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Bruce Petty painted and decaled Tyco flatcars to represent an eastbound Southern Pacific train that originated at L.A.’s Taylor Yard and took empty flats back to the mills of Southern Oregon. Watch the train run on the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout. You can read all about this layout […]
Bruce Petty painted and decaled Tyco flatcars to represent an eastbound Southern Pacific train that originated at L.A.’s Taylor Yard and took empty flats back to the mills of Southern Oregon. Watch the train run on the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout. You can read all about this layout […]
Ron Marsh and his family took a recent trip on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This video journal is full of great narrow gauge steam action as Ron caught all three trains that ran that day in both Durango and Silverton, as well as some beautiful, scenic shots along the line. […]
Ron Marsh and his family took a recent trip on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This video journal is full of great narrow gauge steam action as Ron caught all three trains that ran that day in both Durango and Silverton, as well as some beautiful, scenic shots along the line. […]
Host Jenny Maaske is back to present a sneak peek at just some of the new videos coming to MR Video Plus in September 2017! This month, look for exciting content from Contributing Editors Charlie Conway (Taking Care of Business) and Gerry Leone (Off The Rails), along with great episodes featuring the regular MRVP cast […]
You’ve asked us to share what it’s like to work at Model Railroader Video Plus, so that’s just what MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone set out to do in this behind-the-scenes video! In this first of two episodes, follow along as Gerry focuses his cameras on David, Kent, Ben, and Jenny, as they hustle through […]
You’ve asked us to share what it’s like to work at Model Railroader Video Plus, so that’s just what MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone set out to do in this behind-the-scenes video! In this first of two episodes, follow along as Gerry focuses his cameras on David, Kent, Ben, and Jenny, as they hustle through […]
Great Model Railroads 2018 features a wide variety of outstanding model train layouts in N, HO, O, and large scales. This month you can download images from all 11 model railroads to use as a background wallpaper on your computer screen. Click on the links below for the appropriately sized images. Want to see more […]
LAYOUT BUILDERS FRIEND: Menards has released two new bridges for O gauge operators: the nos. 279-4030 24-inch single-track model for $69.99 and 279-4031 dual-track model for $79.99. The dimensions for the single-track bridge are 24 x 5 x 9½ inches; the double-track bridge measures 24 x 8 7/8 x 9½ inches. Both structures are made […]
Amtrak’s ‘Empire Builder’ streaks through Brookfield, Wis. The speed limit for Amtrak on Canadian Pacific’s Watertown Subdivision is 79 mph. Tom Danneman Q Most Amtrak trains have a 79-mph speed limit. Will positive train control systems allow Amtrak to operate faster where track conditions allow? For instance, the Southwest Chief operates to 90 mph in […]
Model Power N scale 2-6-0 Mogul The MRC decoder and speaker are housed inside the tender. A die-cast metal weight adds extra heft. Die-cast metal construction and a factory-installed Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) dual-mode decoder highlight this N scale 2-6-0 Mogul type from Model Power, which is now part of MRC. Built with existing tooling, […]
ScaleTrains.com HO scale SD40-2 While this isn’t the first HO scale SD40-2 to roll down the tracks, ScaleTrains.com takes a different route by offering many options on drive and detail level, including variations that haven’t been available in plastic before. Electro-Motive Division’s SD40-2 diesel was General Motors’ all-time best-selling locomotive, so there are plenty of […]
