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May 2015 | ModelRailroader.com
By Dave Rickaby | October 19, 2020
| Last updated on November 3, 2020
May 2015
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
Rehab your layout
Three great modelers show how to give your old layout new life.
Introducing the Cumberland & Appalachian Railroad
Jim Dorsett depicts “Wild and Wonderful” southern coal country on his detail 25 x 49-foot O gauge layout.
Lionels postwar infatuation with the Jersey Central
This regional railroad was one of Lionel’s favorites – but not for long!
Six steps to “blink-free” passenger-car lighting
The secret is a simple wiring trick Lionel pioneered 100 years ago.
Rediscovering American Flyer’s no. 633 postwar boxcars
From very common to very rare, there’s much more to these S gauge models than first meets your eye.
Repair Lionel’s modern-era round-base accessories
Lionel’s series of round-base animated accessories pack plenty of action in a modest space. Here’s how to keep yours in peak operating condition.
Need an uncoupler magnet? It’s never too late to add one
Installing an uncoupling coil on O gauge track calls for only a few supplies and materials, including an Atlas uncoupling track, a motor tool, and glue.
Departments
Editor’s Desk
Letters
Photo Album
News
New toy train products
Questions & Answers
Collectible Classics
Lionel’s prewar no. 097 accessory set.
Views from the Underground
Weekend Workshop
Tips, Tools, & Techniques
