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February 2014 | ModelRailroader.com
By Lou Sassi | October 19, 2020
| Last updated on November 3, 2020
February 2014
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.
Features
Our project railroad series continues as the staff installs twin loops of track.
TWO-ERA TIME TRAVEL ON TWO SMALL O GAUGE LAYOUTS
Kevin Coyle models two eras, 1932 and 1963, on a pair of layouts.
FOUR FUN-FILLED 4 X 8-FOOT O GAUGE TRACK PLANS
A quartet of creative track plans for popular modern track systems.
PLAN AN EASY-ACCESS LAYOUT
Build a tabletop layout that slides.
BUILD A LIONEL FACTORY DISPLAY
A factory-built 4 x 8-foot layout from 1957 offers two levels of toy train fun.
PRO TIPS FOR REALISTIC SCENERY
Learning from a superb O gauge layout.
REALISM AND AMERICAN FLYER: GILBERT UPGRADES ITS FLEET
Knuckle couplers highlighted 1952.
ADAPTING WALTHERS O SCALE PASSENGER CARS FOR O-72 USE
Vintage car kits are perfect for O-72.
Departments
Editor’s Desk
WHAT IS A PUBLISHER?
Letters
Photo Album
News
Questions & Answers
Collectible Classics
American Flyer’s no. 748 overhead bridge
Views from the Underground
Weekend Workshop
Tips, Tools, & Techniques
