October 1999

October 1999

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

MTH TRAVELING TRAILER SHOW

By Bob Keller

Big Mo stands for big mobile, a 46-foot trailer filled with a new four-seasons layout and MTH trains.

REPAIRING LIONEL’S OPERATING BOXCARS

By Ray L. Plummer

Simple steps to keep your postwar boxcars working like new.

THE LIONEL ENGINEERS CLUB

By Robert Osterhoff

The prewar granddaddy of train clubs generated fun, sales, and – six decades later – collectible paperwork.

STANDARD OF THE HOBBY

The magic of Standard gauge trains captivated Joe Davis as a youngster, just as his huge collection captivates youngsters – and adults – today.

A PEEK AT LIONEL PROTOTYPES

By Matt Usher

Master modeler Mike Fulmer turns ideas for future Lionel products into a nifty reality.

ROYAL BLUE FLYER RESTORATION

By Mike Hilbert

Straightforward steps to turn a trashed prewar American Flyer locomotive into a treasure.

TAKE A RIDE ON THE READING

By Carl Swanson

From coal trains to Crusaders, the Reading is an ideal railroad to model with toy trains.

CLASSIC SET: GENERAL GIFT PACK

By John A. Grams

The O-27 Frontier Gift Pack included a locomotive, three cars, and a carrying case – but no track or transformer.

STANDARD GAUGE ON A SHOESTRING

By Michael Connor

Big trains don’t have to mean big bucks.

A FATHER, A SON, THEIR ATTIC, BACK YARD, AND TRAINS

By Dick Christianson

From the lawn to the rafters, and from O gauge to half scale, trains dominate the home of Fred and Tom Vertel.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

S gauge bridge, Williams scale-sized Rectifier, MTH Geeps, Department 56 Hudson, K-Line scale cars

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

MTH RailKing Santa Fe 2900-class 4-8-4 Northern

MTH RailKing E8 diesel A-A

Walthers structure kits

Lionel RailSounds boxcar

Hartland Locomotive Works Large scale 4-4-0

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