May 2001

May 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

BUILD A COMPACT AND CHANGEABLE LAYOUT

By Roger Carlson

From city to country, this diminutive portable layout that you can build does it all.

10 LAYOUT MISTAKES

What to avoid when building your toy train empire.

DORFAN’S FORTUNES CRUMBLED

By Neil J. Conway Jr.

Innovative Dorfan prewar trains used a metal alloy that ultimately led to their downfall.

TIPS & TRICKS LAYOUT

By Tom Medsker

Tom Medsker’s O gauge layout is the culmination of tips and tricks he gleaned from model railroading books.

COLLECTION WITH THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY

By Roger Carp

Charlie Weber, a chemistry professor, uses his eclectic prear and postwar collection to educate others.

A CLEAR ACRYLIC LAYOUT

By George Hall

Jan Simon’s acrylic O gauge layout, hung from his ceiling, is simple yet technically sophisticated.

REPAIR A STEAMER DRAWBAR GUIDE

By Mike Hilbert

Swapping an undamaged drawbar guide is a straightforward project.

THRICE AROUND THE ROOM TRACK PLAN

By Ray Stuber

This L-shaped O gauge track plan features a three-loop main line.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

Williams E7 diesels, 3rd Rail 2-8-0 brass steamer, Weaver die-cast 0-8-0, new catalogs from Lionel, MTH, and Weaver

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

Lionel and MTH 4-4-2s

MTH Premier line Train Master

Marx Park Avenue trolley

Lionel Harriman 2-8-0

MTH RailKing New Haven Rectifier electric

Industrial Rail trolley

Lionel nuclear reactor

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