January 2021

January 2021

By Rene Schweitzer | December 16, 2020

Classic Toy Trains January 2021 issue cover

FEATURES

Christmas memories
By Gordon I. Peterson
O gauge diorama re-creates a winter scene of long ago

Introducing a postwar Lionel pioneer
By Joe Algozzini , Roger Carp
Sid Brown led the way for a generation of collectors.

Royal Blues in the night
By C. Thomas Somma
Landmark American Flyer trains led by bullet-nosed beauties.

Santa Claus loves his toy trains
By Roger Carp
An O gauge layout keeps everyone happy at the North Pole.

Lionel sets and more for 1970
By Michael Connor
“Poster” children for the MPC era.

All aboard the Kall-Mason line
By Fred Stupp
This O gauge layout celebrates our family.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Desk

Letters

Photo Album

News
New Menards FedEx terminal, SceniKing S scale backdrops, Atlas O car, and more

Questions & Answers

Collectible Classics
Flyer’s no. 271 whistle stop set

Views from the Underground

Weekend Workshop
Two wrecked pieces can be turned into a Vanderbilit tender.

Reviews
Lionel Legacy Chicago Great Western F7 A-A set, space-saving Menards structures

Tips, Tools, & Techniques
Making big O scale trees

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