Classic Toy Trains December 2013

INNOVATION AND REALISM RIDE THREE RAILS ON THIS REALISTIC PIKE
By Roger Carp
Ideas galore are found on Jay Cain's creative 12 x 30-foot O gauge layout.
pg. 38

LIONEL'S BEST OPERATING CARS
By John A. Grams
Two experts discuss Lionel's best operating cars of the postwar era.
pg. 44

BUILD A PORTABLE HOLIDAY LAYOUT
By David Smith
This folding 4 x 6-foot O gauge railroad is perfect under the tree.
pg. 49

BUILDING GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL'S TOY TRAIN LAYOUT
By Roger Farkash
The man behind the Big Apple's holiday train layout tells how it was done.
pg. 52

A HOLIDAY VISIT WITH THE QUEEN
By Roger Carp
Becky Chestney, a frequent contributor to the www.ClassicToyTrains.com Forum, shares her holiday layouts.
pg. 56

FROM STARTER SET TO 5 X 8-FOOT LAYOUT - WE SHOW YOU HOW!
By Kent Johnson
Follow along as we expand a train set oval into a full-featured O gauge layout.
pg. 62

PREWAR LIONEL BLUE COMET SET: ONE TRAIN, 75 YEARS OF MEMORIES
By Mike Seibert
A family's love of a Lionel Blue Comet outfit spanned decades of Christmases.
pg. 66

AMERICAN FLYER AT ITS FINEST
By George Hoffer
An appreciation of the landmark S gauge line offered 60 years ago.
pg. 70