Classic Toy Trains September 2006

COAL COUNTRY LAYOUT
Return to western Pennsylvania, circa 1948, on Bill Loop's O and S gauge layout.
Roger Carp

HUMUNGOUS HELL GATE BRIDGE
The Milwaukee Lionel club builds a 28-foot-long model of the famous New York City bridge.
Gerald Anderson and Michael Sadowski

BUILD A DVD DRIVE-IN THEATER
How to make a 1950s theater on your layout using 21st century technology.
Philip Whitmoyer

CENTRAL CITY RAILROAD
This 8- by 16-foot O gauge plan grows tall to avert urban sprawl.
E.A. Engebretson and Kent Johnson

LIONEL TRAINS FOR 1958
Lionel's space-age strategy for Super O and O-27 trains didn't reverse a sales slide.
Joe Algozzini and Roger Carp

LAYOUT WIRING LESSONS
Tools and techniques to bring reliable power to your trains.
Don Woodwell

SMALL TOWN; BIG RAILROADS
The Pennsylvania, Milwaukee Road, and more are all regular visitors to this compact O gauge layout.
Dennis and Danielle Stalzer

THIS LAYOUT IS A HIT WITH THE MOB
New Jersey's Train Station hobby shop builds an O gauge layout for The Sopranos television show.
Bob Keller

MAKE A SPRING-LOADED SWITCH How to construct an economical alternative to powered switch machines.
Peter H. Riddle