May 2005

May 2005

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

O GAUGE AT TRAINLAND USA

By Roger Carp

A visit to Trainland USA, a public layout in an Iowa barn that features Lionel trains and a panoramic view of the United States.

S GAUGE AT FLYERTOWN

By Dennis Brennan

A public layout in southern New Jersey.

STANDARD GAUGE IN CALIFORNIA

By Roger Carp

A prewar haven at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

MORE LAYOUTS YOU CAN VISIT

By Kelly Shaw

A list of toy train layouts you can visit this summer.

HOW TO UPDATE A LIONEL STEAMER

By Mike Hilbert

Transform a postwar Lionel 2-6-2 into a true Pennsylvania Railroad steamer.

HOW TO BUILD CITY SCENERY

By Peter H. Riddle

Tips to build better sidewalks, streets, and more.

OLD SCHOOL O GAUGE LAYOUT

A layout that has postwar Lionel locomotives operating on an outside third-rail.

FOUR ROUTES IN O GAUGE

By Neil Besougloff

a compact O-31 track plan full of surprises.

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Product News

MTH Premier line Great Northern steamer, K-Line real-water aquarium car, Santana’s Miniatures Ford trucks, S-Helper Service steamer, Woodland Scenics figures, Lionel T-shirts

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

Ace Trains LNER A4-class Pacific 4-6-2

MTH Premier line Alco FA-2 A-B-A set

Atlas O EMD GP60 diesel

Z-Stuff for Trains crossing gate system

J and W Electronics BCR capacitor

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