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Classic Toy Trains 1995 September Lionel Variations American Flyer Great Layouts
Classic Toy Trains September 1995
Cover Story
58 A FRESH LOOK AT LIONEL VARIATIONS
By Paul V. Ambrose and Harold J. Lovelock
What really makes one freight car different from another
Feature Articles
52 TOUR THE LARUE SHEMPP COLLECTION By Dick Christianson
You wouldn't expect to find a great toy train collection in a county museum
64 CHASING ELIZABETH
By Phyllis L. Cram
The search for two Lionel passenger cars unites a family and earns second prize in CTT's writing contest
66 "READY WHEN WE ARE"
By Grace Eck
A father-and-daughter team builds a compact 0-27 layout
72 STILL SWIFT OF FOOT
By John A. Grams and Tom Michels
Modern-era reproductions of the Hiawatha steamer capture the beauty and speed of the original
78 THE UNIVERSE AT HIS FINGERTIPS By Roger Carp
Harold Wyatt designed his 0 gauge layout to be the world he wanted
86 THE SCARCEST DORFAN LOCOMOTIVE By Jeffrey Ralston
Was a no. 492 0 gauge electric ever made?
90 "CONGRATULATIONS FROM LIONEL" By Bob Alexander and Randy Losch Winning Lionel contests in the 1930s and '60s
94 BRINGING AMERICAN FLYER TO THE WEST By Roger Carp
The salesmen who carried the Gilbert banner westward
104 FINE-TUNING FLYER'S 303
By Bob Newton
Tips for keeping your Atlantic in top running order
Departments
6 EDITORIAL Our greatest find
8 PRODUCT NEWS What's new from G to S gauge
16 FEEDBACK 25 EVENTS
34 PRODUCT REVIEWS Weaver's John Wilkes and 0 gauge cars from Crown Model Products
48 PRODUCT SHOWCASE
108 as & A's
Parts dealer roundup
118 BOOKSHELF
122 SCRAP BOX
Award given to the Yohes at April York
130 CLASSIFIED ADS
133 DEALER DIRECTORY
138 CONVERSATION PIECE Odd Atlas 0 gauge car
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