Classic Toy Trains December 2008

Build the 4 x 8 Cascade & Timber Trail
Follow along as we start a new project railroad.
Kent Johnson

ONLINE EXTRA: Streaming video of the Cascade & Timber Trail Ry.

Building a childhood dream layout
A 1957 Lionel catalog illustration inspired Steve Garofalo to recreate a classic postwar railroad.
Roger Carp

Make a working drive-in theater
Play real movies on this eye-catching layout addition.
Peter H. Riddle

Visit the layout of Richard Kughn, the man who revived Lionel
The man who revitalized Lionel has a 20 x 24-foot layout that falls somewhere between toy and hi-rail.
Roger Carp

SUBSCRIBER-ONLY EXTRA: Two previously published Carail layout stories

Trains that deliver holiday joy
Two friends keep an O gauge holiday display tradition alive in their hometown.
Roger Carp

Easy O gauge vehicle accents
Step-by-step improvements for your fleet of vehicles.
Bill Spayd

Build a Main Street layout scene
Add balconies to buildings for a unique urban scene.
V.S. Roseman

Four Lionel postwar store displays highlight a great collection
Mark Stephens collects postwar Lionel - with a difference. He seeks out rare store layouts.
Roger Carp

Collectible Classics: American Flyer's no. 5007A Santa Fe set
This great postwar set combines colorful diesels with both freight and passenger cars.
Roger Carp