Servicing Steam Locomotives

Sign up for your FREE download and Model Railroader’s FREE weekly e-newsletter. Steam locomotives were usually serviced every 100 – 150 miles, making engine terminals as much a part of the railroad scene as crossties and creosote. These terminals offer a variety of structures and operations and they can be modeled in a compact space.  Download […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 45

David Popp and Gerry Leone wear Hawaiian shirts and co-host a video

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Indeed, that’s OTR host Gerry Leone joining David Popp to answer your hobby-related questions in this month’s Ask MRVP! DCC wiring, benchwork assembly, Kalmbach archive videos, painting, and more, are all addressed in this episode. […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 45

David Popp and Gerry Leone wear Hawaiian shirts and co-host a video

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Indeed, that’s OTR host Gerry Leone joining David Popp to answer your hobby-related questions in this month’s Ask MRVP! DCC wiring, benchwork assembly, Kalmbach archive videos, painting, and more, are all addressed in this episode. […]

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Off The Rails: Episode 40

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 40

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Off The Rails, host Gerry Leone offers tips and ideas for keeping things organized on your model railroad layout. […]

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Off The Rails: Episode 40

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 40

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Off The Rails, host Gerry Leone offers tips and ideas for keeping things organized on your model railroad layout. […]

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Layout Design for Operation

old photo of the front of a train

Download this free 14-page PDF to learn what makes one model railroad track plan better for operation than another. Inside this eBook, the editors of Model Railroader magazine discuss how to add realistic operation to freight yards, engine terminals, staging yards, loading zones, and more! […]

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How-to Library: Designing a layout, Part 9

David working on his layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Even with a nifty track plan in hand, David isn’t quite finished with layout development. In this episode, he mulls over the operating scheme that he’ll use to keep the appropriate type and volume of traffic routing over the HO scale model railroad. […]

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How-to Library: Designing a layout, Part 9

David working on his layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Even with a nifty track plan in hand, David isn’t quite finished with layout development. In this episode, he mulls over the operating scheme that he’ll use to keep the appropriate type and volume of traffic routing over the HO scale model […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 24

The Olympia layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve been asking for a updated operating plan for the new and improved Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. In this installment, David not only delivers a scheme, but he also runs a few trains to demonstrate how it all comes together. As a […]

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Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 24

The Olympia layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve been asking for a updated operating plan for the new and improved Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout. In this installment, David not only delivers a scheme, but he also runs a few trains to demonstrate how it all comes together. As a […]

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