Classic Toy Trains - Magazine - Vol.36 - Issue 06 - Nov/Dec 2023

• Vol. 36
• Issue: 06
• Release: Nov/Dec 2023
• Series: Classic Toy Trains
• Publisher: Kalmbach

Features:

HERE COMES THE POLAR EXPRESS!
A skill-building compact holiday layout project

LIONEL’S NO. 19288 CONRAIL BOXCAR
O gauge tribute to the formation of a notable railroad

DISCOVER SAKAI FREIGHT SETS FROM JAPAN
Postwar copies of a basic Marx set

A BIG CHRISTMAS TOY TRAIN MYSTERY
Memories of displays made me wonder, “What happened to them?”

A CHRISTMAS LAYOUT YOU CAN VISIT
Ron Siebler built a nostalgic S gauge display in Dallas

LIONEL TREASURE SURVIVES A CENTURY!
Discover Scenic Railway No. 177 from 1923

A LIONEL TRAIN AND ITS GREAT STORY
Santa Fe set, boxes, and loads of family memories

A SOUTH CAROLINA CLUB BUILDS A GREAT LAYOUT
Bringing O gauge talent together

Also in this issue:
EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O offerings, club cars, railroad books, calendar, and more

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20

S GAUGE NOW AND THEN, pg. 22

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 24

REVIEWS, pg. 56
Lionel hybrid Challenger, Menards gas station, and more

AD INDEX, pg. 65

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
Helpful uses for silica packets, temporary winter scenery, and more

PLUS: THE MENARDS FALL CATALOG
36 pages of new toy train products from Menards

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.