Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.34 - Issue 07 - November 2021

• Vol. 34
• Issue: 7
• Release: November 2021
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

TRUE STUDENT OF ALL THINGS LIONEL
Trains and documents fascinate George Schmid.

FLYER NO. 912 KOPPERS TANK CAR
This model highlighted the chemical industry’s ties with railroading.

TAKE A RIDE ON THE O GAUGE READING
One modeler’s three-rail tribute to his favorite fallen flag.

A CAR THAT DREW SHORT-TERM INTEREST
Developing the no. 6050 Lionel Savings Bank.

BUILT WITH THE SPIRIT OF GILBERT
Tradition shapes Bill Clark’s S gauge layout.

MODELING A LOGGING SWITCHER
Lionel’s no. 614 locomotive is the starting point for this project.

MARX DIESELS FROM FAIRBANKS-MORSE
Colorful lithographed engines brighten O gauge layouts.

LIONEL MARKS 100 YEARS OF LADY LIBERTY
Train Master set recalls American freedom.

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O rolling stock and buildings, club cars, books, a special issue

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23

S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24

REVIEWS, pg. 56
First look: Menard’s F3 engine; Lionel Legacy Soo Line 4-6-0

AD INDEX, pg. 65

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
Test transformer phase; a starlight defense

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.