Classic Toy Trains

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS BRINGS YOU O AND S GAUGE FOR THE OPERATOR AND COLLECTOR. SEE THE NEWEST TRAINS FROM LIONEL, MTH, ATLAS O AND OTHERS; LEARN ABOUT TRACK PLANNING, WIRING AND LAYOUT CONSTRUCTION; IDENTIFY AND REPAIR OLD LIONEL AND AMERICAN FLYER TRAINS; AND VISIT THE MOST INSPIRING TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS EVER BUILT.

Realism is in the eye of the beholder • THINKING BIGGER ABOUT WHAT MAKES ‘A RAILROAD’

YOUR MAGAZINE TEAM

DO YOU HAVE A STORY?

CLASSIC TOY TRAINS

Model railroading is fun • ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY

PHOTO ALBUM • YOUR PICTURES

Details make the difference • ADD A SCENIC BOOST TO YOUR LAYOUT

PRODUCT NEWS

Quirky postwar whistle • WHY WON’T THE NO. 239 STEAMER SQUAWK WITH A NEW TRANSFORMER?

Trains with benefits • THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS TO COLLECT

ROOTS RUN DEEP • EXPLORE JOHN AND CATHY ROSE’S CHESAPEAKE & OLD DOMINION LINE

BRING A BIKE RIDER TO LIFE • HIDDEN TRACK HELPS CREATE THIS ANIMATED SCENE

A system for SCENERY

Gilbert went west ON THE TEXAS & PACIFIC • THE AMERICAN FLYER LINE FEATURED SEVERAL DIESELS WEARING ORANGE AND BLACK

YOUR GIFT FROM COLBER • THE NO. 120 RAILROADER’S PACK

STARS OF LIONEL FOR 1970 • GENERAL MILLS BROKE GROUND WITH MODERN COLLECTIBLE ROLLING STOCK

The MANY WONDERS of a Lionel prewar set • RICHARD SBUTTONI WILL ALWAYS CHERISH HIS FATHER’S BOYHOOD TRAIN

EXCEPTIONAL MODELS • PAUL V. AMBROSE HAS SPENT A LIFETIME SEARCHING FOR THE VERY FINEST LIONEL POSTWAR TRAINS

A magnificent 4-4-2 • THE LIONEL O GAUGE LEGACY A6 ATLANTIC, ILLINOIS CENTRAL NO. 1003

Ultimate budget cargo carrier

Feeding Fido • THE MENARDS O GAUGE J. SHEPHERD DOG FOOD FACTORY

LIONEL’S NO. 2465 SUNOCO DOUBLE-DOME TANK CAR