Classic Toy Trains March 2020

Lineup

[Cover Story]
A system for scenery 
How one modeler establishes rural realism on his layout.
By Neil Schorr
Cover photo by Neil Schorr

Roots run deep
Explore John and Cathy Rose’s Chesapeake & Old Dominion line.
By Roger Carp

Bring a bike rider to life
Hidden track helps create this animated scene.
By Joseph Rampolla

Gilbert went west on the Texas Pacific
The American Flyer line featured several diesels wearing orange and black.
By Mark Suek

Your gift from Colber
The no.120 railroader’s pack
By Roger Carp

Stars of Lionel for 1970
General Mils broke ground with modern collectible boxcars.
By Roger Carp

The many wonders of a Lionel prewar set
Richard Sbuttoni will always cherish his father’s boyhood train.
By Roger Carp

Exceptional Lionel models
Paul V. Ambrose has spent a lifetime searching for the very finest – and scarcest – Lionel postwar trains.
By Roger Carp