July 2021

Featured

Lionel’s no. 9854 billboard reefer car 22

Baby Ruth graphics honored tradition

Trains from a special uncle

Saluting the real Santas in my life

Layout brings family memories to life

A dad and his twins built a great O gauge railroad.

Postwar hopper with its own identity

Andy Amante added this Lionel treasure

Scratchbuild a tell-tale

A simple project sure to add scenic interest

All Aboard with American Flyer

S gauge layout built with special panels

Lionel’s conveyor lumber loader 46

Time to let the logs in with the great no. 364 accessory

EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4

LETTERS, pg. 6

MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 8

PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 10

NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Companies acquire O, S gauge MTH tooling

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 18

VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 21

REVIEWS, pg. 50
Lionel Vision Line GS-6, Lionel LionChief 2.0 0-6-0T

AD INDEX, pg. 57

TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 58
Modifying a Flyer no. 23796 sawmill