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Classic Toy Trains 2012 November How to build a focused collection Troubleshoot
Classic Toy Trains 2012 November
25 YEARS OF CTT
SILVER ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
42 The birth of Classic Toy Trains
By Dick Christianson
Founding Editor Dick Christianson takes you behind the scenes.
44 Exclusive: Industry leaders discuss the hobby's future
By Carl Swanson
Interviews with leaders from Atlas, Lionel, MTH Electric Trains, and Williams by Bachmann.
48 Kent Johnson on building mile-high mountain scenery
By Kent Johnson
Build a great scene in a small space.
52 Visit a compact postwar gem built in just 55 square feet
By Roger Carp
David Smith's 0 gauge layout has a great nostalgic look.
58 A realistic layout that carries on the finest of traditions
By Roger Carp
Rich Battista's 0 gauge empire bolstered a family's love of toy trains.
66 Best of old and new on a scenic S gauge layout
By Roger Carp
Discover Dave Campbell's impressive 16 x 16-foot Fourville Branch Line.
HOW-TO
72 10 pro tips for a better layout
By Roger Carp
Custom builder Brian Inch shares design and detailing essentials.
FROM THE EXPERTS
74 Guide to troubleshooting vintage Lionel locomotives
By Peter H. Riddle
Here's what to look for when your 0 gauge locomotives stop running.
80 Lionel's store display railroads
By Roger Carp
Lionel built a series of display layouts. We profile one great 4 x 8-foot display from the postwar era - the D-146.
TRACK PLAN OF THE MONTH
84 Workin' the Wabash: A classic 7 x 16-foot 0 gauge plan
By Ray Stuber
Check out this retro-style plan inspired by a train set - and a real railroad!
FOCUS ON CLASSICS
88 Guide to Lionel's no. 6025 Gulf Oil single-dome tank cars
By Joe Algozzini & Roger Carp
A collectible car in three different colors and six number suffixes.
92Great store, great collection
By Roger Carp
Don Shaw developed a superb collection while building the Train Station.
98 A lifetime of toy train memories
By Roger Carp
Reader Orville Hoxie reflects on eight incredible decades of toy train fun.
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