Classic Toy Trains April 1992
CONDITION Good, unmarked pages, reading wear
CONTENTS
Cover Story – Recognizing The Real Thing – By Joe
Algozzini – You need time, luck, and plenty of patience to collect uncataloged
sets
Features
Big Steam On A Big Railroad – By Don Wood – Marty Fix’s
hi-rail O gauge Midway Central Features the newest scale steam locomotives
LGB Under The Golden Arches – By Michael Hager – A special
display layout in a Buena Park, Calif., McDonald’s entertains visitors year
round
Beer Reefers Without The Beer – by Tom Michels –
Prohibition statutes “protected” American toy train buyers from Ging’s evil “B”-word
refrigerator cars
The Right Place At The Right Time – By Jim Bunte – Amtak president
Graham Claytor’s early toy train collection redefines the term “rare”
Lemonade From Lemons – By Tom Rollo – Lionel’s
undependable no 155 ringing highway signal could be a heartbreaker—unless you
knew the Secret of the Vibrotor
Just Like Magic – By Jeff Faust – Enjoy two-train
operation by modifying Flyer’s no 761 semaphore
CTT Visits Gargraves – More than 50 years ago Don Roder
teamed up with Gardner and Gr4aves to make track for toy trains
Bill Stulla Recalls His Years As TV’s Engineer Bill – By Roger
Carp – As host of “Cartoon Express,” he introduced thousands of kids to toy
trains
Modern Problems – By Jim Tomczyk – Getting MPC and Fundimensions
diesels to operate reliably is no problem once you learn the right tricks.
Departments
Editorial
CTT Product News
CTT Feedback
CTT Bookshelf
CTT Events
CTT Product Showcase
Classic Train Sets
CTT Display Case
Conversation Pieces
Diorama Studios
CTT Q’s & A’s
Dealer Directory/Index Of Advertisers
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