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Classic Toy Trains 1994 January Lionel K-Line Mike's Train House More
Classic Toy Trains January 1994
COVER STORY
78 LIONEL'S ALUMINUM PASSENGER SETS: 1 By Robert B. Corbin
Santa Fe streamliners from 1952 to 1954
FEATURE ARTICLES
14 K-LINE SUPER STORE OPENS IN DALLAS By Peter Frayer
A new era in toy-train retailing
64 TRAINS AND TOYS WALL TO WALL By George Hall
Ed wants them all, but where would he put them?
72 THE BUFFALO CREEK & GAULEY
By Brooks Stover
An S gauge layout with roots in the A. C. Gilbert heritage
84 DREAM WEAVER By Suzanne Axland Willoughby Valley videotapes encourage imagination
94 LOCOSCOPE
By Don Simonini
With its early use of plastics, Lionel's Locoscope gave us a glimpse of the future in 1939
102 BUILD AN OPERATING WIGWAG SIGNAL By M. Scott Melton
Lionel's banjo signal provides a great starting point
108 LIONEL PROTOTYPES DISCOVERED! By Richard H. Pemble
The story behind plans for a 6464 Scotch Tape boxcar
114 CTT VISITS MIKE'S TRAIN HOUSE
A veteran manufacturer re-enters the hobby with a bang
122 LUMBER TO NOWHERE
By Ray L. Plummer
Logs on Lionel's no- 364 loader never make it to the mill
132 BUYER BE AWARE
By Herb Brauer
Words of wisdom for newcomers to the used-train market
DEPARTMENTS
6 EDITORIAL
Take your time
8 PRODUCT NEWS
What's new from G to S
16 FEEDBACK Your letters
26 BOOKSHELF
New books and videos
38 EVENTS
Listing of shows and meets
46 PRODUCT REVIEWS Here he is! Thomas the Tank Engine
62 PRODUCT SHOWCASE Noteworthy new items
105 CLASSIC TRAIN SETS Lionel DeLuxe Pullman
142 O's & A's
Answers to questions
150 SCRAP BOX Bits and pieces
130 DEALER
DIRECTORY
Folks we hope you'll support
161 STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP
170 CONVERSATION PIECE
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