Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Video Vault episode, you’ll tour Brian Holtz’s HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western with host Allen Keller. Enjoy layout scenes that depict notable railroad sites in Colorado. […]
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3D Track Plans: Toronto Terminal in HO scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s Ben Lake has outdone himself with this incredible 3D rendering of a Bob Sprague multi-level passenger-themed design! In this virtual tour, you’ll see the ins, outs, ups, downs, and all-arounds of his Toronto Terminal, a 10 x 25-foot scheme. Then, be sure […]
Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Road to Apple Country
Charlie takes a father-daughter railfanning road trip to explore scenic mainline routes in eastern Washington State. In the first leg of their journey, Chas and Anna capture trains along the BNSF Scenic Subdivision. […]
Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – BNSF Balmer Yard Hump
Not even another rainy day in Seattle could keep Charlie from further exploring BNSF’s Balmer Yard switching action. In this video postcard, you’ll get up-close views of flat switching, remote-control locomotives kicking cars, and rolling stock gliding down the hump! […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 14
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This June edition of Ask MRVP is packed full of answers to your model railroad-related questions! Host David Popp addresses MR Video Plus subscriber inquires regarding freight car modeling, painting and weathering, working with scale drawings, layout wiring, realistic railroad operation, and so […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – A Swiss-style LGB Garden Railway
From the PBS series Tracks Ahead, you’ll enjoy a visit to an expansive German garden railway modeling the steep grades of various railroads in the Swiss Alps. […]
Video: HO scale New York Central Piney Fork Branch
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Seth Gartner’s HO scale Piney Fork Branch models a New York Central branch line in eastern Ohio in the 1960s. The multilevel layout also features an extensive steel-mill scene. […]
Trains Presents: NS Fostoria District, Vol. 2
Visit Norfolk Southern’s fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! This volume highlights the busy junction with CSX Transportation at Leipsic, Ohio, and includes a number of NS heritage units! Bought to you by Trains Magazine! Watch more: Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 3 […]
MR Insider: June 2016
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s June, and the sun’s rays are beaming brightly upon MR Insider host Jenny Maaske, not to mention our fun-filled line-up of new videos coming to MR Video Plus this month! Jenny shares news of a special edition of Rehab My Railroad, a […]
Abandoned Western Pacific FTA-B units
A rare find of a Western Pacific FTA-B units. Neglected for decades, the unique locomotives have roof-mounted number boards and wagon wheel antennae. The B-unit’s rear headlight came from a former steam locomotive. Being fascinated with the extreme weathering done by military modelers, Bruce Kingsley gave their methods a shot on a pair of small […]
Lift bridges of the Val Valley RR
Sean Moore takes a look at two different types of lift bridges on his Val Valley model railroad and explains how he built them. […]
HO scale Great Northern Pacific RR
Northern Pacific freight and passenger trains run on Dan Flanagan’s fictitious HO Great Northern Pacific RR, based on Jerry Boudreaux’s Red Rock Northern track plan (Model Railroader, June 2007). It’s an around-the-walls layout, approximately 11′ x 11′. […]