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Classic Toy Trains 1995 March Railroads on parade Build streetlights Std gauge t
Classic Toy Trains March 1995
COVER STORY
58 FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY
By Clarke Dunham
Learn how Dunham Studios created America's Railroads on Parade in Williamsburg, Va.
FEATURE ARTICLES
66 DID I DARE OPEN A SEALED BILD-A-MOTOR? By Bud Juneau
A new-in-the-box treasure from long ago
68 INEXPENSIVE CABOOSES: THE END OF THE LINE FOR CHEAP CLASSICS
By Michael Connor
Colorful cars for your modern-era Lionel freight trains
70 PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
By Tom Rollo
Lionel's metal single-dome tank cars reflect old and new production methods
76 BACK FROM THE BRINK
By George Hall
Even after disaster struck, Jerry Silvia never lost his love for American Flyer S gauge trains
84 THE REAL MCCOY
By Mark Home
McCoy Manufacturing's Standard gauge trains have been wowing collectors since 1965
90 BUILD A SMALL TOWN OIL DEPOT
By Douglas Woodward
It's easy to add an interesting and useful industry to your 0 or S gauge layout
98 WHAT COULD YOU REALLY HAVE AFFORDED? By George Hoffer
An economist looks at our wishbooks in term of today's incomes and prices
103 OUTDOOR ADVERTISING FROM MARX By Roy Jackson
These great billboards spruce up any layout
106 THE KID COMES HOME
By Roger Carp
Tony Golfo keeps alive the spirit and skills of Lionel's model shop
114 SIMPLE STREETLIGHTS
By Kenneth Estes
Inexpensive, working lights are easy to make for any scale
DEPARTMENTS
6 EDITORIAL
8 PRODUCT NEWS
16 FEEDBACK
22 EVENTS
38 PRODUCT REVIEWS 54 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
66 MY GREATEST FIND 127 as & A's
134 SCRAP BOX
141 CLASSIFIED ADS
146 DEALER DIRECTORY 150 CONVERSATION PIECE
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