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January 2018 | ModelRailroader.com
By Weldon Nash | October 19, 2020
| Last updated on November 3, 2020
January 2018
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
A gift from Lionel
Jay Zalewski’s dad carted home a complete Lionel-built store display railroad layout in 1955.
Plunge into modeling water
Adding a harbor, river, or lake to your layout is easy when you follow these essential tips.
Realism and whimsy on a great O gauge layout
The Clarke family’s 19 x 30-foot railroad salutes the Northeast.
Three generations built Nassau Hobby Center
Toy and model trains share the spotlight at this long-standing shop.
1947: The year without a Lionel switch engine
Lionel needed three years to perfect a unit for postwar modelers.
Flyer fun is the thing!
Al Marotta breaks all the rules on his 8 x 15-foot S gauge layout.
One busy day in the life of a Marx freight station
Imagine the trains being loaded and unloaded at a classic lithographed Marx no. 5420 from the early 1950s.
Childhood dream comes true on this 3-rail masterpiece
What went around in 1950 comes around on Lawrence Goodridge’s 8 x 24-foot masterpiece.
Departments
Editor’s Desk
Jump in – the water’s fine!
Letters
Photo Album
News
Four O gauge PCC streetcars from MTH, Woodland Scenics releases a mobile home, and 14 new boxcar roadnames from Menards.
Questions & Answers
Collectible Classics
Flyer no. 20435 Meteor set
Views from the Underground
Weekend Workshop
Reviews
O gauge skyscraper from Menards and MTH’s streamlined Reading RR Crusader 4-6-2.
Tips, Tools, & Techniques
