May/June 2023
The May/June 2023 issue of Classic Toy Trains
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In this Issue
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Layout builder Don Klose says, “Real has always been my deal!”
Cover photo by the author
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Get to know this overlooked trackside item from the 1940s.
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Comparing the values of Flyer Atlantics and Hudsons.
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This heavyweight passenger outfit from 1973 was a landmark.
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Carey Tarkman always knew she was a Standard gauger.
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These colorful O gauge beauties mirrored real railroading.
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Naval vessels influenced the postwar line.
Also in this issue:
EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4
LETTERS, pg. 6
MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8
PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10
NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O offerings, the newest from MTH
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20
S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22
VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24
WEEKEND WORKSHOP, pg. 44
REVIEWS, pg. 50
Lionel rocket train, hobo boxcar
AD INDEX, pg. 57
TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 58
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