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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues March 2013

March 2013

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

FROM BARE WALLS TO BOLD SCENERY IN 8 EASY STEPS

By Kent Johnson

How to bring a big scene down to size by building along a backdrop.

BUILD A CLASSIC LIONEL DISPLAY

By Kent Johnson

Wiring and simple scenery bring our 4 x 8-foot O gauge layout to life.

LAYOUT FEATURES TWO LEVELS OF O GAUGE FUN IN A SPARE ROOM

By Roger Carp

Barri Evangelisti found space for his 10 x 11-foot scenic layout in an unexpected place.

O GAUGE RAILS TO THE BIG EASY

By Roger Carp

Drew Madere’s 11 x 20-foot garage layout was inspired by the railroads and landscape of Louisiana.

A 11 x 16-FOOT FASTRACK PLAN FOR A “CURVES & CLIMBS” PIKE

By Michael Tylick

This O gauge Lionel FasTrack plan features narrow gauge-style action.

DISCOVER THE NO. 69: LIONEL’S FIRST OPERATING ACCESSORY

By Peter H. Riddle

The prewar no. 69/069 warning signal was a key step in toy train history – it was the first to be triggered by a train.

NEW LOOK AT BLOCK-CONTROL WIRING

By John Rusterholz

A time-honored wiring system unlocks the ability to run multiple trains on one track using conventional control.

8 TOP LIONEL SETS OF THE 1960S

By Roger Carp

Collector and publisher John Schmid shares his eight favorite Lionel promotional outfits from the 1960s.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

SCENERY YOUR WAY

Letters

Photo Album

News

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

American Flyer’s no. 772 water tower

Views from the Underground

Weekend Workshop

THE MTH SIGNAL SWITCHEROO

Reviews

BALDWIN CENTIPEDE FROM LIONEL
MOTORIZED UNITS FROM LIONEL AND RMT BY ARIST-O

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