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.
Features
Build a retaining wall
A layout of a Lionel lifetime
Discover a truly beautiful O gauge layout
Guide to Lionel sets
Add layout-boosting detail
End and rebirth of S gauge Santa Fe passenger trains
Weekend workshop: Update a Lionel MPC boxcar
Departments
Editor’s Desk
Give your layout a boost
Letters
Photo Album
News
Liquid bulk container car and covered hopper cars from Menards, and a new book from Senior Editor Roger Carp.
Questions & Answers
Postwar Lionel GG1 balks when backing
Collectible Classics
Weaver’s no. 7530 Southern Pacific GP38-2
Views from the Underground
Who reads the “Views?”
Reviews
AEM7 locomotive from MTH, Lionel’s LionChief Universal Remote, and three buildings from Woodland Scenics.
Tips, Tools, & Techniques