September 1999

September 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

THE BIG RED BRIDGE

By William H. Hidell

Superlatives don’t do justice to this Texas-sized operating lift bridge.

THE BRIDGES OF LIONEL COUNTRY

By John A. Grams

Varied and beautiful bridges were Lionel landmarks.

TINPLATE PROTOTYPE: HELL GATE BRIDGE

By Carl Swanson

The New York landmark inspired toy train manufacturers in the 1920s, and again today.

APARTMENT LAYOUT

This track plan, first published in Model Builder magazine in the 1940s, shows that big-time fun can come in small packages.

LONG ON VARIETY

By Dave Watson

Action and eclectic tastes are packed into this extensive layout and collection.

CONTROL YOUR LAYOUT CROSSING WITH RELAYS

By John A. Grams

Dave Watson’s layout features a signaled, relay-controlled crossing that you can build.

BUILD A WHISPER QUIET LAYOUT

By Joe Lesser

Foam carpet padding and plastic bundling straps silence the roar of a workplace Lionel layout.

CONSTRUCT A WOODEN ARCH BRIDGE

By Robbie Robinson

Basic woodworking techniques are the key to this pleasing scratchbuilt bridge.

RE-CREATING PREWAR SCENIC PLOTS

By Joe Lissi

Making your own tinplate scenery is easy and inexpensive.

LIONEL’S FACTORY: A FAMILY BUSINESS

By Roger Carp

Anthony LaFauci enjoyed working for Lionel for nearly half century, but he will tell you candidly that every day at the factory was not a picnic.

BRIDGES FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE

By Peter Corrigan

The short-lived Stanlo construction sets make perfect bridges for tooy trains.

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Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

News & Notes

Point of View

Product News

MTH boxcab electric, “I Love Toy Trains” boxcar, Lionel rolling stock, K-Line Crusader set, Y2K boxcar

Questions & Answers

Product Reviews

MTH Premier line Daylight GS4 4-8-4

S-Helper Service caboose

Lionel postwar no. 6250 diesel switcher

USA Trains Large scale GP38-2 diesel road switcher

Model Rectifier Corp. 100-watt AC transformer

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