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Classic Toy Trains 1989 Fall Lionel torpedo Locomotives Railscope battery saver
Classic Toy Trains Fall 1989
COVER STORY
42 LIONEL'S STREAMLINED TORPEDO
By John A. Grams
This handsome locomotive has been a favorite for half a century
FEATURE ARTICLES
19 LIONEL'S TOP 20 TRAIN SETS
By Dick Christianson
CTT readers tell us about their favorite postwar train sets
28 REPAINT OR ORIGINAL? SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU AVOID FAKES By Joe Algozzini
A history of the problem and a look at some locomotives and cabooses
33 THE LIONEL 0 GAUGE MADISON CENTRAL By Bill Hopping
A home layout open to the public every year since 1965
37 CTT VISITS LGB's WOLFGANG RICHTER
By Dick Christianson
Their entrance into model train manufacturing and the future of G scale
53 THE AMERICAN FLYER "GEEP"
By Andy Sperandeo
An S gauge model of GM's pacesetting GP7 road switcher
54 LIONEL NO. 8 ELECTRIC-STYLE LOCOMOTIVE By Doug Knowles
A Standard gauge engine with a colorful past
57 RAILSCOPE BATTERY-SAVER: 1
By Don Hansen, P. E.
A project that lets you use track power to extend battery life
66 TUNING UP THE PACIFIC THAT REALLY ISN'T A PACIFIC By Bill Ahrens
Maintaining Lionel's 675, 2025, and 2035 steam locomotives
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