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Classic Toy Trains 2000 September Army train Double your power American Flyer
Classic Toy Trains September 2000
COVER STORY
50 American Flyer's missing link
BY JOHN A. GRAMS
A. C. Gilbert's late prewar trains are the link between American Flyer's 0 gauge and S gauge eras.
58 Rails 'n' tails freight cars
BY TERRY THOMPSON
Lionel's postwar animal-related freight cars span the gap between realism and fantasy.
62 Ron's populous layout
BY CARL SWANSON
Ron Schlicht has 1,500 residents and counting on his S gauge layout.
66 The responsibilities of a toy train collector
BY ROGER CARP
Larry House wants collectors to share their love of toy trains - as he does with his prewar collection.
74 Challenging the Lion, Part 1
BY ROGER CARP
Toy train manufacturers have challenged Lionel for a century, and among the most colorful were the Lion's prewar competitors.
82 Hi-rail meets scale
BY LARRY KOSTKA
A garage 0 gauge layout blends the best of both layout genres.
91 My army train
BY ROBERT KERN
Combine an old Marx locomotive and plastic military kits to build your own army train.
93 Lionel's top 10: smoke units
BY JOHN A GRAMS
At no. 4 in our reader survey of Lionel's top innovations is the development of smoking steam locomotives.
95 Double your power
BY RAY L PLUMMER
How to wire two postwar locomotives to a single reverse unit.
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