Classic Toy Trains February 2007

28 TIPS FOR CITY SCENERY
Bob Brownsey's 10- by 13-foot O gauge layout is loaded with smart ideas.
Roger Carp

BIG & FAST OVAL
This 8- by 16-foot O gauge track plan leaves plenty of space for two fast trains and a passenger terminal.
E.A. Engebretson and Kent Johnson

THREE PRIME-TIME LIONEL F3 DIESELS
Learn about the last postwar F3 diesels: nos. 2383 Santa Fe, 2379 Rio Grande, and 2242 New Haven.
Len Carparelli

2006 INDEX OF STORIES
Last year's stories, reviews, and more all categorized for quick reference.
Compiled by Kelly Shaw

LIONEL RAILROAD FIGURES AND THEIR HEIRS
Six metal railroad figures that date to 1932.
Len Morrison

UNCOMPROMISING O GAUGE LAYOUT
Allen Rost built an 18- by 28-foot three-rail empire to his own specifications.
Roger Carp

HANDLE REPAIRS FOR NEW ZWs
New metal brackets and recalibration will keep your ZW controller humming.
Dick Teal

DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING FOR MTH SUBWAYS
How to add addition exterior lights to MTH RailKing subway sets.
Philip A. Greenberg

PREWAR PARADISE LAYOUT Robert Fisch has built an 8 1/2- by 11-foot Lionel layout that kids dreamed of in 1940.
Roger Carp

POLAR EXPRESS TOPS THE LIST
The most significant train sets according to our 20th anniversary reader survey.
Roger Carp