Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.35 - Issue 06 - Nov/Dec 2022

• Vol. 35
• Issue: 06
• Release: Nov/Dec 2022
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

RESTORING LIONEL TRAINS TO GREATNESS
L&L Model Train Restoration marks half a century.

CHRISTMAS DISPLAY BUILT FAST & SMART
Dave Mills had less than 30 square feet to work with.

IT DOES EVERYTHING!
Engine facilities offer a lot of visual and operating possibilities.

SMALL LAYOUT WITH BIG IDEAS
S gauge models inhabit an imaginary city.

'S' STOOD FOR SILVER AT LIONEL
The story behind an oddly stamped box.

IDEAL LAYOUT FOR A GUY NAMED AL
Postwar memories thrive on this O gauge display.

AN APPETIZING KITBASH
Cooking up something special from a Plasticville kit.

FAMILIES AND LIONEL TRAINS
Two readers share their boyhood memories.

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Club offerings, LCCA Christmas car, lots of special magazines

COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 18
Lionel’s no. 1432W passenger outfit

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24

REVIEWS, pg. 56
Lionel LionChief Plus 2.0 Genesis

AD INDEX, pg. 65

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
A pair of digital pointers

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.