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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues October 2002

October 2002

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

HOW TO BUILD A HALLOWEEN LAYOUT

By Susan Vanselow

The CTT staff shows you how to build a small and charming O gauge figure-8 layout with a crossing wired for no collisions.

THE OTHER GIRL’S TRAIN

This set, produced by K-Line for the Toy Train Historical Foundation, kept growing.

24 HOURS ON A HI-RAIL LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Ron Zweig’s O gauge layout rocks around the clock thanks to 57 special lights and surround-sound effects.

EASY SUBWAY LINE

By Roger Carp

Beneath Ron Zweig’s 24-hour layout lies a clever subway that you can copy on your own layout.

LIONEL DISPLAY PLAN

By Roger Carp

Members of the Toy Train Operating Society will build this postwar-style layout at their November meet.

TOUR THE NATIONAL TOY TRAIN MUSEUM

By Roger Carp

Toy train operators and collectors can take pride in the museum’s numerous layouts and displays.

LAYOUT LOOK-BACK

Layouts from CTT’s past include scenes from Herb Lindsay’s hi-rail empire, the Nassau Lionel Operating Engineers’ club layout, and the Hollywood film The Addams Family.

PICKING THE RIGHT WIRE

By Dennis Eichenberg

Tips on selecting the proper wire for your layout or toy train projects.

BUILD A WELDER SCENE

By Don Woodwell

This easy-to-build scene gives your layout sparkle.

HOW TO WIRE A SWITCH TOWER

By Louis Koumoundouros

Three ways to wire Lionel’s ever-popular operating switch tower.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

Lionel Veranda Turbine, Williams J-class and Daylight steamers, S-Helper Service billboard reefers, Dorfan crocodiles for Standard gauge track

Questions & Answers

Talkin’ Toy Trains

Product Reviews

K-Line A5-class 0-4-0 switcher

Lionel Y-3 class 2-8-8-2

Weaver Reading 4-6-2 Pacific

3rd Rail Mercury 4-6-2 Pacific

Events

Ad Index

Collectible Classics

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