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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues December 2011

December 2011

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

HOBBYISTS REVIVE A 60-YEAR TRADITION OF PUBLIC TRAIN DISPLAYS

By Mark Kellerman , Bob Mudis

Volunteers save an O gauge layout that’s a long-standing holiday tradition in Santa Fe, N. Mex.

ELEVATE YOUR HOLIDAY LAYOUT

By Skip Natoli

This easy-to-build display provides room for both structures and trains.

NEW LIFE FOR A LIONEL NO. 221

By L. Ralph Grabowski

Using a boyhood Lionel steam engine, the author re-creates a famous New York Central poster.

UNDER-THE-TREE TRACK PLANS

By Kent Johnson

This trio of creative O gauge track plans leaves plenty of room under the tree for presents.

VISIT AN O GAUGE LAYOUT BUILT WITH LOVE AND IMAGINATION

By Roger Carp

Sharyl and Jon Engelhardt blend their modeling skills with beautiful results on their 15 x 31-foot railroad.

AN AMERICAN FLYER CHRISTMAS

By Roger Carp

Jack Lantz’s layout recalls an S gauger’s fondest memories.

10 STEPS TO LAYOUT SUCCESS

By Bob Anderson

Key lessons from the construction of a scenic O gauge layout.

BUILDING A NEW YORK CITY EL FROM THE “OLD NEIGHBORHOOD”

By Steve Garofalo

Re-creating memories on a transit-themed O gauge railroad.

LIONEL’S POSTWAR QUAD HOPPERS

By Roger Carp

Part 2 of our survey on these often-overlooked freight cars.

TUNE UP VINTAGE SMALL LIONEL STEAM LOCOMOTIVES

By Peter H. Riddle

Service Lionel’s small and simple steamers with these step-by-step tips.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

BACK TO THE BEGINNING

Questions & Answers

News & Notes

Correspondence

Photo Album

News

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Reviews

SUBSCRIBER-ONLY ONLINE EXTRA: O GAUGE PREMIER LINE GE DASH 8 DIESEL BY MTH
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY ONLINE EXTRA: O GAUGE EMDF3 DIESEL A-A SET BY LIONEL

Collectible Classics

Lionel’s no. 3472 operating mile car

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