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With Charlie Conway behind the cameras, discover what makes the Copper Basin Railway shine brightly in the Arizona desert. In part 1 of 2, you’ll make a mine run with the crew in the cab of a Geep, take a hammer to hard iron rails, and then get to know president “Jake” Jacobson, right along […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The flexible foam, rubber, and Sculptamold rocks are now set on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout! Kent Johnson now shows you how to blend these bits using liquid pigment washes and subtle drybrushing techniques. And to keep the progress rolling, David Popp […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The double-deck Leadville & Red Cliff RR models a modern-era main line on the lower deck and steam-era railroading on the upper deck. All the scenes on Bill Brown’s HO scale model train layout feature stunning central Colorado scenery. […]
A robot train script with automated reversal capability is shown in this video. Automated turnouts, signals and occupancy sensors are used. Train runs from a yard and returns after turning around using a WYE track topology. Stop spots are calculated to avoid fouling turnout points. Video by Tom Stack. […]
This video features a visit to the H0/H0e layout of my friend Gunter in Austria. The home layout is about 10 square meters large, analog operation with working overhead catenary. This allows two trains to run simultaneously on a single track. The layout requires three persons for realistic operation. During the video shooting, we had […]
Check out the articulated auto racks on Trevor Smith’s Kaley Yard layout. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, host David Popp returns to a topic first addressed in the May 2018 show. Who knew there are so many ways to bend styrene? David demonstrates some of your suggestions, and then turns to other topics related to T-Trak modules, […]
In the April and June 2018 issues, Raymond Parent shows you how to make a Napa Valley Wine Train Super Dome car using 3D printing. John Cushman thoughtfully provided this video to share with our readers of the prototype train. Enjoy! […]
The Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami holds one of the nation’s most famous passenger cars, the Ferdinand Magellan. The official private car of Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower was a rolling White House for these leaders. Step inside this unique car to learn more about how it was used and how it was specially […]
“Computer-aided model railroad” uses the computer not only to help run an HO scale model railroad but also adds customer ship orders to make it feel real. A customer database is used to generate scheduled and unscheduled ship releases to the days activities. This video demonstrates how this is accomplished logging in the Sacramento Mountains […]
My employer creates short videos to highlight the work of its employees, and includes items to showcase their hobbies. My model railroad was included in this video. My small layout is inspired by Ed Brunner’s article about Rock Island and Milwaukee Road operations in the Muscatine, Iowa area in April 1986 Trains magazine. — Brian […]
I bought a new Panasonic 4K video camera and decided to test it on my N scale model railroad. This train layout is being built to represent the Union Railroad of Pittsburgh. In this video, I show my progress as I am currently modeling the year 1949 with my Bachmann 2-6-0 with DCC. The track […]
