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Classic Toy Trains 2002 Sept Repair broken Lionel motor Atlas O track plan MTH B
Classic Toy Trains September 2002
COVER STORY
44 Digital, control delivers
BY NEIL BESOUGLOFF
Here's what you need to know about MTH's all-new Digital Control System.
50 Layout look-back
Layouts from CTTs past include a pair of American Flyer displays from Homer Henry and Bob Board and a prewar Lionel layout from Stu Shuster.
52 Room-sized Atlas 0 track plan
BY THOMAS MELECK
Go from 0-72 big-time operation to a tight mining branch with this 12 by 16-foot walk-in track plan.
57 Why is there an arrow?
BY DONALD SIMONINI
Prewar and postwar accessories with arrows painted on their rooftops are signs of their times.
58 Big Apple in O gauge
By ROGER CARP
Jim Ledwith's breathtaking 21 by 31-foot layout recalls a special place: New York City.
66 Repairing Lionel motors
BY RAY L. PLUMMER
Everything you need to know about cleaning and rebuilding prewar and postwar-style motors.
72 Second to none collection
BY JOE ALGOZZINI WITH ROGER CARP
A top collector gives us an inside look at the auction of an incredible postwar Lionel collection.
83 Replacing worn-out MTH batteries
BY JIM Riccioli
ProtoSound problems? Better check your battery, pronto.
85 How to wire a crossing signal
BY LOUIS KOUMOUNDOUROS
Three ways to wire Lionel's Mainline series highway signal.
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