Classic Toy Trains December 2012

BUILD AN EASY CHRISTMAS LAYOUT
By James Lowell Fry
This plan for Lionel FasTrack offers compact figure-8 fun.
pg. 36

BIG BUD'S LITTLE TRAIN
By James R. Flynn
How a Marx O gauge prewar windup set found a new home.
pg. 38

STANDARD GAUGE FUN ON A BRAND-NEW LAYOUT
By Bernard J. Bisciotti
An 80-year-old family tradition comes alive in a new setting.
pg. 40

TWO TRAINS ON ONE LOOP WITH AN AUTOMATED CHRISTMAS PIKE
By Don Miller
Trains alternate on this hands-off FasTrack layout, thanks to the magic of infrared controllers.
pg. 44

MAINTAIN LIONEL AIR WHISTLES
By Peter H. Riddle
With this handy guide to whistle repair and maintenance you'll know what to do when the whistle stops working.
pg. 47

30 YEARS BETWEEN LAYOUTS
By Roger Carp
Jack Wright's scenic 18 x 28-foot layout was a journey of rediscovery.
pg. 52

LIONEL'S D-146 DEALER DISPLAY LAYOUT - REBOOTED!
By Kent Johnson
This action-packed 4 x 8-foot O gauge scheme is conventional and cool!
pg. 58

BUILD AN OPERATING DUMP CAR
By Joseph Rampolla
A retro-style O gauge car re-created with modern circuitry.
pg. 60

PATIENCE PAYS OFF IN SEEKING A LIONEL POSTWAR GENERAL SET
By Gary Worthman
A multi-day auction and plenty of persistence yield a great toy train.
pg. 65

MEET THE LAST LIONEL INSIDER
By Roger Carp
Ronald Saypol shaped the postwar line.
pg. 68