Trains.com Insider Exclusive | Touring Sievers Benchwork

Come along with Trains.com host Gerry Leone, as he explores the production facilities of Sievers Benchwork, located on Washington Island, Wisconsin. With master carpenters Barb Cornell and Butch Young guiding us through the manufacturing process, learn how model railroad framework fabricated with pre-drilled holes and modular designs, revolutionized benchwork construction! Discover additional insights about its history, […]

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Sandersville Railroad Company profile

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Sandersville Railroad Company summary The Sandersville Railroad Company (SAN) is a short line railroad that operates in east-central Georgia. It’s been a family-owned business for more than a century with Ben J. Tarbutton III serving as president in recent years. Though only operating a 10-mile main line through its namesake town, the railroad hauls a […]

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Meet Brian Schmidt, Classic Trains Editor

In this installment of Q&A with the Editors, you’ll meet Classic Trains magazine Editor Brian M. Schmidt. Listen in, as he speaks with Digital Editor Steve Sweeney about his time at Kalmbach, interests in railroading, and – of course – his leadership role at Classic Trains. This video series is exclusively for Trains.com Unlimited Members to […]

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Interviews and Q&As Trailer

Get the inside scoop! Hear relevant info, insights, and straight talk from Trains.com staff, Kalmbach Media contributors, industry experts, hobby manufacturers, and influencers from all walks of life…but only when you get Behind the Scenes as a Trains.com Unlimited Member! […]

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Ask Trains.com Trailer!

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Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers and viewers are asking. Special guests can include editors and contributors from Model Railroader, Trains, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways and Trains.com. Questions can be about any railroad or model railroading topic. These can include questions about railroad operating practices, railroad […]

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Meet Eric White, Model Railroader Editor

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Meet Eric White in this installment of Q&A with the Editors. In this video, Model Railroader Magazine Editor Eric White speaks with Digital Editor Steve Sweeney about his time at Kalmbach, interests in railroading, and – of course – his leadership role at Model Railroader. This video series is exclusively for Trains.com Unlimited Members to […]

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Watch Trainfest 2022 with Trains.com

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Trainfest 2022 is in the history books, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the show! On Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, Trains.com was live with three one-hour broadcasts and several hours of live video showing the passersby. See this re-broadcast of Trainfest only for Members at Trains.com! […]

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TrainsLIVE Trailer video

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Trains LIVE is a regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media. The series began in July 2022. Trains LIVE features Bob Lettenberger, Trains associate editor, Kalmbach Media staff, and guests talking about railroads and trains in a casual, behind the scenes format. Trains LIVE will ask the questions you would like to ask and […]

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Where do you find replacement parts for out of production locomotives?

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Cody helps track down specific parts in this video of Ask Trains. Do you need help tracking down auto production parts? Would you like to learn more about full-size railroading? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers […]

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