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.
Features
BUILD BETTER AND BUY SMARTER
DESIGN A LAYOUT SCENE
PAINT A MOUNTAIN BACKDROP
Create a wider world for your trains.
KNOW WHAT TO COLLECT
REPAIR LIONEL OPERATING CARS
How to tune up postwar classics.
EVALUATE A CLASSIC TRAIN SET
WIRE YOUR LAYOUT
CHANGE A TRACTION TIRE
AVOID COMMON MISTAKES
DISCOVERED! AMAZING PHOTOS OF LIONEL’S 1948 SHOWROOM LAYOUT
VISIT AN O GAUGE CLUB THAT HONORS NEW ENGLAND’S HERITAGE
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX ON A DETAILED O GAUGE LAYOUT
A LIFELONG HOBBY WAS INSPIRED BY A 1949 LIONEL STARTER SET
BUILDING BETTER BENCHWORK
THE FIRST TOY TRAIN RECALL
FOCUS ON CLASSICS: A bad day at Gilbert’s Hall of Science.
Departments
Editor’s Desk
Questions & Answers
News & Notes
Correspondence
Photo Album
News
Tips, Tools, & Techniques
Collectible Classics
American Flyer’s no. 910 chemical tank car
