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Classic Toy Trains 1999 February GM Switcher American Flyer uncataloged Restorat
Classic Toy Trains February 1999
60 CTT visits Lionel: Leading the legend
BY BOB KELLER
Gary Moreau, Lionel's chief executive officer, discusses the trainmaker's past, present, and future.
68 Ives' Candidate Special
BY FRED HEIMAN
This Standard gauge prototype, made just before Ives closed its doors, raises the question 'What if?"
71 Tinplate prototype: the GM switcher
B TERRY THOMPSON
This humble hauler helped dieselize freight yards - and basement empires.
72 The elusive, exclusive Flyer White's sets
BY TED HAMLER
The mystery surrounding these scarce uncataloged American Flyer collectibles has been solved.
77 Reviving a prewar Lionel bridge
BY CARL SWANSON
Intimidated by restoration? This project is quick and simple.
3 GREAT LAYOUTS
78 Big as life with American Flyer
BY SCOTT MOLLER
The realism of American Flyer shines on Scott Moller's bedroom-sized pike.
82 Happy medium with Lionel
BY RICHARD MAGNUSSEN
Scale scenery and Lionel trains blend together just right on Richard Magnussen's layout.
86 A little world of fun
BY CRAIG WILLARD
Who says you can't put a Lionel lift bridge on a layout the size of a Ping-Pong table?
88 Making the jump from 0 to S
BY ROGER CARP
Banning Repplier used what he learned in his years at Lionel to design catalogs for American Flyer's finest.
COVER STORY
96 A grand prize display layout
BY DALE SCHAFER
The D-265 factory layout of 1959 is a real prize, and that's how Lionel used the layout, too.
102 Display layout track plan
BY TERRY THOMPSON
Here's how to build your own Lionel D-265 tabletop layout.
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