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October 2013 | ModelRailroader.com
By Pelle Søeborg | October 19, 2020
| Last updated on November 3, 2020
October 2013
By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020
| Last updated on November 3, 2020
In the pages of CLASSIC TOY TRAINS magazine you’ll find information about building, operating, and enhancing toy train layouts; track plans, repair and maintenance tips, profiles of collectible postwar and prewar trains, and more.
Features
VARIETY IS THE KEY TO BUILDING AN O GAUGE DREAM LAYOUT
Visit a 16 x 24-foot railroad built with an all-inclusive approach.
Joe Luciani celebrates the UP and BNSF on his great O gauge railroad.
A small O gauge track plan boasts design elements found on big pikes.
TEACH LIONEL’S CULVERT ACCESSORIES A NEW TRICK
Lionel’s no. 342 culvert loader and no. 345 culvert unloader work together even when far apart.
MAKE REALISTIC WATERFALLS
Add a simple feature to any layout.
LIONEL’S BIG SET: 9 CARS IN 1 BOX!
Lionel’s no. 1585W O-27 outfit from 1957 set a rolling stock record.
Caryl Pettijohn built a magnificent layout to showcase his collection.
BUILD A STATION PLATFORM CANOPY
Styrene shapes from your hobby shop become easy platform canopies.
RONALD SAYPOL DEVELOPED MEMORABLE LIONEL CARS
The corporate executive who influenced key pieces of rolling stock.
NEW LOOK FOR ATLAS O TRACK
Install track flush with ground level.
Departments
Editor’s Desk
GOLDEN ERA FOR TRAINS
Letters
Photo Album
News
Questions & Answers
Collectible Classics
American Flyer’s no. 916 gondola car
Views from the Underground
Weekend Workshop
BUILD A HARBOR OVER HARDBOARD
Reviews
Tips, Tools, & Techniques
October 2013
By Angela Cotey | October 19, 2020
| Last updated on November 3, 2020
Garden Railways has been the leading magazine devoted to the hobby of outdoor, large-scale model railroading for more than 30 years. Each issue brings you step-by-step modeling projects, fascinating photo tours of garden railroads, unbiased product reviews, new product announcements, tips from the experts, and much more!
Plus, subscribers get exclusive online access to the Railroad Gardening Library, product reviews, project plans, bonus articles, and more. Whether you’re new to the hobby or a seasoned veteran, this magazine is for you!
Features
DCC for large scale: A beginner’s guide
Part 2: The basic components
Modeling a Pettibone hi-rail crane
Don McCullough tackles an interesting piece of MOW equipment
Staff corner: Marc Horovitz
A trip abroad
The Wascana Canyon Railway
Traversing a canyon carved from the plains of Canada
Build a pedestrian grade crossing
This crossing will stand up to full-size foot and wheel traffic
Visit a community-owned garden railroad
An RV park is home to the RCW Garden Railroad
How to isolate a siding
A switch shack does the trick
Departments
From the Editor
Garden railroading: US vs. UK
Notes & news
Letters
Garden railway basics
Track power: Part 1
Related video: How to clean your locomotive’s wheels
Product reviews
If I’d only known
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