January 2022
The January 2022 issue of Classic Toy Trains
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Featured
In this Issue
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Modeling_Winter_O_gauge_diorama_0122.jpg)
Plus other techniques to create a dynamic layout
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Ives_Still_Thrives_0122.jpg)
A passenger set has run strong since 1926
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_why_I_enjoy_toy_trains_0122.jpg)
A talented young modeler finishes her first layout
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Regrettable_Decision_0122.jpg)
A Lionel no. 726 Berkshire not bought at Madison Hardware
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Special_Flyer_from_Gimbels_0122.jpg)
A never-before-reported S gauge train set
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Christmas_Train_0122.jpg)
Family tradition with a Lionel set
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_two_boys_loving_one_Christmas_layout_0122.jpg)
This simple O gauge display never loses its appeal
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Lionels_NIBCO_Express_0122.jpg)
More than meets the eye
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Dad_build_three_loop_empire_0122.jpg)
Appreciation for an O gauge layout
![](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CTT_Winter_Arrives_S_Gauge_layout_0122.jpg)
A section of Michael Mitter’s railroad highlights Christmas
Also in this issue:
EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4
PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 8
LETTERS, pg. 12
NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14
Atlas O container, weathering materials
MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 17
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20
COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 22
VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23
S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24
GREATEST FIND, pg. 46
WEEKEND WORKSHOP, pg. 54
REVIEWS, pg. 58
MTH RailKing SW1, Atlas O holiday boxcars
AD INDEX, pg. 65
TIPS & TECHNIQUES, pg. 66
Make foliage and a track cleaning boxcar