May 2008

May 2008

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 the O gauge Erie & Lackawanna

By Kean Burenga

Model two great eastern railroads on one 12 x 16-foot layout with this contest-winning plan.

How to build great city scenery

Our special section has 12 pages of ideas for adding an eye-catching city scene to your toy train layout.

Build a big-city warehouse

By Ray Stuber

Add an impressive multistory O gauge warehouse

9 ways to populate your layout

By Peter H. Riddle

Set the scene with vehicles and figures.

Print your own billboards

By Joe Farace

Use a computer to make personalized billboards.

FREE ONLINE EXTRA: Make your own billboards

Fine-tuning Lionel’s electronic horn

By Pierre-Andre Rolland

You can easily adjust the tone of Lionel’s horn.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY EXTRA: Fine tune your Lionel locomotive horn video

Visit an O gauge layout with ideas for every builder

By Roger Carp

Ed Auger shares the secret of his action-packed 20 x 26-foot railroad.

Modeling town and city blocks

By Victor Roseman

Make an urban setting block-by-block

Show-stopping standard gauge

By Roger Carp

Terry Johnson’s love for Standard gauge train is reflected in his dazzling 40 x 40-foot railroad.

38 toy train layouts you can visit.

By Lyn Dodson

Check out a toy train destination on your vacation.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

Photo Album

News & Notes

News

Atlas O showcases a 0-6-0 switcher, Third Rail releases a Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4, and new road names announced for Industrial Rail’s trolley.

Questions & Answers

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Reviews

Lionel’s new Legacy train control system, MTH Electric Trains AC4400CW, and Atlas O’s limited-edition SD40-2.

SUBSCRIBER ONLY EXTRA: Lionel’s Legacy train control system

SUBSCRIBER ONLY EXTRA: MTH GE AC4400CW

SUBSCRIBER ONLY EXTRA: Atlas O’s O gauge Master Line SD40

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