March 2001

March 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

8-STEP TRAIN RESTORATIONS

By John A. Grams

Simple steps to repair and repaint the exterior of banged-up metal trains.

A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES

By Roger Carp

Photographs of a Lionel layout in a 1950s electric train magazine recall the family bonds created by toy trains.

JAMES GANG SET ISN’T A VILLAIN

By Michael Connor

This Old West set, produced during Lionel’s MPC era, shouldn’t be run out of town.

10 BEST LIONEL BOXCARS

By Terral Klaassen

A postwar expert selects his favorite members of the 6464-boxcar family.

A LAYOUT WITH ROOM TO SPARE

By Doug Gomez

Built like a house, this colorful O gauge layout provides ample storage beneath for trains.

LIONEL TRACK ON YOUR LAYOUT

By Stan Trzoniec

Tips and tricks to make the most of your tubular trackwork.

LOST IN A COLLECTOR’S PARADISE

By Roger Carp

CTT’s intrepid staff member marvels at prewar and postwar toy trains while “lost” in the basement of collectors Allison and John Cox.

FLYER’S TRACK-CAR FINALE

By Joe Deger

American Flyer’s S gauge Track Maintenance Car was the last of its kind to challenge Lionel.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

MTH Premier line FM Train Master diesel, Lionel welding car, custom-decorated freight cars, railroad-print cloth

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

Lionel Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger

MTH RailKing Rectifier

Williams 2400-style passenger cars

MTH RailKing Alco FA A-A duo

Atlas O SD35/SDP35 diesels

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