December 2001

December 2001

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

WHAT’S YOUR TRAIN WORTH

By John A. Grams

How to identify, grade, and find the value of old toy trains.

A LEARNED LAYOUT

By Don Spiro

Experience is the best teacher when it comes to building an O gauge holiday layout full of compelling scenes.

RAILS & SAILS CARDS

By Dom Simonini

The 1950s railroad trading cards had a life-saving quality.

BARREL LOADER AND CAR REPAIR

By Ray L. Plummer

Tips to keep your Lionel postwar barrel loader and barrel car in top operating condition.

11 PIECES OF CHRISTMAS LAYOUT

By Mark A. Edwards

Eighty years of holiday tradition continues in modular S gauge fashion.

TWO-SHEET LAYOUT

By Anthony DiLapi

A new angle gives an old Lionel track plan new life.

FULL HOUSE COLLECTION

By George Hall

There isn’t a spot in Adair Roberts’ home that hasn’t been filled with collectible toy trains.

CUSTOM-PAINTED ENGINES IN 5 STEPS

By Neil Besougloff

Use spray paint, masking tape, and decals to create your own custom diesel locomotives.

FLYER’S CHRISTMAS CAR

By Joe Deger

American Flyer’s holiday-themed flatcar is loaded with Christmas tradition.

EXPLORING MARX PATENTS

By Gary Anderson

Documents can shed light on toy train manufacturing.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

MTH Great Northern 2-8-8-2 steamer, Z Stuff for Trains crossing gates, S-Helper Service cabooses, Atlas O die-cast metal hopper

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

MTH Premier line Milwaukee Road bipolar electric

Lionel’s last “Made in U.S.A.” locomotive

MTH RailKing M-10000 streamliner

Williams postwar-style 2-8-4 Berkshire

Microsoft Train Simulator

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