Name: Peter Atonna Railroad Name: Seligman and Paulden Lines Location: Paulden, Arizona Scale: O Highrail Description: This is a video featuring my recently completed “big city” scene and terminal. It shows trains coming and going as well as the yards and engine facilities supporting “downtown.” […]
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Preview the September 2019 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine
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The Foley Railroad Museum’s O gauge layout
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Christmas in July Giveaway!
Enter the Christmas in July Prize Pack Giveaway, brought to you by USA Trains, Red Caboose Motel & Casey Jones’ Restaurant, Right On Track Models, Yankee Dabbler, and Blackstone Models. This special Sweepstakes ends on July 31, 2019. One lucky winner that will take home the complete prize package valued at over $1,500! Now let’s […]
Friends and fun at the LP&CL Railroad
Name: Chris Haon Railroad Name: L.P. & C.L. Railroad Location: Atlanta, Ga. Scale: 1:29 Theme: Anywhere, Southeast USA Description: A fun get together of friends and trains at/on one layout. […]
Big Boy’s Great Midwest Tour: Omaha
Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in this first compilation video from Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video focuses on Big Boy’s trek through Nebraska with a stop in Omaha, Neb. […]
Olympia 2, The Log Blog: Part 27
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David’s O scale (1:48) log loader construction effort picks up right where he left off in Part 26 of his Olympia Logging Co. On30 layout video blog. This time, you’ll get to see how he’s carefully integrated the structure into the layout. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for July 2019
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives and freight cars in N, HO, O, and large scales highlight the July episode of Cody’s Office, including a quick demo of the sound equipped, large scale Southern Pacific GS-4 Daylight steam locomotive from MTH. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will […]
New Menards products at the International Toy Train Expo
In early July, Classic Toy Trains traveled to the International Toy Train Expo in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The show is sponsored by Menards, Kalmbach Media, Model Train Classics LLC, and Operation Lifesaver. This video includes a sneak peek at upcoming Menards O gauge products — and much more! […]
Video: Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy Express Squared DCC system
The Model Rectifier Corp. Prodigy Express Squared is an easy-to-use Digital Command Control (DCC) starter set. In this video, senior editor Dana Kawala shows you some of the basics of this MRC DCC system down in the Model Railroader workshop. […]
Video: ScaleTrains.com N scale GE C39-8 diesel locomotive
Watch as we take the ScaleTrains.com N scale General Electric C39-8 diesel locomotive for a test run on our Canadian Canyons project layout. The N scale model includes an ESU LokSound decoder with realistic diesel engine, horn, bell, and other sound effects. […]
Sneak peek and video: Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 N scale USRA heavy 2-8-2 Mikado
Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 USRA heavy Mikado 2-8-2 Recently I had the opportunity to review and run a preproduction sample of an N scale United States Railroad Administration Heavy 2-8-2 Mikado type from Broadway Limited Imports. Part of the firm’s Paragon3 series, the model features a dual-mode decoder that provides excellent sound on both Digital […]