This new 100-page collectors edition celebrates Classic Toy Trains' 30th anniversary with an all-new collection of exclusive articles and photos for O and S gauge toy train collectors, operators, and admirers. All-Star Electric Trains features never before seen photos and content including eight of the greatest layouts, rare and unusual trains, trendsetting products, and so much more!
Celebrating 30 Years of Classic Toy Trains and Our Hobby
HERB LINDSAY • Pioneers in realistic modeling showed us the future
JOSEF LESSER
SOLE SURVIVOR: Lionel 1951 Cheerios contest layout • The top prize for train lovers was this 8 x 8-foot display
Building the layouts MILLIONS LOVED • Clarke Dunham’s public exhibits have influenced a generation of model railroaders since 1987
The MASTER of LIONEL DISPLAYS • Jack Kindler’s work transformed Lionel’s New York showroom in the postwar era
Great photographers have elevated CTT to the top
ART SCHMIDT
CHRIS BECKER
PETER RIDDLE • Two builders who see virtues in all kinds of toy trains
PETER ATONNA
GEMS of a GREAT POSTWAR LIONEL COLLECTION • Joe Algozzini has inspired and informed CTT readers since the beginning
USING THE LIONEL SERVICE MANUAL
LIONEL DIESELS LAUNCH A CAREER
Memories of the FINEST BUILDER at American Flyerr • Frank Castiglione knew how to show the best of Gilbert’s trains
TALKIN’ TOY TRAINS returns after 14 years! • Interest never wanes when it’s about more than just the trains
JIM FORBES
WILLIAM ZUBACK
WINTER COMES TO THE LIONEL SHOWROOM • Employees at the postwar landmark changed the big display layout to reflect the season
A love for trains leaves its MARX • Eric Beheim photographs his favorite Marx models in terrific settings
Tribute to POSTWAR LIONEL • O gauge trains have been central to Philip Klopp’s life
STAN TRZONIEC • Lionel’s postwar classics motivate energetic builders
STEVE GAROFALO
