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February 2002

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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
A CLASSIC COMBINATION
By Michael Connor
Father and son Asa and Doug Knowles both collect and operate prewar trains.
pg. 54
SOLDER LIKE A PRO
By Myles Marcovitch
Everything you need to know about soldering electrical connections on your layout.
pg. 60
MADE THE MODERN WAY
By Dick Teal
Contemporary equipment rides on an 11- by 21-foot MTH RealTrax layout.
pg. 66
ON THE MOVE
Spend a day on an O-27 layout that moves from home to home.
pg. 73
OPERATING A COLLECTION
By Tom Pugliese
These O gauge trains regularly move from the walls to the layout.
pg. 75
DANGEROUS FLYER
Near-collisions are part of the nature of an S gauge layout built on an attic floor.
pg. 82
REPAIR A POSTWAR OIL DERRICK
By Ray L. Plummer
The Lionel no. 455 oil derrick has a number of parts that can work themselves out of adjustment.
pg. 86
HEADS UP WARNING LIGHTS
By Ray L. Plummer
A simple solution to detect trains on blind sidings.
pg. 89
LAYOUT LOOK-BACK
By Jim Riccioli
Memorable layouts from CTT's past by Clarke Dunham and Doug DuBay, Bob May, and John Scully and Naim Shah.
pg. 92
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Weaver 4-8-4 steamer, K-Line 0-6-0 switcher, S gauge boxcars, ETS 2-4-4-0 steamer
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