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! […]
Subscription: Metered
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 […]
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 […]
‘Bomb Trains’ book offers to reveal flaws in how railroads move crude oil
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new book promises to “lay out the whole damning history” of moving crude oil by railroad, starting with the tragic wreck and inferno at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on July 6, 2013. The book is “Bomb Trains: How Industry Greed and Regulatory Failure Put the Public at Risk” by Justin Mikulka. Mikulka says […]
Broken water main floods CSX tunnel, causes small derailment
BALTIMORE — A broken water main is blamed for flooding in Baltimore that caused a derailment of a CSX train and stopped CSX and MARC commuter trains on Monday. The broken main near the M&T Stadium, home of the NFL Baltimore Ravens, flooded CSX’s Howard Street tunnel and was blamed for derailment of three cars, […]
‘Hustle Muscle’ SD45 to appear at GN society convention
GN 400 crosses the French River near Duluth, Minn., on the North Shore Scenic Railroad. Steve Glischinski DILWORTH, Minn. – Great Northern Railway SD45 No. 400, the “Hustle Muscle” diesel, will appear at the annual convention of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society this month. The locomotive, currently at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in […]
First Look Gallery: Broadway Limited Imports N scale SD70ACe Union Pacific no 4141
What better way to celebrate the festivities around the Fourth of July then by taking a look at a truly presidential locomotive? Members of the Model Railroader staff had a chance to take a close look at the new N scale Electro-Motive Diesel from Broadway Limited Imports. This new Paragon3 series model is decorated for […]
Spring opening on the Mukwonago Beer Line
Name: Sean Wells Railroad Name: Mukwonago Beer Line (Milwaukee Road Branch) Location: Mukwonago, WI Scale: G 1:29 with USA and Aristo-Craft cars and PIKO track. Theme: Milwaukee Road Beer Line Description: A multiple loop continuous running track with 2 small yards and several sidings. With the track in place now over the last 2 summers, […]