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.

Hey that’s a neat … layout? • Sometimes it takes a mix of scales to make a cover

Classic Toy Trains

Reconsidering the lowly Scout

PHOTO ALBUM YOUR PICTURES

Thoughts on track • Tips for avoiding madness caused by right-of-way

BACK TO TRACK PLAN BASICS

News & products • WITH THE CTT STAFF

Bucket trouble on Flyer no. 752 coaler • Closing when it should open wide

Flyer no. 912 Koppers tank car • This S gauge model highlighted the chemical industry’s ties to railroading

Are you late to the party? • The good times are still here

No smoke • But the problem lit a fire under me to fix the unit

TAKE A RIDE ON THE O GAUGE READING • A three-rail tribute to a fallen flag

TRUE STUDENT OF ALL THINGS LIONEL • Trains and documents fascinate George Schmid

A car that drew SHORT-TERM INTEREST Developing the no. 6050 Lionel Savings Bank

BUILT WITH THE SPIRIT OF GILBERT • Tradition shapes Bill Clark’s S gauge layout

Modeling a logging switcher • Lionel’s no. 614 locomotive is the starting point for this project

SPOTLIGHT ON MARX DIESELS FROM FAIRBANKS-MORSE • Colorful lithographed engines brighten O gauge layouts

LIONEL MARKS 100 YEARS OF LADY LIBERTY • Train Master set recalls American freedom

A new horse in the race? • Menard’s tests its Santa Fe F3 on the O gauge market

Overlooked player • O gauge Soo Line 4-6-0 by Lionel

LIONEL NO. 6356 STOCKCAR

Testing transformers • Reconditioned units can be a shockingly good deal – or an electrical hazard!