Classic Toy Trains Jan 2018

A gift from Lionel
By Roger Carp
Jay Zalewski’s dad carted home a complete Lionel-built store display railroad layout in 1955.

Plunge into modeling water
By Jay Cain
Adding a harbor, river, or lake to your layout is easy when you follow these essential tips.

Realism and whimsy on a great O gauge layout
By Ian Clarke
The Clarke family’s 19 x 30-foot railroad salutes the Northeast.

Three generations built Nassau Hobby Center
By Roger Carp
Toy and model trains share the spotlight at this long-standing shop.

1947: The year without a Lionel switch engine
By Robert Remley
Lionel needed three years to perfect a unit for postwar modelers.

Flyer fun is the thing!
By Roger Carp
Al Marotta breaks all the rules on his 8 x 15-foot S gauge layout.

One busy day in the life of a Marx freight station
By Eric Beheim
Imagine the trains being loaded and unloaded at a classic lithographed Marx no. 5420 from the early 1950s.

Childhood dream comes true on this 3-rail masterpiece
By Roger Carp
What went around in 1950 comes around on Lawrence Goodridge’s 8 x 24-foot masterpiece.