Run 277 - APR/MAY 2015

COVER STORY Jerry Murray's layout FEATURE ARTICLES Mike Guarraia On30 Harbor Scenes An old Lionel 773 is Still Going Strong on Jim Steed's Wonderful Postwar Layout HOW TO John Sethian show how to make simple Highway Posts Roger Peterson's Operating Ameri-Towne Fire Station HERE'S AN IDEA Brian Wakefield show how to achieve improved Trackmobile coupling PRODUCT REVIEWS OGR Associate Editor George Brown reviews the MTH Tinplate 263E Passenger Set and the Atlas Elektra Theater. PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS Korber Models KISS Cradle Woodland Scenics IGA Holly Beach Boxcar Menards Engine House BACKSHOP Building a Layout: In-Floor Wire-Ways for Your Walk-Through COLLECTOR'S GALLERY The Lionel Circus Horsecar and Corral HELPER ENGINE They Were Toys OGR Dealers all across the country. READER'S RAILS Some great photos from Linda Ambrose, Bob Glorioso, Ralph Langefeld and Ramesh Bishop. INSIDERS Lionel's 115-year anniversary Atlas O Update "