Milwaukee Road Hiawatha in 1966

Model diesel locomotive

Follow along as the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha makes its way around Michael Armstrong’s home layout. The year is 1966, and the Hiawatha is handling a decent amount of head-end mail and express business in addition to a healthy number of passenger cars. […]

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Athearn Genesis HO scale SD60I and SD60M diesel locomotives

Athearn Genesis HO scale SD60I and SD60M diesel locomotives

    In this exclusive product review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel shows you highlights of two new HO scale Genesis-series locomotives from Athearn Trains. Both the SD60I and SD60M feature prototype specific detailing and come equipped with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. […]

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Athearn Genesis HO scale SD60I and SD60M diesel locomotives

Athearn Genesis HO scale SD60I and SD60M diesel locomotives

    In this exclusive product review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel shows you highlights of two new HO scale Genesis-series locomotives from Athearn Trains. Both the SD60I and SD60M feature prototype specific detailing and come equipped with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. […]

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Trains Presents: Butler, Ind., hot spot

Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive

Join Trains Presents video contributor Chris Wehman for a look at Norfolk Southern’s busy junction at Butler, Ind., northeast of Fort Wayne. There, the former Conrail Cleveland to Chicago main crosses the former Norfolk & Western Detroit to Fort Wayne line. You’ll see trains at all angles, including the Triple Crown RoadRailer! […]

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Trains Presents: Peru tour, Day 1

Join us as we travel with Special Interest Tours to Peru! On the first day of our September 2017 tour, we visit Lima, check out the Ferrocarril Central Andino shop at Chosica, dedicate a locomotive for Conrail’s James A. Hagen, and spin the unit on the turntable at San Bartolome. Let’s go! […]

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Building a heavy-duty flatcar

Building a heavy-duty flatcar

Name: Todd Haskins Railroad Name: Cape Cod Central Location: Cape Cod Theme: Fun Description: I rebuilt my scratched/ bashed heavy duty depressed center flatcar so it could handle bigger loads. I cut out the short 7″ deck and replaced it with a 12″. One day I was rail fanning at the main yard and spotted […]

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Video 101: Where’s my stuff?

Even short videos require lots of media. Locating your libraries of video clips, photographs, sound clips, titles, transitions, and backgrounds is the first step in postproduction video assembly. When I open my movie software, the first thing I see is a desktop with three sections. Whether you are using the IMovie software that is supplied […]

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Video: MTH S scale EMD F3 diesel

MTH S scale EMD F3 diesel locomotive on test track

The MTH S scale Electro-Motive Division F3 diesel features the firm’s Digital Command System (DCS) and Proto-Sound 3.0 system. The locomotive operates on DCS, Digital Command Control (DCC), alternating current (AC), and direct-current (DC) layouts. The model comes equipped with American Flyer style wheels and couplers, but scale parts are included. (The conversion was detailed […]

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Haunted Train layout

Halloween toy train layout

Name:    Steven Allen Railroad Name:    Look Memorial Park Haunted Train Layout Video Location:    Look Memorial Park Train Station, Florence, MA Scale:    S Scale Theme:    Halloween Description:    Members of the Pioneer Valley Model Railroad Club have built a Halloween themed layout for Look Memorial Park’s Train Station. It is available during the Haunted Train Rides on […]

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The Pioneer Valley Model Railroad Club’s Christmas display

Pioneer Valley Model Railroad Club holiday display

Name: Steven Allen Railroad Name: Santa’s Trains at Look Park Location: Look Memorial Park Florence, MA Scale: S Scale Theme: Christmas Description: The Pioneer Valley Model Railroad Club has built 3 S Gauge layouts for Look Memorial Park’s Christmas event known as Santa’s Trains at Look Park. This is the main layout of 3 layouts […]

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