Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.36 - Issue 04 - July/Aug 2023

• Vol. 36
• Issue: 04
• Release: July/Aug 2023
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

ROLLING ON THROUGH ADVERSITY
Nothing can stop the Train Masters of Babylon. Cover photo by Ben Lake.

COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS: LIONEL’S NO. 17014 GOLDEN WEST GRAFFITI HOPPER
Modeling a controversial trend.

BETTER AND BETTER AMERICAN FLYER LAYOUTS
Tim Price keeps upping his S gauge game with new displays.

WHERE DISPLAYS COME TO LIFE
Steven Blotner preserves the history of the toy train hobby.

UNCATALOGED MARX NEW YORK CENTRAL PASSENGER SET
This elegant O scale train was available only by mail order.

BUILDING A FARMHOUSE SCENE
Plus some helpful tips to get rid of that flatland look.

TREASURE IN LIONEL’S NO. 1250 SERVICE STATION SPECIAL
Set from 1972 gave new life to a classic steamer.

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O offerings, NJ Hi-Railers specials, railroad books and DVDs

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24

WEEKEND WORKSHOP, pg. 44

REVIEWS, pg. 50
Lionel F40PH, Menards Cripple Creek County Jail, plus more

AD INDEX, pg. 57

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 58
Make command control easier and more reliable

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.