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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MR Insider host Jenny Maakse isn’t so interested in “hittin’ the books” this September. With MR Video Plus at her fingertips, she’s got a far better way to learn more about the World’s Greatest Hobby! You too can make the most of your […]
Name: Kevin Grant Railroad Name: “Polar Express Railway” Location: Louisiana Scale: O/1:48 Gauge Theme: Polar Express Description: Video of my old 8×8 O gauge 1:48 layout I had in a small section of my home. Most of the building are Department 56 and Lemax with a few kit built buildings I’ve constructed over the years. […]
Take one last look at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum’s Secret City Excursion Train, which closed earlier in 2016 after more than 20 years in operation. You’ll see a finely restored Seaboard Coast Line EMD SD45 and a classic Alco C420 in operation in the hills of northern Tennessee. The museum plans to continue its […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this two-part video series, MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone walks you through the steps for making your own inexpensive rock molds. The resulting rubber molds can then be used to cast realistic rock faces and outcroppings for use on any layout. […]
Join Locomotive 2016 Editor Greg McDonnell as he visits this now-famous Canadian short line and its fleet of FP9s! You’ll see the locomotives on freight trains and snow plow duty, and check out the engine room while they speed down the track! Only from Locomotive 2016 and Trains Magazine! […]
Locomotive 2016 is back with more stories on North America’s newest and most powerful locomotives. Our annual Motive Power Review gives you information you can’t find anywhere else: an exclusive listing of every new locomotive built in North America. In addition to the Motive Power Review, you’ll find feature stories including: Metra Muscle: see the […]
Visit the only operating former Central Railroad of New Jersey steam locomotive, 0-6-0 No. 113, with Trains Magazine! See the locomotive pull excursions in Minersville, Pa., in December 2015 following its estimated $600,000 restoration. Only from Trains! To learn more about the locomotive and its restoration, go to www.rrproject113.org. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out the latest HO and N scale model railroading products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. You’ll see a quick demo of Kato’s new SD40-2, using the firm’s Sound Box controller. Associate editor Cody […]
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O gauge Theme: Marx E7s Description: Two Santa Fe trains pulled by Marx E7s invade the Minneapolis Northern Railroad. […]
Come along with Trains Magazine and the Locomotive 2016 annual as we take a look at train watching in Fullerton, Calif.! This bona fide Hot Spots location is featured in the latest installment of our motive power special issue! You’ll see modern diesels from Amtrak, BNSF Railway, and Metrolink as they thread their trains through […]
Join Trains Magazine for a visit with Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 No. 765. The Lima Locomotive Works-built Berkshire visited Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pa., in 2015. Trains takes you along for a look at the locomotive and its runs into the Pocono Mountains! […]
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