Classic Toy Trains September 2010

FOCUS ON CLASSICS: LIONEL SETS FOR 1960
Quantity and quality were still there after founder J.L. Cowen left.
Joe Algozzini and Roger Carp

ADD ELEVATION TO A FLAT LAYOUT
Don Pautler takes his tabletop O gauge railroad to a whole new level.
Roger Carp

HOW-TO: REFURBISH A POSTWAR LIONEL BOXCAR IN FIVE STEPS
It's easy and fun to take a Lionel model from sad to serviceable.
Terry Thompson

HOW-TO: BUILD WINNING SCENERY
Our Build A Scene contest winner made a minimum-space hillside.
Thomas Meleck

VISIT AN O GAUGE LAYOUT WITH INSPIRING MOUNTAIN SCENERY
Roger Bielen's took the famed Burlington Route into new territory on his dramatic railroad.
Roger Carp

HOW-TO: FILL THOSE EMPTIES!
Run a lot of empty cars on your railroad? Loading them up can be a fun project for the whole family.
Jim Apitz

A FULL-SIZED, FULL-FEATURED LIONEL FASTRACK LAYOUT PLAN
This 8 x 12-foot O gauge plan makes room for a multitude of trains and operating accessories.
Mario DiFede and Kent Johnson

FAMILY TIES AND S GAUGE TRAINS
Visit an American Flyer layout that captures a lifetime of railroad dreams.
Ben Stiles

HOW -TO: ADD A WHIMSICAL MINE SCENE
Model a not-quite-realistic mining scene on your layout.
Peter H. Riddle

FOCUS ON CLASSICS: FLYER'S CLASSIC NO. 787 LOG LOADER
Introduced in 1955, this accessory delivered considerable play value.
Jim Smith