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Classic Toy Trains 1996 December Toy train basics SP Train master Cattle car fi
Classic Toy Trains December 1996
Cover Story
62 ON THE TRAIL OF A SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN MASTER
by Mark Landes
Precious few postwar Lionel Southern Pacific Train Masters were made. Author Mark Landes researches the lineage of his and tells a fascinating story about locomotive manufacturer Fairbanks-Morse, the railroad, and the model.
70 THE GAP: A TRAIN RUNS THROUGH IT
by Mark Thompson
... but someone had to build the train, transport it to the sales floor, and run it for all to enjoy.
78 PURSUING PHANTOM TRAINS IN CANADA
by J. F. J. Pereira
In the 1920s, American companies put Canadian road-names on toys bound for the Canadian market.
84 GET MOOOVING: CATTLE CAR FIX-UP Ray L. Plummer
If your Lionel no. 3656 cattle car is as balky as Bessie, here's how to improve its operation.
88 TRAINS IN THE GREENHOUSE
by Marshall Poindexter
Visit the New York Botanical Garden's whimsical large scale holiday layout.
92 AFFORDABLE OPERATING ACCESSORIES
by Michael Connor
If operating accessories have gotten too expensive for you, here's a half-dozen colorful, action-packed accessories you can afford.
98 TOY TRAIN BASICS
by Marshall Poindexter
Answers to the new hobbyist's most common questions.
106 FATHERS, SONS, AND LIONEL
by Marshall Poindexter An 0 gauge holiday layout helped
draw Rich Ferioli and his boys together.
118 THE THOMAS FAMILY LAYOUT
CREATES CHRISTMAS TIME IN A HOBBY SHOP
by Bob Keller
Toy train painter Angela Trotta Thomas and her husband, Bob, built their dream layout with a '50s hobbyshop atmosphere.
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