CTT 2007 Index - Classic Toy Trains Magazine

A Lionel Milwaukee Road F3diesel crosses a trestle builtfrom ready-made parts.Turn to page 36 to learn more.classictoytrains.com • JANUARY 2007Steve Garofalo’slayout celebratesLionel and itsSuper O track.$5.95 • $7.25 Canada0 72246 46776 30 2Lionel enjoyed a banner year in1953. Joe Algozzini and RogerCarp look at the year’s dazzlingtrains. Page 38classictoytrains.com • MARCH 2007Adding rivers,streams,and lakes toyour layout isas easy as1-2-3, page 42.$5.95 • $7.25 Canada0 72246 46776 30 3classictoytrains.com • MAY 2007Sure, Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1electric looks good, but howwell does it perform? Page 53CAN $7.256 20058 57079 10 5SPECIAL 26 pages of inspiring layoutsBIG oval O gauge track plan page 46LEARN to spot 6 Lionel fakes3 options for a bedroom TRACK PLANNEW FORMATLayouts • News • ProjectsSuperLIONELlayout!CELEBRATE 50 YEARSof Super O trackwith a modernized1957 Lionel display,a track profile & more!HOW TOInstall commandcontrol & sound inyour old train page 66TOWN & COUNTRYTrack plan for a 12x20 space page 70WIRING DIAGRAMTwo train operation using toggle switches page 83WINLAST CHANCEA POSTWAR LIONELDIESEL SET!page 26Layouts • News • Projects classictoytrains.com • FEBRUARY 2007Inside 3 greatLIONELlocomotivesSecrets of the vintage Santa Fe,Rio Grande & New Haven diesels28 TIPSfor city scenery page 40HOW TO add lightsto an MTH subway page 70FIX loose handles onnew ZW controllers page 66BONUS Annual story index page 53INSIDE21 PAGES OFLAYOUTS!NEW STEAMfrom MTH RailKing page 84Vol. 20 • Issue 2Layouts • News • Projects3 ways to makeRIVERS& LAKESUse paint, Plexiglas, or easy-pourplastic for great-looking water page 42TRACK PLANfrom sketch tofinal drawing page 74WIRING connections for5 old transformers page 81Keep railcars from stalling page 643 INSPIRINGLAYOUTS >>Big, medium & smallVol. 20 • Issue 3Layouts • News • Projects10-PAGE SPECIAL!LIONELPOSTWARRUNNERS!OPERATING PROS & CONS ofthree all-time favorites Page 49O GAUGE LAYOUTSLARGE & SMALLPages 38 & 68Use ‘star’ WIRINGfor layouts with MTH’scontrol system Page 77Lionel’s BIGGESTlocomotive EVER Page 64HOW TOCUT TRACK& INSTALLNO-LOCKONWIRING!page 46REVIEWS: BRAWNYPOWER from MTHVol. 20 • Issue 4January February March May3 walk-in layouts in O and S14 SMART TIPS for selling trains on eBayNEW 8x14 LIONEL FasTrack plan20th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE • 132 PAGES!GET STARTED IN O AND S GAUGELayouts • News • Projects classictoytrains.com • JULY 2007QUICK & SIMPLEHow to builda TALL trestleUse ready-made woodencomponentsPage 36DESERT DOGBONE5-by-15 O gaugetrack plan Page 58ELECTRICAL TIPSTroubleshoot your layoutwith a multimeter Page 56S & O GAUGE CROSSINGHow to build 1 crossing trackfor 2 sizes of trains Page 72TUNE UPA POSTWAR-STYLE LIONEL‘J’ STEAMER Page 46LIONEL’SHIAWATHA ON OURTEST TRACK Page 78Vol. 20 • Issue 5Layouts • News • Projects classictoytrains.com • SEPTEMBER 2007Handbook onWIRINGYOUR REFRESHER COURSE ON:• Transformers• Electrical blocks• Bus wires• AND moreVISIT 2LAYOUTS• Tinplate withscenery Page 62• Red rockdesert Page 42TRACK PLANFOR 2 SHEETSOF PLYWOODPage 50Scavenger hunt forPOSTWAR LIONEL CRANEPage 52AMERICAN FLYER4-8-4 on our test track page 78PLUS 3 more reviewsLayouts • News • Projects classictoytrains.com • OCTOBER 2007A VINTAGE YEARLIONELin ’53DREAMLAYOUTS• Making the mostof modest space Page 52• New trains,postwar look Page 68WIRE 1 LOOPFOR 2 TRAINS Page 74CTT VISITS a high-techlayout factory Page 60HOW TOBuild a modernhighway overpassturn to page 48ATLAS O’s latestTrainman diesel page 80HOW-TO SPECIAL60Layouts • News • Projects www.ClassicToyTrains.com • NOVEMBER 2007ESSENTIALTIPS for• TROUBLE-FREE LAYOUTS• GREAT-LOOKING SCENERY• PERFECT WIRINGOur 10 favoritelayouts Page 62EXCLUSIVECOLUMN DEBUTSTracking the toytrain hobby Page 40Flyer layoutbuilds a friendship Page 90Bob Keller reviews theoperating Silver Bullet train Page 106TWOFOLDOUTSNEW MONORAILREVIEWED page 110VISIT THISSTUNNINGO GAUGERAILROADPage 48Layouts • News • Projects www.ClassicToyTrains.com • DECEMBER 2007STEP-BY-STEPBUILD THISO GAUGERAILROADp.46HOW TO• RUN LIONEL & MTHdigital systemson one layout p. 86• BUILD a Christmasdisplay layout p. 76VISIT A MALLWHERE TOYTRAINS STAR p.56MODERN COLLECTIBLEOre car roundup p.70STARTER SETSREVIEWED see p.96WINA POSTWARLIONEL SET!page 14WE’LL SHOW YOUHOW TO COMPLETETHIS REALISTICLAYOUT p.46July September October November DecemberINDEXVolume 20 • 2007USING THE INDEX: Most feature material has been indexed three or more times: by the title under which it was published;under the author’s last name; and by subject, usually falling under one or more of the CTT subject categories.An asterisk (*) preceding an entry indicates a feature by its published title.CTT subject categories:AccessoriesCarsCollectors/operatorsConcept and commentaryConstruction and maintenanceCover photosDisplayElectrical and controlHistoricalLayout descriptionsLocomotivesManufacturerSetsToy Train Track PlansTrack plansCTT departments:Collectible ClassicsEditor’s DeskNewsPhoto AlbumQuestions & AnswersReviewsSupply ListTips, Tools, & TechniquesViews From The UndergroundWiring DiagramsBACK ISSUES: The following issues are still available for $5.95 per copy. 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AAccessoriesFasTrack and die-cast vehicles score topmarks, Sep p75Lionel’s figures and their heirs, Feb p57Piecing together a Lionel no. 182 magneticcrane, Sep p52Realistic signals shine brightly, May p75Algozzini, JoeInternet buyers beware! Mar p60Lionel takes the right track in 1953, Octp38*All about Super O track, Jan p52*American Flyer coupler converter, May p73*American Flyer legacy, Jan p58Andrews, KarlRunaway relay control, Sep p73Armstrong, StuartCommon trains, rarely cataloged, Dec p92BBesougloff, NeilCommand control is top trend, Jan p81Dusty dogbone design, Jul p58FasTrack up-and-over oval, Oct p66From prewar to the digital age, Jan p66Step-by-step track plan, Mar p7420 fast wiring tips, Nov p442 sheets to grow on, Sep p50*Best of both worlds, Oct p68Beyer, KeithOperating Lionel’s early Alcos, May p56Operating Lionel’s 1950 no. 773 Hudson,May p50Operating Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1, May p53*Big, fast, and basic, Feb p46*Big steam makes a big impact, Mar p79Bigliardi, RickMake your own operating helicopter car,Dec p82Brennan, DennisBuild the Sandy Harbor Terminal Ry., Decp46Make a realistic roadway crossing, Jan p56*Brute stops here, The, May p64*Build a modern highway overpass, Oct p48*Build a multi-level Christmas tree layout,Dec p76*Build an O and S gauge crossing, Jul p72*Build the Sandy Harbor Terminal Ry., Decp46CCarp, RogerAmerican Flyer legacy, Jan p58Best of both worlds, Oct p68Brute stops here, The, May p64Clever track plan and great scenery, Octp52CTT visits an innovative custom layoutbuilder, Oct p60Great details on a mid-sized layout, Mar p52Holiday without trains? Unthinkable! Decp56How two friends built an American Flyerlayout, Nov p89Internet buyers beware! Mar p60Jumbo trains on a big layout, Mar p68Kent Oram’s stunning vision of the west,Nov p48Keystone State on a small scale, Jul p64King of the garage, Jul p40Landscape of memories, Dec p64Layout for King Louis (of Marx), A, Novp72Lionel takes the right track in 1953, Octp38Memories of the Lionel Rail RoadCompany, Sep p56Odyssey in O gauge, Mar p39Polar Express tops the list of key train sets,The, Feb p79Practically perfect collection of prewartrains, A, Nov p82Prewar paradise, Feb p74Prize Lionel display, Jan p76Scale passenger cars surpassed other rollingstock, Jul p757 days to see this toy-rail layout before it wasdemolished, Sep p62Small is beautiful, Mar p46Standard gauge for the holidays and theentire year, Jan p72Super Lionel layout! Jan p45Take a ride on the Root River & Southern,Jul p5028 layout tips, Feb p40Uncompromising O gauge layout, Feb p58Carparelli, LenAll about Super O track, Jan p52Last three Lionel postwar F3 diesels, The,Feb p4820 helpful layout tips, Nov p58CarsMighty little ore car, The, Dec p70Nutty Flyer collectible, Mar p77*Chesterfield Trunk & Terminal, The, Novp69*Clever track plan and great scenery, Octp52Collectible ClassicsAmerican Flyer’s no. 766 animated stationand operating coach, Sep p98American Flyer’s no. 979 deluxe actioncaboose, Jan p114American Flyer’s no. 21573 New HavenEP-5, Dec p113Lionel’s no. 279E Silver Streak outfit, Julp98Lionel’s no. 671 steam turbine, Nov p129Lionel’s no. 6445 Fort Knox gold reservecar, Oct p98Lionel’s no. 6464-75 Rock Island boxcar,Mar p106Lionel’s no. 18846 Centennial GP9, Febp106Marx’s unnumbered military sets, May p98Collectors/operatorsAventura Mall, Nov p56Besougloff, Neil, Sep p62Blischok, Thom, Jan p72Brennan, Dennis, Dec p46Brownsey, Bob, Feb p40Fisch, Robert, Feb p74Freeman, Dick, Oct p52Garofalo, Steve, Jan p44Grande, Paul, Oct p68Halvorsen, George, Nov p72Hildebrand, Bill, Dec p64Ilyinsky, Paul, May p38Jioia, Daniel, Mar p52Keller, Rob, Jan p58Kloes, Dick, Jul p50Oram, Kent, Nov p48Prelee, Mike, Sep p42Prendeville, Ed, Nov p82Rost, Allen, Feb p58Schilsky, Ted, May p68Solli, Ralph and Kaufman, Martin, Nov p90Studier, Bob, Jul p40Tolby, Mark, Jan p76West, Jeff, Mar p46Young, Fred, Jul p64Zemanek, Tom, Mar p68*Comeback kid of ’56, Mar p50*Command control for your layout, Oct p77*Command control is top trend, Jan p81*Common trains, rarely cataloged, Dec p92Concept and commentaryAll about Super O track, Jan p52Big steam makes a big impact, Mar p79Command control for your layout, Oct p77Command control is top trend, Jan p81CTT visits an innovative custom layoutbuilder, Oct p60CTT’s staff chooses its 10 finest layouts, Novp62Directional lighting for your MTH subwayset, Feb p70FasTrack and die-cast vehicles score topmarks, Sep p75From prewar to the digital age, Jan p66Handbook on layout wiring, Sep p36How to operate Lionel & MTH commandcontrol on the same layout, Dec p86Internet buyers beware! Mar p60Just add water, Mar p42Lionel’s scale F3 diesel resonates withreaders, Nov p99Make your own operating helicopter car,Dec p82Measure the power of toy trains, Jul p56Operating Lionel’s early Alcos, May p56Operating Lionel’s 1950 no. 773 Hudson,May p50Operating Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1, May p53Polar Express tops the list of key train sets,The, Feb p79Realistic signals shine brightly, May p75Remote operation for electro-couplers, Octp59Retro-review section: Postwar runners, Mayp49Runaway relay control, Sep p73Sandblast your way to a superb restoration,Jul p60Scale passenger cars surpassed other rollingstock, Jul p75Smart selling on the Internet, Sep p49Step-by-step track plan, Mar p74Surface wiring for Ross switches, Oct p46Surplus city, Sep p7020 easy scenery tips, Nov p7820 helpful layout tips, Nov p5820 fast wiring tips, Nov p44Two trains, one track, no collisions! Octp74Working with tubular track, May p46Connor, MichaelComeback kid of ’56, Mar p50Construction and maintenanceBuild a modern highway overpass, Oct p48Build a multi-level Christmas tree layout,Dec p76Build an O and S gauge crossing, Jul p72Build the Sandy Harbor Terminal Ry., Decp46CTT visits an innovative custom layoutbuilder, Oct p60Make a realistic roadway crossing, Jan p56Make a smoother-running rail truck, Marp64Make a tall trestle the fast way, Jul p36Make an MTH battery charger, Sep p60Make your own operating helicopter car,Dec p82Runaway relay control, Sep p73Servicing Lionel’s modern ZW controller,Feb p66Servicing Lionel’s postwar-style J-classsteamers, Jul p46Cover photosBuild the Sandy Harbor Terminal Ry., DecHandbook on layout wiring, SepJust add water, MarKent Oram’s stunning vision of the west,NovLast three Lionel postwar F3 diesels, The,FebLionel takes the right track in 1953, OctMake a tall trestle the fast way, JulOperating Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1, MaySuper Lionel layout! Jan*CTT visits an innovative custom layoutbuilder, Oct p60*CTT’s staff chooses its 10 finest layout, Novp62DDavis, Bill M.Smart selling on the Internet, Sep p49Deger, JoeAmerican Flyer coupler converter, May p73*Directional lighting for your MTH subwayset, Feb p70DisplayPrize Lionel display, Jan p76*Dusty dogbone design, Jul p58EEditor’s DeskCelebrate your layout, Jul p8Coming home, Sep p8Getting motivated, Mar p8Layouts and landscapes, Jan p8Lizard litter and F3 diesels, Feb p8Model railroading’s hook, May p81953 was a vintage year, Oct p8Showcase for trains, A, Dec p8Welcome to the celebration, Nov p8Electrical and controlCommand control for your layout, Oct p77Command control is top trend, Jan p81From prewar to the digital age, Jan p66Handbook on layout wiring, Sep p36How to operate Lionel & MTH commandcontrol on the same layout, Dec p86Measure the power of toy trains, Jul p56Runaway relay control, Sep p73Servicing Lionel’s modern ZW controller,Feb p66Surface wiring for Ross switches, Oct p4620 fast wiring tips, Nov p44Two trains, one track, no collisions! Octp74Working with tubular track, May p46Engebretson, E.A.Big, fast, and basic, Feb p46New England in a room, Dec p54*FasTrack and die-cast vehicles score topmarks, Sep p75*FasTrack up-and-over oval, Oct p66*From prewar to the digital age, Jan p66Fugazzotto, JoelMighty little ore car, The, Dec p70FGGibson, James G. IISurplus city, Sep p70Grabski, DonSurface wiring for Ross switches, Oct p46*Great details on a mid-sized layout, Mar p52Greenberg, Philip A.Directional lighting for your MTH subwayset, Feb p70HHallenbarter, StanSurface wiring for Ross switches, Oct p46Hamler, Ted and JudyNutty Flyer collectible, Mar p77*Handbook on layout wiring, Sep p36HistoricalAll about Super O track, Jan p52American Flyer coupler converter, May p73Brute stops here, The, May p64Comeback kid of ’56, Mar p50Common trains, rarely cataloged, Dec p92Last three Lionel postwar F3 diesels, The,Feb p48Lionel takes the right track in 1953, Octp38Lionel’s figures and their heirs, Feb p57Memories of the Lionel Rail RoadCompany, Sep p56Mighty little ore car, The, Dec p70Nutty Flyer collectible, Mar p77*Holiday without trains? Unthinkable! Decp56*How I built my Red Rock & Roll RR, Sepp42*How to operate Lionel & MTH commandcontrol on the same layout, Dec p86*How two friends built an American Flyerlayout, Nov p89*Index, Volume 18 2005, Feb p53*Internet buyers beware! Mar p60Izzo, RobertSandblast your way to a superb restoration,Jul p60IJJohnson, KentBig, fast, and basic, Feb p46Build a modern highway overpass, Oct p48Command control for your layout, Oct p77Just add water, Mar p42New England in a room, Dec p54Realistic signals shine brightly, May p7520 easy scenery tips, Nov p78*Jumbo trains on a big layout, Mar p68*Just add water, Mar p42Keller, BobBig steam makes a big impact, Mar p79FasTrack and die-cast vehicles score topmarks, Sep p75Lionel’s scale F3 diesel resonates withreaders, Nov p99*Kent Oram’s stunning vision of the west,Nov p48*Keystone State on a small scale, Jul p64*King of the garage, Jul p40KL*Landscape of memories, Dec p64*Last three Lionel postwar F3 diesels, The,Feb p48Layout descriptions (By owner, when applicable,or layout name. T indicates track planincluded, followed by gauge or scale designation,then manufacturer.)Aventura Mall (T, O, MTH), Dec p56Besougloff, Neil (T, O, multiple), Sep p62Blischok, Thom (Standard, Lionel), Janp72Brennan, Dennis (T, O, multiple), Dec p46Brownsey, Bob (T, O, multiple), Feb p40CTT’s staff chooses its 10 finest layout(O/S/Standard, multiple), Nov p62Fisch, Robert (T, O, Lionel), Feb p74Freeman, Dick (T, O, multiple), Oct p52Garofalo, Steve (T, O, Lionel), Jan p44Grande, Paul (T, O, multiple), Oct p68Halvorsen, George (T, O, Marx), Nov p72Hildebrand, Bill (T, O, multiple), Dec p64Ilyinsky, Paul (T, O, multiple), May p38Jioia, Daniel (T, O, multiple), Mar p52Keller, Rob (T, S, American Flyer), Jan p58Kloes, Dick (T, S, multiple), Jul p50Oram, Kent (T, O, multiple), Nov 48Prelee, Mike (T, O, multiple), Sep p42Rost, Allen (T, O, multiple), Feb p58Solli, Ralph and Kaufman, Martin(T, S, multiple), Nov p90Schilsky, Ted (T, O, multiple), May p68Studier, Bob (T, O, multiple), Jul p40Tolby, Mark (O, Lionel), Jan p76West, Jeff (O, multiple), Mar p46Young, Fred (T, O, multiple), Jul p6454 Classic Toy Trains • February 2008

Zemanek, Tom (T, O, multiple), Mar p68*Layout for King Louis (of Marx), A, Novp72*Lionel takes the right track in 1953, Octp38*Lionel’s figures and their heirs, Feb p57*Lionel’s scale F3 diesel resonates withreaders, Nov p99LocomotivesBig steam makes a big impact, Mar p79Brute stops here, The, May p64Comeback kid of ’56, Mar p50From prewar to the digital age, Jan p66Last three Lionel postwar F3 diesels, The,Feb p48Lionel’s scale F3 diesel resonates withreaders, Nov p99Make a smoother-running rail truck, Marp64Operating Lionel’s early Alcos, May p56Operating Lionel’s 1950 no. 773 Hudson,May p50Operating Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1, May p53Retro-review section: Postwar runners, Mayp49Servicing Lionel’s postwar-style J-classsteamers, Jul p46M*Make a realistic roadway crossing, Jan p56*Make a smoother-running rail truck, Marp64*Make a tall trestle the fast way, Jul p36*Make an MTH battery charger, Sep p60*Make your own operating helicopter car,Dec p82Manufacturer: American Flyer/GilbertAmerican Flyer coupler converter, May p73American Flyer legacy, Jan p58Nutty Flyer collectible, Mar p77Manufacturer: Lionel Corp.All about Super O track, Jan p52Brute stops here, The, May p64Comeback kid of ’56, Mar p50Common trains, rarely cataloged, Dec p92Internet buyers beware! Mar p60Last three Lionel postwar F3 diesels,The, Feb p48Lionel takes the right track in 1953, Octp38Lionel’s figures and their heirs, Feb p57Memories of the Lionel Rail RoadCompany, Sep p56Operating Lionel’s early Alcos, May p56Operating Lionel’s 1950 no. 773 Hudson,May p50Operating Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1, May p53Piecing together a Lionel no. 182 magneticcrane, Sep p52Prewar paradise, Feb p74Prize Lionel display, Jan p76Remote operation for electro-couplers, Octp59Retro-review section: Postwar runners, Mayp49Servicing Lionel’s postwar-style J-classsteamers, Jul p46Standard gauge for the holidays and theentire year, Jan p72Super Lionel layout! Jan p45Manufacturer: Lionel MPC, LTI, & LLCComeback kid of ’56, Mar p50Command control for your layout, Oct p77Command control is top trend, Jan p81FasTrack and die-cast vehicles score topmarks, Sep p75FasTrack up-and-over oval, Oct p66How to operate Lionel & MTH commandcontrol on the same layout, Dec p86Lionel’s scale F3 diesel resonates withreaders, Nov p99Make a smoother-running rail truck, Marp64Polar Express tops the list of key train sets,The, Feb p79Servicing Lionel’s modern ZW controller,Feb p66Manufacturer: MarxLayout for King Louis (of Marx), A, Novp72Manufacturer: MTHCommand control for your layout, Oct p77Command control is top trend, Jan p81Directional lighting for your MTH subwayset, Feb p70Holiday without trains? Unthinkable! Decp56How to operate Lionel & MTH commandcontrol on the same layout, Dec p86Make an MTH battery charger, Sep p60O gauge layout for a not-so-big bedroom,An, May p60Manufacturer: Ross Custom SwitchesSurface wiring for Ross switches, Oct p46Manufacturer: Scale Models, Arts, andTechnologiesCTT visits an innovative custom layoutbuilder, Oct p60*Measure the power of toy trains, Jul p56Melick, LouBuild a multi-level Christmas tree layout,Dec p76*Memories of the Lionel Rail RoadCompany, Sep p56*Mighty little ore car, The, Dec p70Morrison, LenLionel’s figures and their heirs, Feb p57N*New England in a room, Dec p54News photos: Accessories and layoutsuppliesBackdrop kit, SceniKing, O, Oct p24Backdrop kit, SceniKing, O, Nov p16Cadillac sedan, Dominion Models, O, Sepp25Caterpillar 953C track-type loader, ClassicConstruction Models, O, Mar p28Caterpillar wheeled excavator, Norscot, O,Oct p25Chevrolet model, Dominion Models, O,May p28Circuit breaker, American Hobby Distributors,Nov p20Circuit breaker, Scott’s Odds-N-Ends, Novp23Custom-made animated car wreck scenes,Jack Pearce, O, Jul p27Desert gold mine kit, High Desert Artworks,O, Nov p21Double-target mast signal, Custom Signals,O, Oct p24Garage detail parts, GMP, O, Mar p31Kalmar container loader, Sword Models, O,Mar p31Light bulbs, Bryant Bennett, Jan p31Oshkosh Series-P snowplow, Sword Models,O, Nov p23Three-target, side-mount searchlight signals,Custom Signals, O, Nov p20Tinplate oil tanks, Ameritrains, O, Jul p25Track-cleaning car, Aztec, O, Jul p25Track-cleaning car, Aztec, S, Jan p29Two-target, hi-lo, side-mounted signals,Custom Signals, O, Dec p29Valmet feller buncher, Sword Models, O,Oct p23Water tower, Athearn, HO, May p27Wood-plank grade crossing kit, ScaleUniversity, O, Jan p28News photos: BooksAuthoritative Guide to Lionel’s PromotionalOutfits 1960-1969, Dec p25Collectors Guide to Prewar Lionel Trains1900-1942, Sep p25GE Evolution Locomotives, Voyageur Press,Nov p23Greenberg’s Pocket Price Guide to AmericanFlyer Trains 1946-2007, Jan p29Greenberg’s Pocket Price Guide to AmericanFlyer Trains 1946-2008, Dec p25Greenberg’s Pocket Price Guide to LionelTrains 1901-2007, Jan p29Greenberg’s Pocket Price Guide to LionelTrains 1901-2008, Dec p25Long Island Rail Road, Oct p27New York Central Railroad, The, Dec p29Pennsylvania Railroad’s Broadway Limited,Jan p24Regional Railroads of the Midwest, Sep p27Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives,Mar p30Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1945-1969, Mar p31Standard Catalog of Lionel Train Sets 1945-1969, Oct p25Steam Trains, Feb p27Trackwork for Toy Trains, Dec p25Trains: Steaming! Pulling! Huffing! Jan p28VIA Rail, Sep p26News photos: Locomotives, dieselAtomic Energy Commission Beeps andcaboose, Ready Made Toys, O, Oct p24Chesapeake & Ohio Alco RSD-7/15, AtlasO, O, Sep p22Coors Silver Bullet, MTH, O, Mar p29CSX AC4400CW, MTH, O, Nov p23Electro-Motive Demonstrator SD70ACe,MTH, O, Mar p24Great Northern Alco RS-3, Atlas O, O, Decp24Missouri-Kansas-Texas GP7, MTH, O Janp29Rock Island GP35 (JDs Trains), Atlas O, O,Nov p21Undecorated prototype F unit, Atlas O, O,Mar p24Union Pacific heritage paint schemes,MTH, O, Dec p26Union Pacific/Rio Grande heritageSD70ACe set, MTH, O, Dec p26U.S. Air Force BLH VO-1000, MTH, O Febp29News photos: Locomotives, electric andmotorized unitsAlaska RR Budd RDC, Ready Made Toys, O,Mar p29Leland-Detroit Monorail, MTH, O/Standard,Oct p22Long Island Budd RDC, Ready Made Toys,O, Jul p24Pennsylvania RR girl’s set GG1, Williams, O,Feb p24Undecorated 4-4-2 Atlantic prototype,Atlas O, O, Mar p24News photos: Locomotives, steamCentral Pacific RR 4-4-0 American-style,SMR Trains, O, Sep p24LNER Celebration class 4-4-0, Ace Trains,O, Mar p28Milwaukee Road Hiawatha 4-4-2 Atlantic,Lionel, O, May p24Pennsylvania RR girl’s set 2-6-4, Williams,O, Feb p24Pennsylvania RR 0-4-0, Lionel/K-Line, O,Nov p20Pittsburgh & West Virginia USRA 0-6-0,MTH, O, Nov p16Reading Crusader 4-6-2 Pacific, MTH, O,Jan p24Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern, Lionel/American Flyer, S, May p28U.S. Military RR 4-4-0 American-type, SMRTrains, O, Jul p24Western Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger, MTH,O, Jul p22News photos: MiscellanyAce Trains’ new factory in Thailand, Novp16Catalog, Model Railroading With GarGravesProducts, Jan p31Catalog, Williams, Mar p31CD-ROM, Toy Trains Digital Archive, Sepp27CD-ROM, Tracks of Terror radio collection,Jan p31Classic Toy Trains Editor Carl Swanson, Sepp23Coil loads for O scale gondolas, St. CharlesModelworks, Dec p26Desktop images from ClassicToyTrains.com,May p28DVD, Building an O Gauge Layout, Mar p28DVD, Choo Choo Barn: Traintown, Mar p30DVD, Tracks Ahead: Great Model TrainLayouts, Sep p23Eaton Electric participates in Take a ModelTrain to Work Day 2006, May p25LED kit, Scott’s Odds-n-Ends, Feb p26Lionel 20th Century Limited set auction, Febp29Magazine, More All-Star Electric Trains, Janp25Memorial: Lenny Dean, Oct p23Memorial: Mort Mann of Sunset Models/3rd Rail, Sep p27Mike Wolfe negotiates UP licensing deal,Feb p25Old King Coal mobile train display, Jul p23Williams F3 with retrofitted postwar-stylepilot, Train Galley, O, Dec p24Wireless steam locomotive drawbar, MTH,O, May p24Wood train kits, Magnificent Trains, O, Novp17News photos: Rolling stock, custom-decoratedAnniversary boxcar (Grzyboski’s Trains),Lionel, O Dec p29Apache Beer wood-side refrigerator car(TCA Desert Div.), Atlas O, O, Oct p25Baltimore & Ohio boxcars (John Huster),S-Helper Service, S, Oct p24Berkshire Ham Woodside refrigerator car(Hoquat Hobbies), S-Helper Service, S,Jan p28Boston & Maine boxcar (AM Hobbies),Atlas O, O, Nov p20Central of Georgia boxcars (John Huster),S-Helper Service, S, Sep p22Chicago & North Western stockcar (HoquatHobbies), S-Helper Service, S, May p26Classic Toy Trains truck and refrigerator car,Atlas O and Athearn, O, Mar p25Classic Toy Trains truck and refrigerator car,Atlas O and Athearn, O, May p25Eastern States Farmer’s Exchange boxcar(AM Hobbies), Atlas O, O, Dec p27Grand Canyon Ry. boxcar (TCA DesertDivision), Lionel, O, Jan p31Grand Trunk Pacific wood-side refrigeratorcar (TTOS Canada), Atlas O, O, Sepp24Knoebels Lumber Co. bulkhead flat (Knoebels Amusement Resort), Weaver Models,O, Mov p23Lifesavers tank car (Cal-Stewart TrainMeet), Lionel, O, Oct p27Long Island TOFC (Nassau Lionel OperatingEngineers), Lionel, O Nov p21Maine Central boxcar (AM Hobbies),Atlas O, O, Jul p24Milwaukee Road stockcar set (MilwaukeeLionel RR Club), Lionel, O, Oct p25OMYA tank cars (Pikesville Models), AmericanModels, S, Jul p25Pennsylvania French & Indian War boxcar(Armstrong County Tourist Bureau),Weaver Models, O, Jan p28Pennsylvania RR hopper (TTOS), Lionel,O, Jul p25Pennsylvania RR hopper (TTOS), Lionel/American Flyer, S, Jul p25Philadelphia Quartz PS2 hopper (AMHobbies), Atlas O, O, May p28Pritz Dodge boxcars (Minersville LionsClub), Weaver Models, O, Jul p27Reading Mt. Carmel Junction four-bay CenterFlow hopper (Brush Valley Chamber ofCommerce), Weaver Models, O Jan p31Ringling Bros. circus flatcar with wagonload,Lionel/K-Line, O, Dec p26Sacramento Northern boxcar (SacramentoValley American Flyer Club),Lionel/American Flyer, S, Mar p30Santa Fe wood-side refrigerator car(Hoquat Hobbies), S-Helper Service, S,Feb p29Syracuse Chiefs boxcar (JR JunctionTrains), Weaver Models, O, Oct p27Undecorated postwar-style flatcars, Town &Country Hobbies, O, Jul p27Union Brewing boxcar (Minersville LionsClub), Weaver Models, O, Jul p27News photos: Rolling stock, freightBritish G4-class brake van, Ace Trains, O,Nov p17Burlington Northern bulkhead flatcar withgift load, S-Helper Service, S, Jan p24Cargill three-bay hopper, Weaver Models,O, Jan p25Chesapeake & Ohio gondola and GreatNorthern boxcar, Atlas O, O, Mar p31Consolidated Edison hopper, Ready MadeToys, O, Dec p27Four-car wood-side reefer anniversary set,Atlas O, O, Nov p20Great Northern flatcar and Sunray tank car,Atlas O, O, Jul p27Green Bay & Western hopper, WeaverModels, O, Sep p23H-O Oats boxcar, Buffalo Creek Graphics,O, Sep p24Illinois Central PS-2 hopper, S-HelperService, S, Sep p27Kerr-McGee hopper, S-Helper Service, S,Nov p16Lancaster & Chester RS-2 hopper, S-HelperService, S, Oct p22Maple Donuts wood-side refrigerator car,Weaver Models, O, Sep p27Norfolk & Western and Frisco stock cars,S-Helper Service, S, Mar p28Peerless Beer wood-side refrigerator car,S-Helper Service, S, Feb p24Pittsburgh Pirates boxcar, MTH, O, Feb p25Priebe Poultry wood-side refrigerator car,S-Helper Service, S, May p24Railway Express Agency TOFC, MTH, O,Sep p25Railway Express Agency TOFC, S-HelperService, S, Dec p27Rio Grande boxcar and Pacific Lumber logcar, Atlas O, O, May p26Sclair four-bay hopper, Weaver Models, O,Sep p22Southern Pacific and Union Pacific boxcars,MTH, O, May p27Trinity Corn Syrup tank car, Atlas O, O, Julp23University of Illinois boxcar, Lionel, O, Sepp27Western Maryland 55-ton hopper, Atlas O,O, Feb p26Western Maryland flatcar with load, WeaverModels, O, Dec p29Wisconsin Public Service Coalveyor bathtubgondola, Atlas O, O, Jan p29News photos: Rolling stock, passengerBritish Railways Pullman car, Ace Trains, O,Feb p27Norfolk & Western Railway Post Office car,www.ClassicToyTrains.com 55

Weaver Models, O, Jul 22Pennsylvania RR B60b baggage car, WeaverModels, O, May p27Yuengling Brewery passenger car, MTH, O,May p26*Nutty Flyer collectible, Mar p77O*O gauge layout for a not-so-big bedroom,An, May p60*Odyssey in O gauge, Mar p39Olekson, PaulPiecing together a Lionel no. 182 magneticcrane, Sep p52*Operating Lionel’s early Alcos, May p56*Operating Lionel’s 1950 no. 773 Hudson,May p50*Operating Lionel’s no. 2332 GG1, May p53PPhoto AlbumAgee, Tommy, Oct p16Alioto, Salvatore and Vincent, Dec p18Anderson, John, Jul p18Brennan, Dennis, Jul p18Cafaro, John, Jul p16Calcott, Ben, Sep p18Carter, Jim, Dec p19Case, Truxton, Jan p17Chapman, Gilbert III, Mar p19Christianson, Dick, Sep p16Cooley, Patrick, May p21Custer, Jerry, Dec p18DeAngelis, Vincent, Oct p16DeSantis, John, Dec p16DiFede, Mario, Sep p18Dute, Fred and Marion, Jul p18Edgerton Community Center, Jan p18Emrich, Ernie, Mar p16Eisenberg, Richard, May p20Fischer, Brian, Oct p19Freeman, Dick, May p19Gergenti, Paul, May p19Gimik, Ken, Feb p18Halvorsen, George, Jul p17Huxta, Joe, Mar p19Isenberg, Mike, Jan p18Jerome, Forrest, May p19Jioia, Dan, Feb p16Klopp, Phil, Jan p17Koch, William, Feb p19Kolosseus, Michael, May p20Lindsay, Herb, Oct p18Lucas, Jim, Jan p19Matyski, Michael, Sep p19Mills, Harold, Feb p16Nauset Model Railroad Club, Oct p17Patterson, Leroy, Mar p18Rehnert, Geoff, Sep p16San Diego Model Railroad Museum, Marp18Schorr, Neal, Jul p16Spaulding, Bill, Oct p18Szymanowski, Gene, Sep p19Turello, Richard, Mar p17Westenberger, Emmett, Feb p19Wright, Jim, Dec p16Yorio, Tony, Dec p19*Piecing together a Lionel no. 182 magneticcrane, Sep p52Plummer, Ray L.Handbook on layout wiring, Sep p36Measure the power of toy trains, Jul p56Remote operation for electro-couplers, Octp59*Polar Express tops the list of key train sets,The, Feb p79*Practically perfect collection of prewartrains, A, Nov p82Prelee, MikeHow I built my Red Rock & Roll RR, Sepp42*Prewar paradise, Feb p74*Prize Lionel display, Jan p76Pullen, PaulMake an MTH battery charger, Sep p60QQuestions & Answers: BasicsAdding speed control to locomotives, Sepp31Compatibility of multiple brands of trainson O gauge track, Sep p31Considerations for building a garage layout,Mar p34Creating a bus line for track power, Mayp29Follow up on bus lines, Sep p32Homasote for noise reduction, Nov p28Operation of O-72 locomotives on O-42track, Jan p35Problems getting power throughout an80-foot loop of track, Jul p30Reducing noise on a layout, Sep p29Rubber tie makers (for noise reduction),Nov p28Tips for buying a starter set, Dec p31Transformer reaction time to short circuits,Sep p30Use of the correct smoke fluid for locomotives,May p29Questions & Answers: LionelAdd a horn/bell button to a power supply,Jul p29Armature problems on a postwar no. 773Hudson, Sep p32Can a prewar Lionel OO switch beconverted to DC operation? Oct p31Cleaning prewar Lionel bungalows, Febp31Derailment problems with 1988 LionelHiawatha, Jul p30Derailment problems with postwar Lionelno. 2037 steamer, Nov p26Handrail on Lionel no. 182 crane, Jan p33Identifying a no. 190 locomotive, Jul p31Identifying a prewar Lionel no. 239locomotive, Oct p31Is conversion of a no. 257 freight station totransformer power possible? Mar p35No. 140 banjo signal operates slowly, Novp27No. 616 NW2 motor jamming, Oct p29No. 736 Berkshire power consumption, Decp33No. 2245 Texas Special F3 drive shaftsnapping, Oct p30No. 2465 “clear” plastic tank car, Dec p33No. 6019 O-27 uncoupling track section,Feb p33No. 6651 cannon car diaphragms, Feb p32No. 6651 cannon car parts source, Jul p31No. 8368 Vulcan switcher runs rough, Novp26“Permanent” lubrication on postwar locomotives,Feb p33Replace a reverse unit in a postwar no. 1065diesel, May p31Swap newer trucks for MPC-era heavyweightcars, Feb p32Wonderful World of Disney trains byLionel, Jul p31ZW logo variations, Sep p31Questions & Answers: MiscellanyElectrically mating RMT Beep locomotives,Jul p30Wiring diagram for a postwar AmericanFlyer no. 490 4-6-2, Jan p33Questions & Answers: RestorationDry out a collection after flooding, Jan p34Remove “sticky stuff” from trains, Jan p35Repair acid-damaged locomotives, Sep p31RRampolla, JosephBuild an O and S gauge crossing, Jul p72Make a smoother-running rail truck, Marp64*Realistic signals shine brightly, May p75*Remote operation for electro-couplers, Octp59*Retro-review section: Postwar runners, Mayp49Reviews: Accessories and miscellanyAmtrak Superliner StationSounds diner,Lionel, O, Sep p85Central Pacific rolling stock, SMR Trains,O, Oct p86Chessie System TMCC crane and boom car,Lionel, O, Jan p93Leland-Detroit monorail, MTH, O/Standard,Nov p110Milwaukee Road Hiawatha passenger carset, Lionel, O, Jul p81Reviews: Locomotives, diesel and electricChesapeake & Ohio Alco RSD-7/14,Atlas O, O, Oct p80Conrail MP15 freight set, Atlas O, O Janp90Coors Silver Bullet, MTH, O, Nov p106Girl’s GG1 train set, Williams ElectricTrains, O, Mar p84NASCAR freight set, Lionel, O, Mar p88Pennsylvania RR BLH AS-616, MTH, O,May p85U.S. Air Force BLH VO-1000, MTH, O, Julp84Reviews: Locomotives, steamCentral Pacific 4-4-0 American, SMR Trains,O, Oct p84Girl’s steam train set, Williams ElectricTrains, O, Mar p84Great Northern freight set, S-HelperService, S, Dec p96Milwaukee Road Hiawatha 4-4-2 Atlantic,Lionel, O, Jul p78New York Central 0-6-0T, Lionel/AmericanFlyer, S, Feb p87Pennsylvania RR 0-4-0, MTH, O, Jan p86Pennsylvania RR steam starter set, MTH, ODec p100Reading Crusader 4-6-2 Pacific, MTH, O,Feb p84Southern Pacific 4-8-8-2 Cab-Forward,Lionel, O, May p82Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern, Lionel/American Flyer, S, Sep p82Western Maryland 4-6-6-4 Challenger,MTH, O, Sep p78Reviews: Long-term reviewsBCR capacitor, J and W Electronics, O, Septp83Chicago & North Western SD60, AmericanModels, S, Mar p85Lackawanna 0-4-0T, K-Line, O, Jul p85LNER 4-6-2, Ace Trains, O, Jan p87New Haven EP-5 electric locomotive,K-Line, O, May p83Pennsylvania RR 2-10-4 Texas, MTH, O, Febp85Western Maryland 2-8-0 Consolidation,S-Helper Service, S, Oct p87Riddle, Peter H.How to operate Lionel & MTH commandcontrol on the same layout, Dec p86O gauge layout for a not-so-big bedroom,An, May p60Town and country track plan, Jan p70Rotella, RockyServicing Lionel’s postwar-style J-classsteamers, Jul p46*Runaway relay control, Sep p73Rusterholz, JohnWorking with tubular track, May p46S*Sandblast your way to a superb restoration,Jul p60*Scale passenger cars surpassed other rollingstock, Jul p75Schilsky, TedScratchbuilt with tradition, May p68*Scratchbuilt with tradition, May p68*Servicing Lionel’s modern ZW controller,Feb p66*Servicing Lionel’s postwar-style J-classsteamers, Jul p4SetsCommon trains, rarely cataloged, Dec p92Directional lighting for your MTH subwayset, Feb p70Polar Express tops the list of key train sets,The, Feb p79*7 days to see this toy-rail layout before it wasdemolished, Sep p62Sherman, RobertChesterfield Trunk & Terminal, The, Novp69*Small is beautiful, Mar p46*Smart selling on the Internet, Sep p49*Standard gauge for the holidays and theentire year, Jan p72*Step-by-step track plan, Mar p74*Super Lionel layout! Jan p45Supply ListBackdrops, railroad signals, Mar p41Bridges, trestles, and related items;smoke fluid and smoke pellets, Jul p35Christmas and winter items, nationalclubs, streets and roads, Dec p37Command-control upgrades, decals anddry transfers, Feb p39Craftsman-style structures, Sep p35Custom layouts and benchwork, layoutfigures, May p35Die-cast vehicles, Oct p35Scenery detail items, Nov p33Toy train books, wall- and ceilingmountedtrack systems, Jan p39*Surface wiring for Ross switches, Oct p46*Surplus city, Sep p70*Take a ride on the Root River & Southern,Jul p50Teal, DickServicing Lionel’s modern ZW controller,Feb p66Tips, Tools, & TechniquesColor-coded track sections, Oct p33Combination crossing, Feb p35Is your layout turned off? Jan p37Labeled cables, Mar p39Quick coupler fixes, May p33Steady smoke, Dec p35Towering trestle, Nov p31TTV land trains, Jul p33Two EP-5 fixes, Sep p33*Town and country track plan, Jan p70Toy train track plansBig, fast, and basic, Feb p46Chesterfield Trunk & Terminal, The, Novp69Dusty dogbone design, Jul p58FasTrack up-and-over oval, Oct p66New England in a room, Dec p54O gauge layout for a not-so-big bedroom,An, May p60Step-by-step track plan, Mar p74Town and country track plan, Jan p702 sheets to grow on, Sep p50Track plans (gauge, manufacturer)American Flyer legacy (S, American Flyer),Jan p58Best of both worlds (O, multiple), Oct p68Build the Sandy Harbor Terminal Ry. (O,multiple), Dec p46Clever track plan and great scenery (O,multiple), Oct p52Great details on a mid-sized layout (O,multiple), Mar p52Holiday without trains? Unthinkable! (O,MTH), Dec p56How I built my Red Rock & Roll RR (O,multiple), Sep p42How two friends built an American Flyerlayout (S, multiple), Nov p89Jumbo trains on a big layout (O, multiple),Mar p68Kent Oram’s stunning vision of the west (O,multiple), Nov p48Keystone State on a small scale (O, multiple),Jul p64King of the garage (O, multiple), Jul p40Landscape of memories (O, multiple), Decp64Layout for King Louis, A (O, Marx), Novp72Odyssey in O gauge (O, multiple), May p38Prewar paradise (O, Lionel), Feb p74Scratchbuilt with tradition (O, multiple),May p68Super Lionel layout! (O, Lionel), Jan p44Take a ride on the Root River & Southern(S, multiple), Jul p5028 layout tips (O, multiple), Feb p40Uncompromising O gauge layout (O,multiple), Feb p58Trzoniec, StanMake a tall trestle the fast way, Jul p36*20 easy scenery tips, Nov p78*20 fast wiring tips, Nov p44*20 helpful layout tips, Nov p58*28 layout tips, Feb p40*2 sheets to grow on, Sep p50*Two trains, one track, no collisions! Octp74U-V*Uncompromising O gauge layout, Feb p58Views From The UndergroundNew blood in an old hobby, Dec p43Price guides and selling your trains, Novp40W-X-Y-ZWalker, Robert H.Two trains, one track, no collisions! Octp74Wiring DiagramsBarrier strips keep wiring under control,Sep p77Changing train speeds using block wiring,Jul p77How to use DC relays on AC layouts, Octp79Old transformers: which terminals to use,Mar p81Postwar-style block signals operated byrelays, Feb p81“Star” wiring helps MTH’s control system,May p77Two-train control using toggle switches, Janp83Wire a two-track O gauge crossing, Novp103*Working with tubular track, May p46on thewebYou can access our previous annualindexes – for free – at ClassicToyTrains.com by clicking on “Our Magazine.”56 Classic Toy Trains • February 2008