Take a look inside the Fort Wayne, Ind., hub of Norfolk Southern subsidiary Triple Crown Services. You’ll see a variety of motive power with this unique RoadRailer freight equipment that is now largely retired. Only from Trains Magazine! For another look at the Triple Crown RoadRailer trains, check out our Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District video. […]
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HOn30 Narrow Gauge Coal Mine Railroad
This HOn30 Narrow Gauge Coal Mine Railroad measures 24″ x 56″. The layout is constructed of 1″ thick extruded foam insulation board; there was no wood used anywhere. It is very light in weight. The locomotive is an old N scale Lifelike SW switcher for which I scratchbuilt a new cab to fit over the […]
How-to Library: Airbrushing with Aaron – Episode 3, Keeping it Clean
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this segment, FineScale Modeler senior editor Aaron Skinner demonstrates techniques for cleaning an airbrush after use. Aaron shows how to begin the process while the airbrush is still intact, and then he walks through steps for carefully disassembling and cleaning each […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 22
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Back to business! Host David Popp has swapped out his Hawaiian shirt for an MR shop apron and a long list of your questions to answer. This month, hobby-related inquiries cover wiring concerns, trackwork troubles, scenery material selection, plus skirts and pan flutes. […]
Video: ESU LokSound Full Throttle diesel demo
Matt Herman, General Manager at ESU, LLC., stopped by to show the Model Railroader staff some of the new Full Throttle diesel locomotive features available in the latest LokSound Select decoders. Check out this demo of the realistic sound and control effects. […]
Video: Tour the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee Racine & Troy
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow an executive special train as it tours the main line of the Model Railroader staff’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Highlights of the MR&T include many scenes that have appeared in the magazine over the years, as well as project model railroads, such […]
Trains Presents: Winter at the Iron Triangle
Visit Fostoria, Ohio’s famous train-watching Iron Triangle in winter! See CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern freights and now-historic Triple Crown RoadRailer trains. Bought to you by Trains Magazine! See more trains around the city with Trains‘ Fostoria photo gallery! You can also follow along Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District with our three-part video series, also part […]
Freight takes the mainline
Name: Peter Atonna Forum User Name: Peter Atonna Railroad Name: Freight takes the Main Location: Paulden, AZ Scale: O Theme: multi era, high rail layout Description: A major layout rebuild is well underway, and it is now far enough along that I can start sharing videos from it. Here is a freight, headed by a […]
Baltimore & Ohio, the Ridgely Division
Baltimore & Ohio train no. 722 heading to D. Lee Coal Co. with a train of empty hoppers. Video shot by Dale Ridgeway […]
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Trains Presents: Ringling Bros.’ circus train in Virginia
Join Kevin Gilliam on another look at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus train in 2015, this time in rural southwestern Virginia. Only from Trains! […]
How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 4 – The Snake Track Job
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp and Jenny Maaske are set to show you that realistic model railroad operation has never been easier to learn and enjoy! Using Model Railroader magazine’s all-new HO scale Beer Line layout extension as their “gameboard,” the two team up […]