October 2005

October 2005

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

HOMEWARD BOUND ON THE PENNSY

By Dennis Cuneo

A small town in the Allegheny Mountains inspired this 18- by 24-foot layout.

LIONEL’S TRAIL-BLAZING SWITCHERS

By Len Carparelli

These diesels set the standard for motor design and Magne-Traction in the postwar years.

CONQUER THE ROCKIES

By Don Woodwell

This room-sized O gauge track plan was inspired by the Canadian Pacific Railroad’s famed spiral tunnels.

HOW TO RESTORE OLD TRAIN BOXES

By Jack Willer

A hairdryer, clothes iron, waxed paper, and clamps are all that you need to repair a battered box.

IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN

By Roger Carp

Alan Wishengrad’s creative 9- by 16-foot layout.

WIRE TRACK SWITCHES FOR QUICK ROUTING

By John Rusterholz

Create different automatic train routes by wiring together pairs of O gauge switches.

BUILD A HARDBOARD HOBOKEN TERMINAL

By William Hildebrand

Construct a big-city station with low-cost materials.

LIONEL LEFT ITS MARK

By Roger Carp

William Alpern recalls his salesman days at Lionel.

HALT HANDCAR HANG-UPS

By Joseph Rampolla

Add a trailer and a reverse unit to an O gauge handcar for improved operation.

FLYER’S “FAT BOY” DIESELS

By Ted Hamler , Roger Carp

These toy-like S gauge F9 diesels reflect Gilbert’s struggles in the 1960s.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

Photo Album

News

Atlas O GP9 diesel, Plasticville pre-assembled buildings, Ameritrains Marx-style boxcars, K-Line EP-5 electric, Town & Country Hobbies lighted billboards, Weaver O gauge archbar trucks

Questions & Answers

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Reviews

MTH Premier line Reading T1

K-Line watchman shanty

K-Line operating speeder shed

Lionel Canadian Pacific Grain Train set

Semafor Baldwin-Westinghouse steeple-cab electric

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