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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues September 2007

September 2007

By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


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Features

HANDBOOK ON LAYOUT WIRING

By Ray L. Plummer

Basic electrical practices for toy train layouts.

SCENERY RULES ON THE RED ROCK LAYOUT

By Mike Prelee

Intense Southwestern scenery dominates this 9- by 17-foot O gauge layout.

14 TIPS FOR SELLING TRAINS ON EBAY

Clear photos, simple descriptions, and more will get you the most from your train sales.

TWO-SHEET LAYOUT PLAN THAT GROWS

By Neil Besougloff

This 1950s-style O gauge plan can be built in plywood stages.

PIECING TOGETHER A POSTWAR LIONEL CRANE

By Paul Olekson

Obtaining a complete no. 182 magnet crane turned into a scavenger hunt.

MEMORIES OF THE LIONEL RAIL ROAD CO.

By Roger Carp

Lionel created an executive board run by kids during this 1960s corporate program.

MAKE AN MTH BATTERY CHARGER

By Paul Pullen

How to install a charging jack on older ProtoSound 2.0 locomotives.

SEVEN DAYS TO SEE A TINPLATE LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Former CTT Editor Neil Besougloff’s O gauge layout faced a home-sale deadline.

BUILD A MILITARY SCRAP YARD

By Karl Andrews

How to create an eye-catching surplus lot.

USE A RELAY CIRCUIT TO STOP RUNAWAYS

By Karl Andrews

How to wire a time-delay relay for track grades.

TOP TREND: FASTRACK AND VEHICLES

By Bob Keller

Insights on layout detail items from our 20th anniversary reader survey.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Correspondence

Photo Album

News

Atlas O MP15DC diesel switcher, brass railroad structures from Weaver, SMR 4-4-0 19th-century steamer, Weaver Maple Donuts reefer

Questions & Answers

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

Supply List

Wiring Diagrams

Reviews

MTH O gauge 4-6-6-4 Challenger

Lionel S gauge 4-8-4 Northern

Lionel O gauge Amtrak Superliner StationSounds Diner

Events

Ad Index

Collectible Classics

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