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Classic Toy Trains 2007 March Rivers Lakes Keep railcars from stalling Lionel Fa
Classic Toy Trains March 2007
42 3 ways to make rivers and lakes
BY KEN I' JOHNSON
How to use paint, Plexiglas, and easy-pour plastic to make realistic waterways on your layout.
46 Small layout filled with action
By ROGER CARP
Jeff West runs three trains, a subway, and a trolley all at once on his 5- by 9-foot 0 gauge layout.
50 Postwar locomotive keeps coming back
BY MICHAEL CONNOR
The Lionel no. 520 boxcab has returned in different forms since its 1956 introduction.
52 Great details on a mid-sized layout
BY ROGER CARP
Daniel Jioia gets everything right on his 8- by 16-foot 0 gauge layout.
60 6 Lionel errors on the Internet
BY JOE ALGOZZINI AND ROGER CARP
Buyers should beware of these postwar misrepresentations.
64 Make smoother running rail trucks
BY JOSEPH RAMPOLLA
How to add a capacitor to a track vehicle to improve its performance over switches and crossings.
68 Jumbo trains on a big layout
BY ROGER CARP
Tom Zemanek built his huge 0 gauge layout to accommodate 100-car trains.
74 Step-by-step plan
BY NEIL BESOUGLOFF
How a rough pencil sketch evolves into a detailed 15- by 17-foot 0 gauge track plan.
77 American Flyer's Mr. Peanut car
BY TED AND JUDY HAMLER
The no. 24068 S gauge car boxcar may be the rarest S gauge model of all.
79 Top trend: Big steam
BY BOB KELLER
Steam locomotive insights from our 20th anniversary reader survey.
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