September 2010

September 2010

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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VISIT AN O GAUGE LAYOUT WITH INSPIRING MOUNTAIN SCENERY

By Roger Carp

Roger Bielen’s took the famed Burlington Route into new territory on his dramatic railroad.

ADD ELEVATION TO A FLAT LAYOUT

By Roger Carp

Don Pautler takes his tabletop O gauge railroad to a whole new level.

HOW-TO: REFURBISH A POSTWAR LIONEL BOXCAR IN FIVE STEPS

It’s easy and fun to take a Lionel model from sad to serviceable.

HOW-TO: BUILD WINNING SCENERY

By Thomas Meleck

Our Build A Scene contest winner made a minimum-space hillside.

HOW-TO: FILL THOSE EMPTIES!

By Jim Apitz

Run a lot of empty cars on your railroad? Loading them up can be a fun project for the whole family.

A FULL-SIZED, FULL-FEATURED LIONEL FASTRACK LAYOUT PLAN

By Mario DiFede , Kent Johnson

This 8 x 12-foot O gauge plan makes room for a multitude of trains and operating accessories.

FAMILY TIES AND S GAUGE TRAINS

By Ben Stiles

Visit an American Flyer layout that captures a lifetime of railroad dreams.

HOW -TO: ADD A WHIMSICAL MINE SCENE

By Peter H. Riddle

Model a not-quite-realistic mining scene on your layout.

FOCUS ON CLASSICS: LIONEL SETS FOR 1960

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

Quantity and quality were still there after founder J.L. Cowen left.

FOCUS ON CLASSICS: FLYER’S CLASSIC NO. 787 LOG LOADER

By Jim Smith

Introduced in 1955, this accessory delivered considerable play value.

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