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
Lights and smoke bring unpowered diesels to life
Jestjamo: Crazy name for a fun-filled railroad
6 levels, 3 rails, 1 incredible O gauge layout!
Lionel in 1966
Memories ride on two rails for a Flyer enthusiast
Birth of a great idea Lionels first operating cars
Simple steps toward greater layout realism
Departments
Editor’s Desk
Letters
Photo Album
News
Lionel revives Bicentennial set with U36B diesel, new colors for ETS’ O gauge lithographed Merci Train boxcar, and Pikestuff Models releases a new S gauge laser-cut structure.
Questions & Answers
Collectible Classics
Industrial Rail’s no. 1702 work caboose.
Views from the Underground
Reviews
O gauge Premier line 0-4-0 steam switcher and Norfolk & Western J-class RailKing 4-8-4 from MTH Electric Trains.
Tips, Tools, & Techniques