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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David has completed preparations for the Beer Line HO scale operating session. Now it’s time to start the session into motion so you can watch and learn how the car movements on the railroad fit into specific job tasks. The first job you’ll […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Happy holidays from Cody’s Office. Associate editor Cody Grivno heads down to the Model Railroader workshop to show you the basics of setting up a holiday train set. He’ll also give you a quick demo of a SoundTraxx-equipped Athearn HO scale SD39 diesel […]
Host Gerry Leone introduces one handy dandy tool with a couple clever model railroad applications. In this episode, he’ll show and share how an inexpensive pounce wheel can make your modeling efforts more efficient and more accurate too! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP vintage how-to video, host Wayne Wesolowski demonstrates smart techniques for trimming and then applying glue to wood parts. Wayne also shares tips for assembling structure components. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault host Allen Keller tours Rick Spano’s Sceniced & Undecided N scale layout featuring numerous animated scenes. […]
In this concluding episode of MRVP’s Digital Command Control installation series, David Popp teams up with DCC Programming host Dana Kawala to demonstrate how to add wireless throttles to a large layout. With the railroad untethered, David offers a final overview of the upgrades he made to our HO scale Beer Line layout throughout the […]
Don’t miss the latest Model Railroader staff project layout series, beginning in the January 2017 issue. The staffs adds the Snake Track branch to its popular HO scale Milwaukee Road Beer Line layout. Get highlights of the new addition, including a look at the various trackside industries and structures, with associate editor Eric White. […]
In this last leg of their trek to the Columbia River Gorge, Charlie and Tom Danneman keep the cameras rolling to capture the various tunnels and trains along the BNSF main line. You’ll enjoy the numerous run-bys they captured before returning to Portland, Ore. […]
Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: Trains Under the Tree Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O Gauge Theme: Christmas trains Description: My Dad’s childhood train from the ‘30s, a Lionel 259, became my childhood train in the ’60’s. During my kids’ childhood in the 90’s, It became the Christmas train. The kids […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp gets to enjoy his early Xmas gift – Go Cubs! But he also makes sure YOU receive a few stocking stuffers too! This month on Ask MRVP you’ll get to enjoy thorough responses to hobby-related questions regarding wiring a turnout […]
Chicago is still the North American railroad capital, and Trains Magazine takes you there with this all-new DVD production. You’ll see heavy freights, fast passenger runs, and the transit system that takes a major city to work. Be sure to check out the companion issue: Chicago, America’s Railroad Capital. Both are available in January! […]
Trains Magazine Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt takes you along for a look at the North Shore Scenic Railroad‘s operations in September 2016. The railroad, part of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, operates excursion trains on its line between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minn., with historic equipment from the Upper Midwest’s fallen flags. You’ll see Duluth, […]
