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Classic Toy Trains 1997 May Basic toy train electricity Operating semaphores
Classic Toy Trains May 1997
52 TURNING A SIMPLE KIT
INTO A MASTERPIECE
by Lee Vande Visse
With a little paint and detailing, Walthers' snap-together Toy Shoppe becomes a work of art
56 THE RISE OF THE GREAT TRAIN STORES by S. Marshall Poindexter
How this successful model railroad chain may change our hobby for the better
60 SURVEYING THE SILENT SENTINELS by William G. Scandariato
Lionel's semaphores have been standing guard over layouts for 90 years
64 THREE LAYOUTS IN ONE
by Peter Atonna
Peter wanted to show off all his varied trains in scenery appropriate to their eras
72 THE MILWAUKEE ROAD
by Terry Thompson
Vast, fast, unique
75 J.L. COWEN'S
HANDS-ON MANAGEMENT
by Arthur ZirulTOY TRAINS
J.L. didn't lead, so much
as he ruled, by example10 YEARS
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76 THE BIG SHOW
by Paul Wasserman
Paul's priorities are right: Trains took center stage when he added on to his new home
84 CLASSIC TRAIN SETS:
LIONEL'S 0-27 SANTA FE PASSENGER SET by John Grams
This blue-striped set hails from the heyday of 0-27 trains
86 MARX: MADE IN ENGLAND
by Ian Paterson
Following three decades of British Marx toy trains
94 SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF HI-RAIL by Joe Lesser
The man whose work defines hi-rail
helps define it for the rest of us
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