INDEX Volume CTT subject categories: CTT departments: CLASSIC TOY TRAINS 1990 INDEX

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2 A Accessories p 85 Surefire, Toy train block control, Jun Ahrens, Bill (see also CTT Q's and A's) switches, Jun Algozzini, Joe and Bob Jacobson Algozzini, Joe and Richard Vagner * * *American Flyer's top 20 postwar S Corrections, Aug p17 Anderson, Bob * B Bales, Steve His North Chicago & Eastern Lionel O gauge layout, Feb p57 Benson, Bill His O gauge layout, Dec * bumpers, Aug p 41 * * * Brainard, Norm the, Apr p66 *Build a lift bridge, Dec p100 Bunte, Jim (see also CTT scrap box) Toy train in Tire City, Dec p80 *Buying toy trains at auction, Aug C * Carlson, Roger Quick and easy rock formations, Carp, Roger Editorial Hoarding or sharing?, Apr p5 Cars Deep dark secrets of Louis Marx, Cartoons Demchuck, John, Feb p39; Apr p18; Aug p87 Quint, M. T., Dec p120 *Chicago Hobby Show report, Apr p7 Christianson, Dick (see also Editorials and Interviews) Previously unpublished photos of the Lionel showroom layout in 1952, Apr p78 47 * * * Collectors/operators Benson, Bill: O gauge layout, Dec Lindsay, Herb: O gauge Lionel hi-rail layout, Mason, Boyd: O gauge Lionel collection and layout, Oct p67 Nelson, Brad: S gauge American Flyer layout, Aug p43 Petruzzo, Frank: Lionel Standard gauge collection, Dec Shealy, Frank: G scale indoor layout, Jun * Concept and commentary American Flyer's top 20 postwar S Buying toy trains at auction, Aug Construction and maintenance Build a lift bridge, Dec p100 From the ground up, Oct Quick and easy rock formations, switches, Jun Cormack, Gary G. Cover photos Becker, Chris, Feb; Aug; Dec Kimball, Ward, Oct Lindsay, Herb, Lionel hi-rail layout, Apr Lionel Santa Fe F3, Feb Lionel 6464-series boxcars, Jun Nelson, Brad, Flyer layout, Aug Petruzzo, Frank, Lionel Standard gauge, Dec Schmidt, A. L., Jun Sperando, Andy, Apr; Oct CTT product reviews: Cars, freight Refrigerator car, No. 1, MDC, Aug p26 Stockcar, sound-equipped, O, Right-Of-Way, Jun p30 CTT product reviews: Cars, nonrevenue Caboose, bay-window, S, American Models, Dec p42 CTT product reviews: Cars, passenger Heavyweight cars, O, MDK, Jun p23 Update, Oct p34 CTT product reviews: Control and electrical Automatic train control, 3-rail AC, Depotronics, Feb p32 Electronic flash unit, AC, Depotronics, Aug p27 Electronic reverse unit, AC, Dallee, Aug p26 High-power transformer, Right- Of-Way, Oct p27 Power pack/transformer, AC, MRC, Apr p34 CTT product reviews: Locomotives, diesel Alco FA-1, DC-powered,G, Aristo- Craft, Apr p30 CTT product reviews: Locomotives, steam Porter, G, Bachmann, Dec p , Chesapeake & Ohio, O gauge, AC-powered, Right-Of- Way, Feb p , Pennsylvania RR, O gauge, Weaver, Oct p , Southern Pacific Daylight, O gauge, AC, Williams, Feb p , Union Pacific, O scale/gauge, AC, Williams, Apr p31 CTT product reviews: Miscellaneous Block signal, G, Model Power, Dec p46 Intermodal crane, operating, O, Lionel, Aug 23 Software, postwar Lionel inventory, Macintory, Dec p48 Upgrading service, 3-Rail Brass Club, Feb p33 CTT product reviews: Parts Diaphragms, O, Scaled Tin Rail, Oct p32 LED bulb, bayonet-style, O, Railroad Specialties, Dec p42 CTT product reviews: Structures Freight station, G, Pola-LGB, Jun p25 Power transmission towers, Large (1:29), Aristo-Craft, Jun p29 Signal bridge, Large (1:29), Aristo-Craft, Dec p46 Timber trestle, single-track, G, Pola, Apr p36 Watch tower, Large (1:29), Aristo-Craft, Feb p35 CTT product review: Track Remote-control switch, Standard, Rydin industries, Aug p30 Switches, O gauge, Ross Custom Switches, Aug p31 CTT product reviews: Train sets Civil War sets, G, Kalamazoo, Feb p27 Santa Fe, O gauge, Lionel, Dec p38 CTT product showcase: Cars, nonrevenue Bobber caboose, Pennsylvania RR, Large, REA, Dec p34 CTT product showcase: Control and electrical Sound controller, Ott Machine Services, Dec p35 CTT product showcase: Locomotive, diesel Alco FA/FB Santa Fe, O gauge, Weaver, Dec p34 CTT product showcase: Structures Burning switch tower, O, Lionel, Dec p35 Various, O, Plasticville, Dec p34 CTT product showcase: Track Remote control switches, No. 1, Lionel, Dec p34 CTT Q's and A's American Flyer converting to AC, Feb p104 American Flyer, new steam engines, Apr p92 American Flyer no. 354 locomotive, smoke unit, Apr p93 Automotive tape, disadvantages, Aug Backdrops, commercial, Feb p101 Catenary, how it's made, Feb Chrome finishing, Apr p93 Davis, Jerome W. Better engine performance over LGB switches, Jun p90 Dust removal, Aug p80 Estes, Ken Ives, replacement parts, Dec p116 K-Line, appreciation in value, Feb p104 K-Line, manufacture of Alco B unit, Aug K-Line, Pennsy A unit's paint, Aug Krylon paints for repainting Lionel, Apr p92 LGB switch point remedy, Jun p90 Light bulbs for Flyer transformers, Apr p96 ; other colors, Aug Lionel couplers, poor performance, Apr p96 Lionel couplers, remedies for poor performance, Aug Lionel F3, painted for C&NW, Jun p90 Lionel F3, replacement shells, Feb p101 Lionel F3, A-B-A retrofit, Oct p90 Lionel GG1, pantograph position, Feb Lionel GG1, scale and gauge, Dec p117 Lionel milk cars, replacement parts, Dec p116 Lionel MW50VA transformer, performance, Aug p80 Lionel no. 65 Hand Car, melting plastic, Dec p117 Lionel no. 234W tender, Oct p90 Lionel no. 342 culvert loader, wiring, Dec p117 Lionel no. 675 locomotive, parts, Dec p117 Lionel no. 763E, locomotive, parts, Dec p116 Lionel no. 783 Hudson, improving performance, Jun p87 Lionel no General display, Oct p92 Lionel no Hudson, motor, Dec p116 Lionel no locomotive, with wrong tender, Jun p86 Lionel no. 2466WX tender, whistle, Dec p117 Lionel no generator car, fan, Aug p80 Lionel no switches, problems, Jun p86 Lionel no locomotive, convert to AC, Aug Lionel no trolley, number, Feb p101 Lionel O-27 passenger cars, short circuits, Apr p95 Lionel product lines, contemporary, Oct p88 Lionel ZW transformer, restoring finish, Apr p93 Lionel ZW transformer, wiring whistle controller, Oct p92 List of supplies, Jun p93; Dec p118 Loose side plates on truck, Oct p88 Mange-Traction, Adding to K- Line engine, Jun p87 Marx F7, reverse unit, Dec p116

3 MPC plastic train set, Dec p116 Obtaining scarce parts, Aug Programs on repairing trains, Jun p87 Removing decals from aluminum passenger cars, Oct p92 Removing mildew from Bakelite pieces, Oct p90 Restoring railroad magazines, Jun p86 Running two dual-motored units on the same track, Feb p104 Switches, repairing on scenicked layout, Feb Traffic signals, O gauge, Aug Unpainted Lionel shells, Oct p92 Wiring tinplate layout, Apr p95 CTT scrap box Amazing year ahead, An, Oct p81 American Flyer top 20 sets, Aug American Models' Geep, Dec p32 Big trains on a very big ship, Oct p86 Christmas tradition, Dec p32 European report, Aug Flyer in Sweden, Aug p79 Four's a Crowd, Aug p79 Geep comparison, Aug p79 Guinness record to fall?, Oct p86 Lionel plant tour, Dec p30 Modular high-railing, Aug No shelf displays here, Oct p81 Outdoor three-rail?, Aug p79 Reorganization at Lionel, Oct p80 Stockpiling "investment" trains, Dec p28 Talk about accessories, Aug What's in a name?, Dec p32 * * Ltd., Jun D * *Deep, dark secrets of Louis Marx, Demchuck, John: Cartoons, Feb p39; Apr p18; Aug p87 * Display and storage Toy trains in Tire City, Dec p80 Toy trains on the trolley, Feb Display case Brasher, Chuck, Oct p 43 rennan, Dennis, Jun p 63 Butler, Sam, Oct p42 Giem, Seth, Oct p42 Hall, George, Oct p43 Kelly, Jim, Jun Klopp, Phil, Jun p63; Dec p102 Lesser, Joe, Dec p102 Livesey, Dennis, Jun p63; Dec p102 Marley, Stephen, Jun p62 Primack, Michael, Jun p65 Purin, Charles, Jun p62 Sarasota Lionel and Seashell Museum, Jun Schmidt, A. L., Jun p62 Sperando, Andy, Jun ; Oct pp42, 43 Turner, Harry, Oct p43; Dec p103 Wood, Bill, Jun Young, William, Jun p62 E Economics of collecting Editorials Ambitious project, An, Jun p5 Competition, Feb p5 CTT sneak preview, Oct p5 Hoarding or sharing?, Apr p5 If I were the boss, Dec p5 Toy fairs: New York and Nuremberg, Aug p5 Electrical and control How fast is fast?, Jun p55 Jun * Era: Era: Feb 68 Harry Carpenter Stearns, Inventor, Era: Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb Toy trains on the trolley, Feb switches, Jun Era: 1965-present Ltd., Jun Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb Toy train in the Tire City, Dec p80 Toy trains on the trolley, Feb Estes, Ken F Fifth Congress of Toy Collectors Flanigan, John P. How fast is fast?, Jun p55 Flynn, James R. * * * *From the ground up, Oct G Gauge and scale: Large Big trains on the playhouse, Jun Toy train in Tire City, Dec p80 Gauge and scale: O Ltd., Jun From the ground up, Oct Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb Jun Toy trains on the trolley, Feb Gauge and scale: S switches, Jun Gauge and scale: Standard *General Train' Union Pacific M- Giansanti-Coluzzi, Count Antonio: his collection, Feb p53 * Grams, John A. H Hamilton, Art Hansen, Don *Harry Carpenter Stearns: Inventor, Heath, Steven R. Hediger, Jim Chicago Hobby Show report, Apr p7 Historical Harry Carpenter Strearns: Inventor, J. L. Cowen's marvelous Auto-

4 matic Hoffer, George *How fast is fast?, Jun p55 I Identification and dating Interviews Bales, Steve, Apr p77 Benson, Bill, CTT visits Williams Reproductions Ltd., Jun Edleman, Andy, Jun Horowitz, Jay, Dec Petruzzo, Frank, Dec Rydin, Carl, Oct p36 Williams, Jerry, Jun J * Jacobson, Bob and Joe Algozzini K Kimball, Ward: his collection, Oct Kolosseus, Michael L Layout descriptions (By owner. T indicates track plan included, followed by scale or gauge indication and manufacturer): Bales, Steve (T, O, Lionel), Feb p57 Benson, Bill (T, O), Dec Christmas in the Prado (G, O), Dec p94 Cormack, Gary G. (T, O, Lionel), Jun p36 Empire under construction (T, O), Dec Frank Pac's Annieville RR (G, LGB), Apr Lindsay, Herb (T, O, Lionel), Lionel dream layout (T, Standard), Aug p36 A (T, O, Lionel), Feb p57 Mason, Boyd (T, O, Lionel), Oct p67 Nelson, Brad (T, S, Flyer), Aug p43 North Chicago & Eastern (T, O, Lionel), Feb p57 Pac, Frank (G, LGB), Apr Pennsy and NYC meet on this O gauge "hi-rail," (T, O, Lionel), Petruzzo, Frank (T, Standard, Lionel), Dec layout in 1952 (O, Lionel), Apr p78 Plate rail railroading (T, O, Lionel), Jun p36 Quaker Square Hilton (G, Lionel), Dec p80 San Diego Model Railroad Museum (G, O), Dec p94 Shealy, Frank (T, G, LGB), Jun Shore Line Trolley Museum's layout (O, Lionel), Feb Something for everyone (T, S, Flyer), Aug p43 Toy trains on the trolley (O, Lionel), Feb Lesser, Josef K. From the ground up, Oct Lindsay, Herb * * *Lionel 6464 boxcars 1: Background, literature, and identifying features, Jun p48 2: The series begins with four cars in 1953, Aug p50 3: In 1954 and 1955 the series gets more colorful and more complicated, Oct p57 4: Lots for boys (and girls) to choose from in 1956 and 1957, Dec * Corrections, Dec p20 * * * *Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb * Locomotives: Diesel Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb Locomotives: Steam M * * Manufacturer: American Flyer switches, Jun Manufacturer: Carlisle and Finch Manufacturer: General Trains Harry Carpenter Stearns: Inventor, Manufacturer: Hafner Manufacturer: Ives Manufacturer: LGB Christmas in the Prado, Dec p94 Manufacturer: Lionel Christmas in the Prado, Dec p94 Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb Jun Toy trains in Tire City, Dec p80 Toy trains on the trolley, Feb Manufacturer: Marx Manufacturer: MPC/Fundimensions Manufacturer: Right-Of-Way Manufacturer: Williams Ltd., Jun * Mason, Boyd: his Hazlet Train Shop collection, Oct p67 Monje, Chris Build a lift bridge, Dec p100 N Nelson, Arthur W. Jr. Nelson, Brad: his American Flyer empire, Aug p43 Nelson, Paul C. *New York Toy Fair 1990 report, Aug p6 News items "All aboard" exhibit at National Geographic Society, Feb p10 Consumer alert regarding LGB power packs, Feb p10 Gale, Robert H., obituary, Oct p11 Kughn joins TM, Oct p8 LTI reorganizes, Oct p8 News from Mt. Clemens, Dec p8 "On Track" television series debuts, Jun p10 O * * P Pac, Frank: his Annieville RR, Apr * Petruzzo, Frank: his Lionel Standard gauge collection, Dec Pfeiffer, Ed Buying toy trains at auction, Aug * Plummer, Ray L. Jun * *Previously unpublished photos of the Lionel showroom layout in 1952, Apr p78 Price, Lee Q Quaker Square Hilton: their Lionel Large scale layout, Dec p80 *Quick and easy rock formations, Quint, M. T.: Cartoon, Dec p120 R * * Restoration Riddle, Peter H. Rydin, Carl: Lionel knuckle coupler, Oct p36 S Sadorf, Joseph and Richard Shanfeld San Diego Model Railroad Museum: their Christmas on the Prado layouts, Dec p94 Setting the record straight

5 Lionel freight set no. 1535W, Apr Lionel freight set no. 1521WS, Jun p42 * Shade, Thomas Toy trains on the trolley, Feb o72 Shanfeld, Richard and Joseph Sadorf Shealy, Frank: his G scale indoor layout, Jun Shore Line Trolley Museum: their Lionel O gauge layout, Feb *Something for everyone, Aug p43 Sperando, Andy Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb New York Toy Fair 1990 report, Aug p6 Stephenson, Tom * Jun T, U Tempest, Jack Thon, Bob * Tinplate prototypes Lionel's Santa Fe F3, Feb *Toy trains in Tire City, Dec p80 *Toy trains on the trolley, Feb Track plans Hazlet Train Shop Lionel O gauge layout, Oct p67 North Chicago & Eastern Lionel O gauge layout, Feb p57 Traction Toy trains on the trolley, Feb * * switches, Jun V Vagner, Richard Vagner, Richard and Joe Algozzini * * W-X-Y-Z *