Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.35 - Issue 04 - July/August 2022

• Vol. 35
• Issue: 04
• Release: July/August 2022
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

COOPERATION REIGNS SUPREME
Visiting the Nassau, N.Y., Lionel Operating Engineers’ layout.

MARKING A NEW ERA IN RAILROADING
Lionel’s no. 9141 Burlington Northern gondola.

UNION PACIFIC ALCO DIESELS
Yellow and silver Lionel beauties from 1950-54.

SOLVING A GREAT MARX TRAIN MYSTERY
Truth behind the Tales of the Wells Fargo set.

FIXING A LIONEL MISSILE CAR
70 years and counting for this classic O gauge train

A NEW LAYOUT FOR AN S GAUGE LIFER
American Flyer trains have shaped Tom Barker.

A COLLECTOR OF TRAINS AND EXPERIENCES
Ray Martin gives 110 percent all the time.

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O Amtrak engine; Menards ore cars; SceniKing backdrops; plus more

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23

REVIEWS, pg. 50
MTH RailKing SD70ACe and caboose; Menards switch tower

AD INDEX, pg. 57

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 58

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.