Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.35 - Issue 03 - May/June 2022

• Vol. 35
• Issue: 03
• Release: May/June 2022
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

GOING HIS OWN WAY IN O GAUGE
Chris Raines expresses himself on a new layout and YouTube channel

MARX'S MILITARY TRAIN SET
An unnumbered prewar marvel

BACKROOM TREASURES FROM GILBERT
American Flyer rolling stock assortments

MEET LIONEL'S DETAIL EXPERT
Fritz Della Valle got everything moving correctly

THE MARX EL CAPITAN SET DEFINED ELEGANCE
70 years and counting for this classic O gauge train

LIONEL'S NO. 397 COAL LOADER
Plenty of action and only one track required

LIONEL'S NO. 1615 CANNONBALL EXPRESS SET
A study of transition from 1986

OUT OF MANY COMES ONE SUPERB LAYOUT
The “Eclectic Empire” boasts trains of every gauge and vintage

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Items from the Amherst show

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 18

S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 20

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 21

WEEKEND WORKSHOP, pg. 48
New life for a Flyer no. 290 steamer

REVIEWS, pg. 50
Lionel Baby K4, Menards hospital

AD INDEX, pg. 57

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 58
Modifications for trucks and closing track gaps

Overview:

In the pages of CLASSIC TOY TRAINS magazine you'll find information about building, operating, and enhancing toy train layouts; track plans, repair and maintenance tips, profiles of collectible postwar and prewar trains, and more.