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Classic Toy Trains Magazine Back Issues September 2016

September 2016

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

Build a freight house

By Stan Trzoniec

Readily available materials make this a great first scratchbuilding project.

Guide to Lionel’s no. 125 whistling station

By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp

A popular accessory put railroad sound within everyone’s reach.

San Diego’s Old Town Depot

By Roger Carp , Jim Schwertman

A stellar display layout takes you back in time to the postwar years.

Make a Mini-Craft-style diner

By Alfred James Dill

This easy project was inspired by a classic postwar accessory.

How one simple idea became one great O gauge railroad

By Roger Carp

Bill Tennepaw’s 11 x 20-foot layout shows the power of persistence.

American Flyer’s rare and overlooked Kleer-Paks

By Jack Fazenbaker

In 1960, A.C. Gilbert introduced a fascinating packaging innovation.

Use servo-mechanisms to animate your railroad

By Robert H. Walker

Adding action to your layout is easy with servos. Here’s how they work.

Departments

Editor’s Desk

Letters

Photo Album

News

News from the September issue

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics

Lionel’s no. 9780 Johnny Cash boxcar

Views from the Underground

Weekend Workshop

Use servo-mechanisms to animate your railroad

Reviews

Lionel SD40

Williams by Bachmann scale GG1

Tips, Tools, & Techniques

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