success: Start with the Lionel D-132, then make it even better.

SMOOTH OPERATOR: 15 SURE-FIRE TIPS FOR BETTER TRACK AND WIRING

By John Grams

Check out these simple things you can do to make your next layout run more reliably, right from the start.

REKINDLING POSTWAR MEMORIES: GREAT TIMES AND GREAT TRAINS

By Carl Olson

Carl Olson’s new compact and well-detailed Jersey Central layout traces its roots to a 1940s gift of a train set.

RESTORE A LIONEL SCALE HUDSON

By David Hoover , Michael Moose

Salvaging a classic Lionel 700E Hudson required care and patience, but the rewards were immense.

MEET THE COLLECTOR WHO LOVED EVERY LIONEL TRAIN

By Roger Carp , Dick Christianson

Jim Sattler didn’t believe in limiting his options. His stunning collection included the best of Lionel’s pre-and postwar trains.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

MARCH 2010 ISSUE VIDEO PREVIEW

Correspondence

Photo Album

News

Questions & Answers

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Views From The Underground

Weekend Workshop

Reviews

SUBSCRIBER-ONLY EXTRA: O GAUGE ANGEL TRAIN STARTER SET BY ATLAS O

SUBSCRIBER-ONLY EXTRA: MTH O GAUGE RAILKING FP45 DIESEL

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