Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.34 - Issue 08 - December 2021

• Vol. 34
• Issue: 8
• Release: December 2021
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

MILWAUKEE LIONEL RAILROAD CLUB
The group’s O gauge layout keeps getting better

LIONEL NO. 2020 TURBINE FROM 1946
A smokin’ addition to the early O-27 line

WHAT’S THE FUN IF THEY DON’T RUN?
A layout to store and operate a colorful (mostly) Marx collection

SMOKE SET THE TOY TRAIN WORLD ON FIRE
Lionel and Flyer raced to be first with this effect in 1946

AMERICAN FLYER’S SINGLEDOME GULF TANK CARS
Realistic models filled the S gauge roster between 1951 and ’57

HOLIDAY NOSTALGIA ON AN O GAUGE LAYOUT
Modern Lionel trains changed Christmas for Richard Doolittle

UNTOLD STORY: BEHIND THE LIONEL STOCK-WATCH
A forgotten product for farmers

WHAT DOES LIONEL SHARE WITH F.D.R. AND KING KONG?
Richard Mack’s been a toy train fan since 1933

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 8

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O offerings, a unique TCA reefer, books, and more!

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23

S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24

REVIEWS, pg. 58
Lionel Legacy GP30

AD INDEX, pg. 65

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
Repairing broken Flyer stirrup steps

Overview:

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.