Classic Toy Trains’ newest 100-page special issue is an exciting look at how far toy train locomotive manufacturing has come. Featuring 50 locomotives from the prewar, postwar, modern and digital eras you will learn the history, why they are so popular and how their legacy continues.
INTRODUCING GREAT TOY TRAIN LOCOMOTIVES • Developments in engines tell the history of our great hobby
Great Toy Train Locomotives
LOCOMOTIVE LINEUP
LOCOMOTIVES OF THE PREWAR ERA 1900-42
CARLISLE & FINCH NO. 4 0-4-0 STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER • The history of American toy trains entered a new phase with this steamer
LIONEL NO. 100 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE • Lionel made headway in the market with this impressive electric
HOWARD NO. 10 4-4-0 STEAM ENGINE • A small firm proved to be first with adding a functioning headlight
VOLTAMP NO. 2100 4-6-0 STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER • From Baltimore came one of the most beautiful prewar models
DORFAN NO. 3930 4-4-4 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE • Massive Wide Gauge engine based on a Pennsy prototype
IVES NO. 1134R 4-4-0 STEAM ENGINE • One of the many great locomotives built by this legendary firm
AMERICAN FLYER NO. 4637 0-4-0 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE • Elegantly painted electric was in charge of top-of-the-line sets
LIONEL NO. 400E 4-4-4 STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER • The firm’s biggest and most gorgeous steamer in prewar days
MARX NO. M-10000 STREAMLINED POWER CAR • The motorized lead unit pulled a train of matching cars
LIONEL NO. 700E 4-6-4 STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER • The legacy of the O scale New York Central Hudson lives on
LOCOMOTIVES OF THE POSTWAR ERA 1945-69
LIONEL NO. 726 2-8-4 BERKSHIRE STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER • First classic to arrive after the war
AMERICAN FLYER NO. 332 UNION PACIFIC 4-8-4 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER • Impressive S gauge tribute to a mighty Northern engine
LIONEL NO. 2332 PENNSYLVANIA RR GG1 ELECTRIC • Art Deco beauty makes its debut in 1947
LIONEL SANTA FE F3 • The greatest postwar engine arrived in 1948
MARX NO. 333 4-6-2 STEAM ENGINE & TENDER • Postwar Pacific proved to be best steamer from Marx
UNIQUE ART NO. 2000 ROCK ISLAND F7 DIESEL • Lithographed models could still strike a pose in 1950
LIONEL NO. 773 HUDSON STEAM ENGINE AND TENDER • Classic locomotive marked Lionel’s golden anniversary in 1950
LIONEL NO. 681 6-8-6 TURBINE AND TENDER • O gauge model was better than the prototype
AMERICAN MODEL TOYS NO. F4 PENNSYLVANIA RR F7 DIESEL • Striking member of an O gauge fleet of new engines
THOMAS INDUSTRIES 4-4-0 STEAM ENGINE • Finest old-time locomotive of the postwar era
LIONEL NO. 2321 TRAIN MASTER • Welcome home for a giant of the three-rail world
AMERICAN FLYER NO. 343 0-8-0 STEAM ENGINE • This S gauge switcher handled every task thrown its way
MARX NO. 4000 FAIRBANKS-MORSE DIESEL • Elegant colors for an O gauge cab unit
AMERICAN FLYER NO. 481 SILVER FLASH ALCO PA DIESEL • Fictitious locomotive captures S gaugers’ hearts
LIONEL NO. 2359 GP9 ROAD DIESEL • Finishing the glory days of the postwar era
LOCOMOTIVES OF THE MODERN ERA 1970-95
LIONEL NO. 8359 CHESSIE SYSTEM GP7 ROAD DIESEL • Shiny O gauge model marks special anniversary
LIONEL NO. 1776 GENERAL ELECTRIC U36B ROAD DIESEL • A salute to the bicentennial hood unit and its colorful kin
LIONEL NO. 8585 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SD40 ROAD DIESEL • O gauge model proved General Mills was committed to quality
K-LINE ALCO S2 DIESEL SWITCHER • Hard-working little engine exemplified the approach of this O gauge company
LIONEL NO. 18005 (1-700E) 4-6-4 HUDSON STEAM ENGINE AND...