This video shows the latest progress on my GNRR model railroad layout, including detailing the locomotive service facility, new DOW chemical facility, and photo backdrops for Etowah River and Highway 53. […]
Here’s some Southern Pacific freight action at the November meet of the Western Union division of the NMRA (BR) in Plymouth UK. Video shot by Brian Moore […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp and Neil Besougloff talk to viewers about Model Railroader magazine’s all-new N scale project layout, The Red Oak Route. In this video you’ll see a quick glimpse of the finished 3 x 7-foot layout. Plus, you’ll also want to stay tuned […]
Don’t miss the updated track buyer’s guide in the January 2015 issue! Download this companion article on how to select the best track for your layout. How to select the best track for your layout […]
O gauge RailKing ES44AC diesel from MTH Price: $329.95 (no. 30-20170-1 Features: Two can-style motors, smoke unit, coil couplers, ProtoSound 3.0 command and sound system Current road names: BNSF, General Electric Evolution De-monstrator, Pennsylvania RR Heritage unit, Southern Ry. Heritage unit, Union Pacific Announced by MTH in 2013, the RailKing General Electric ES44AC diesels have […]
O gauge RailKing 2-10-0 by MTH Price: $459.95 (no: 30-1626-1) Features: O-42 operation, can-style motor, smoke unit, coil coupler on tender, ProtoSound 3.0 sound and command system, wireless drawbar Current road names: Pennsylvania RR with three road numbers The Pennsylvania RR’s answer to the challenge of always having one more mountain to climb, might well […]
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The railway at a glance Name: Palmore Pacific Railroad Size of railroad: 19′ x 50′ Scale: 1:29 Gauge: Nº 1 (45 mm) Era: Modern day (but a steam/diesel excursion train will run from time to time) Theme: Rural small-town USA Age: Construction began December, 2012; Golden Spike driven August, 2013; 95% complete Motive power: USA […]
The railways at a glance Names: The St. Joe & Grand Island; The Kansas Central Size: 4,000 square feet Scales: 1:29 (ST&GI); 1:20.3 (KC) Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Eras: 1950s and 1870s Themes: ST&GI: Small farming town in Kansas on a connecting line of the Union Pacific in the 1950s as it converted from steam […]
This display is open to the public during the month of December at the Elizabethtown Public Library. For more information and hours, visit the library’s website. […]
On June 2, 2014, Trains Passenger correspondent Bob Johnston was in the cab of Amtrak ACS-64 electric locomotive 600, joining engineer Darren Avila, road foreman T.C. Williamson Jr., and signal supervisor Joe DiGiacomo aboard Northeast Regional train No. 184 from Washington D.C., to Wilmington, Del. His cover story in the January 2015 issue, “Amtrak’s new […]
