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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues November 2015

November 2015

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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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

Lionel display holds a secret

By Roger Carp

A 1953 retail store display built by Lionel reveals a hidden attraction.

Make your own trees using plants from your backyard

By Stanley Trzoniec

Harvest, enhance, and install grow-your-own scenery.

Layout salutes trains of New England

By Roger Carp

Ed Coye’s 17 x 20-foot O gauge railroad take visitors on a tour on the Northeastern U.S. in the 1950s.

Frank Sinatra loved toy trains

By Roger Carp

A look back at a legendary entertainer, his fantastic O gauge layout, and his place in our hobby.

Poem: Frank Sinatra’s trains

By John Koethe

A nationally known poet draws inspiration from “Ol’ Blue Eyes” and his interest in toy trains.

500 structures highlight one great S gauge model railroad

By Roger Carp

Vintage and modern S gauge trains have room to run on Larry Shughart’s barn-filling railroad.

Great Lionel sets for 1965

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

In a critical year, a confident Lionel produced great outfits.

Sell your toy train collection

By Carl Swanson

Time to thin the train herd? Don’t make a move until you read this!

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Photo Album

News

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

Lionel’s no. 1656 steam engine and tender.

Views from the Underground

Reviews

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

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