DCC Programming: episode 7 – Programming modes

Operations mode, programming on the main.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Model Railroader magazine’s Dana Kawala addresses basic DCC programming modes. Dana first talks through Operations mode programming on the main, as well as Service mode programming. As with every episode in this helpful DCC Programming series, Dana shows you the essential steps, while […]

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The Roundhouse: Episode 18

Hal Miller, Marc Horovitz, and Kent Johnson

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that spring has arrived, Host Hal Miller shifts the roundtable discussion to garden railroading. Two first-time guests, Garden Railways magazine editor Marc Horovitz and MRVP’s Kent Johnson, share their enthusiasm for running big (Large scale) trains in the great outdoors. Along with […]

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Video: HO scale Sandy Fork Lumber Co

HO scale Sandy Fork Lumber Co

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Frank Henry Fieler’s HO scale Sandy Fork Lumber Co. is a freelanced HO scale model railroad that’s set in West Virginia in the 1960s. The layout is inspired by the Elk River Coal & Lumber Co. and other West Virginia logging railroads. Watch […]

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Cody’s Workshop: Episode 15 – right-of-way details

Cody Grivno standing in front of model railroad layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page For this episode of Cody’s Workshop, Cody heads to Model Railroader‘s HO scale layout, the MR&T. As he completes the Big Bend remodeling project on the layout, Cody shows how easy it is to enhance a scene with small details like wood guardrail […]

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Demonstration of magnetic air hoses on HO scale freight cars

Model locomotive and boxcar connected by magnetic hoses

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader contributing editor Pelle Søeborg installed MagnaLock air brake lines (hoses) from North American Railcar Corp. on his HO scale freight cars. In this video you can see how the air hoses work during switching moves on Pelle’s Union Pacific Daneville Sub model train […]

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DCC Programming: episode 6 – Programming momentum

Adding momentum with CV 3 and CV 4.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Dana shows just how easy is it to add realism to a DCC-equipped locomotive simply by programming a momentum effect. In this demonstration, you’ll see how the momentum function eliminates those sudden starts and stops that occur when operating a locomotive straight […]

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