This 100-page special issue from Classic Toy Trains magazine features 15 stories of how electric trains bring families together.

Introducing FAMILIES and ELECTRIC TRAINS • A special publication to capture the essence of our hobby

Families and Electric Trains

Families were the story behind ELECTRIC TRAINS • PARENTS AND CHILDREN BUILT THE HOBBY AND EVERYTHING IN IT

So often the fun started with Dad • TWO FAMILIES AMONG MANY WHERE FATHERS PASSED DOWN A LOVE OF TRAINS

One great layout satisfies two generations of builders • DON AND CODY LEAVEL JUST KEEP ON IMPROVING THEIR O GAUGE RAILROAD

Four generations of train lovers • THE GALUCHIE FAMILY HAS RUN LIONEL SINCE 1936

Mom switched one boy from Flyer to Lionel • JOHN KORAJCZYK’S MOTHER LED HIM TO THREE RAILS

Grandfathers wrote the “prescription for happiness” • THEY REMEMBERED THEIR FAVORITE TOYS

Bridging generations with a Flyer layout • HOW ONE GRANDFATHER SHARES HIS HOBBY

Finally…twin sets for Dad and his son • LIONEL PACKAGED SUPER O AND HO TRAINS TOGETHER IN 1960

Families selling and fixing trains • BROTHERS, HUSBANDS AND WIVES, AND FATHERS AND SONS WELCOMED EVERYONE

LADY LIONEL is 63 years young • CELEBRATING THE LANDMARK GIRL’S TRAIN AND ITS DIVERSE DESCENDANTS

One family still honoring LIONEL’S TIES TO NEW JERSEY • THE DITROLIO FAMILY HAS INFLUENCED THE LINE SINCE THE 1930S

The family that built the incredible ROADSIDE AMERICA • ONE MAN, HIS WIFE, AND THEIR CHILDREN CREATED A LANDMARK O GAUGE DISPLAY

Lionel helped kids get the TRAINS THEY WANTED • PERSUADING POP – AND MOM – REQUIRED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE

A layout that NEVER LEFT POSTWAR BROOKLYN • CARMINE SABATASSO BUILT A DISPLAY LIKE IT’S STILL 1957

4 HOBBYISTS REMEMBER playing trains with their dads

Soda pop and toy trains fulfilled postwar dreams • ADS FOR 7-UP HIGHLIGHTED FAMILY AT ITS BEST

Dads and brothers reach out to the kids of Rochester • LANDMARK O GAUGE DISPLAY BUILT FOR LESS-FORTUNATE KIDS