Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.36 - Issue 07 - Winter 2023

• Vol. 36
• Issue: 07
• Release: Winter 2023
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

LIONEL NO. 2378 MILWAUKEE ROAD F3
This elegant yet dull cab unit lasted only one year.


STEVE METKEN’S SHARP O GAUGE LAYOUT
“Neat” and beautifully detailed scenes are everywhere.


TRUE STORY OF MADISON HARDWARE'S PENNSY EP-5
Only the famous Lionel retailer sold a body shell painted gold.


AMERICAN FLYER CONQUERS THE ROCKIES
Greg Hurd set his S gauge layout high in Colorado.


TRAVEL BACK TO LEONARDS DEPARTMENT STORE
Restored D-147 display layout still delights visitors.


SNOW, GIFTS, & O GAUGE TRAINS IN 48 SQUARE FEET
Getting everything right on a small Christmas layout.


MEMORIES OF THE GREATEST TRAIN EVER
A Lionel O-27 freight remains the finest gift.


A HOPPER AT LAST
Lionel finally expanded its freight car roster in 1948.


REVIVAL OF FLYER DIESELS & ELECTRICS BY LIONEL
Pumping new blood into S gauge modeling in the 1980s and ’90s.

Also in this issue:
EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
LCCA custom cars, Menards products, RMT ore car, and more

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 20

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, pg. 22

S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 26

WEEKEND WORKSHOP, pg. 52
Upgrade your tower lights

REVIEWS, pg. 58
Lionel P42 engine, Lionel E8/E9 A-A set

AD INDEX, pg. 65

LOCOMOTIVES WE LOVE, pg. 66
Lionel modern-era Santa Fe Alco diesel

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.