March 2006

March 2006

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

THREE-TRAIN FUN ON A 4-BY-8 LAYOUT

By Philip K. Denslow

O gauge action packed onto a sheet of plywood.

SERVICING FLYER’S 4-8-4 STEAMERS

By Rocky Rotella

Eleven steps to keep your postwar S gauge steam locomotive in good repair.

BILLBOARD CLASSICS FROM ATLAS O

By Roger Carp

The story behind these collectible refrigerator cars.

GRIT, GRIME, AND THREE RAILS

By Roger Carp

Urban New York memories give life to Mark and Ralph Didriksen’s O gauge layout.

ALL ABOUT LIONEL BOXES

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

You’ll want to save this guide to different types of postwar orange boxes.

SMALL TOWN O GAUGE LAYOUT

By Richard Hayes

More than one lifetime is featured on this North Carolina 12- by 16-foot pike.

LIONEL PREWAR GIFT SETS

By John A. Grams

These little-known car sets deserve your attention.

RAIN PUDDLES AND PONDS

By Dave Jacobs

Make small pools of water on your layout.

ENGINE TERMINAL IN 4 BY 8 FEET

By Kent Johnson

This smart O gauge track plan can stand alone or be connected to a larger empire.

RELIABLE TIME-DELAY RELAYS

By Sanford Roberts

How to wire a time-delay relay to run two trains flawlessly on one track.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

Photo Album

News

Chicago White Sox O gauge subway train, Atlas O Alco C-628 and EMD F-units, Williams postwar-style 4-6-4 steamer, Weaver O gauge troop cars, O gauge 1940s pickup trucks

Questions & Answers

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Reviews

MTH Premier line Sounder F59PHI

K-Line Caltrain F40

Scott’s Odds-N-Ends LED lamps

Lionel Simpsons animated gondola

Lionel O gauge “B6” 0-4-0

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