Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Enjoy this exclusive video tour of John Mueller’s C&NW-themed HO scale (1:87) layout inspired by railroad operations and locations in northern Wisconsin. Follow the action along the line, and then look for additional coverage of the layout in a forthcoming issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]
Section: Modeling
Toy Train Basics: All about track
To continue this informative series of videos from Classic Toy Trains magazine, David Popp shares info and insights on the wide array of O gauge track systems, sizes, and styles you can use to build a toy train layout! […]
Toy Train Basics: All about track
To continue this informative series of videos from Classic Toy Trains magazine, David Popp shares info and insights on the wide array of O gauge track systems, sizes, and styles you can use to build a toy train layout! […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 45
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. […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 45
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. […]
Build a Rustic Structure
Learn how to build a small, beautifully weathered, wooden cabin out of styrene. […]
Lionel Trains Identification Guide
Download this free 32-page PDF to learn how to easily spot Lionel locomotive repaints and recognize Lionel restorations. This free download will help collectors identify authentic Lionel trains. […]
HO scale Conrail’s Onondaga Cutoff
Click on the image to download a PDF copy of this track plan. Name: Conrail’s Onondaga Cutoff Layout owner: Dave Abeles Scale: HO (1:87.1) Size: 20′-8″ x 30′-6″ Prototype: Conrail Locale: upstate New York Era: 1990s Style: walk-in Mainline run: 250 feet Minimum radius: 30″ (main), 22″ (yards and sidings) Minimum turnout: no. 8 (main), […]
Model Train Layout Design
Use prototypical railroads to design more realistic layouts, build accurate track arrangements, and plan for the future. […]
Computer desktop wallpaper from the September 2019 Model Railroader
Click on the links at left to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Oil-burning Union Pacific Challenger no. 3977 pulls a special through the Rocky Mountains on Paul Brennecke’s N scale Grand Line model train layout. Click on the links below to download the image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Download […]
BM Bicentennial GP38 picks up Revere Sugar Hoppers
BM Bicentennial unit 200, a GP 38, heads out of Middlesex to pick up two Revere Sugar Cane Hoppers on Steve Tello’s NH division layout. […]
Union Pacific freight train at the Colorado Railroad Museum
A Union Pacific mixed freight train travels from Lakeside to Klamath Falls at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]