The Christmas village trolley

The trolley serves the downtown and the countryside

Name:    Neal Mayer Forum User Name:    NealM Railroad Name:    Village Trolley Location:    Boston, MA Scale:    Traditional O gauge Theme:    Christmas Trains Description:    Lionel Village Trolley in bump-and-go service between downtown and the countryside […]

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Centennial Trains

Classic Trains Logo

View the public schedule of the 1963 West Virginia Centennial Special. Download the schedule by clicking on the PDF below. WV_Centennial_Schedule     View the initial working schedules of the 1964 Montana Centennial Train. Download the schedule by clicking on the PDF below. Montana_centennial_train_schedule […]

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Chicago Railroad Fair

an illustrated red and orange official guide book cover for the chicago railroad fair

Tour the Chicago Railroad Fair through the pages of the 1948 Official Guide Book. FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN FULL SCREEN Read about the Chicago Railroad Fair in “The Last Great Railroad Show,” an article from August 1998 Trains magazine. Download the story by clicking […]

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New model trains for the week of November 23, 2017

Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Electro-Motive Division GP38 and GP40 diesel locomotives

HO scale locomotives Electro-Motive Division SDP40F diesel locomotive. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (1985 nose and pilot configuration). Four road numbers. Leslie S3L air horn, illuminated Strato-light beacon, and removed steam generator with blank panels at rear of body. Direct-current model, $219.98; with dual-mode SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound decoder, $309.98. October 2018. Genesis series. Athearn Trains, […]

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MRVP Insider: November 2017

Jenny Freeland at train show

MRVP’s Jenny Maaske hosts the November edition of MRVP Insider from Trainfest 2017, America’s Largest Operating Model Railroad Show! Amidst the hustle and bustle of pre-show set-up, she shares some the exciting new content coming to Model Railroader Video Plus in the next few weeks of the month! […]

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MRVP Insider: Modelers in a Minivan along the Main Line

Modelers in a minivan along the main line

Combine a world-renowned modeler (Pelle Søeborg), a guy that’s great at photographing trains (Drew Halverson), another who’s pretty darn good at both (Cody Grivno), and a sunny day spent trackside, and you get Modelers In A Minivan Along The Main Line! Join their jaunt across the Wisconsin countryside, and you’ll see just what inspires this […]

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David and Ingrid’s Weekend at West Somerset Ry.

West Somerset Railway

While on vacation in Europe, David and his wife, Ingrid, spent an October weekend seaside on the West Somerset Ry., a 21-mile preserved line in southern England. They were there for the Fall Steam Gala and saw eight operating steam locomotives, many of which they share with you in this short video. To learn more […]

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David and Ingrid’s Weekend at West Somerset Ry.

West Somerset Railway

While on vacation in Europe, David and his wife, Ingrid, spent an October weekend seaside on the West Somerset Ry., a 21-mile preserved line in southern England. They were there for the Fall Steam Gala and saw eight operating steam locomotives, many of which they share with you in this short video. To learn more […]

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