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Williams by Bachmann 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive

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Video: Rapido Trains HO scale FL9

The Electro-Motive Division FL9 could operate as a diesel-electric or straight electric locomotive. This HO scale FL9 from Rapido Trains captures prototype-specific detail as well as the unique sounds of this dual-mode locomotive thanks to an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. Check out this video demo of the sound effects on our staff […]

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2015

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out a new Digital Command Control (DCC) sound equipped HO scale locomotive and more new model train products with associate editor Cody Grivno. Right on time for the holiday season, Cody will also give you some tips for cleaning model train set […]

Member video: N scale Thompson River Canyon layout

Six weeks of construction in under three minutes; how I built the portable N scale Thompson River Canyon layout in honor of my brother-in-law, who died in October 2014 (before he could create his own version of this iconic Canadian location). […]

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Virginian route

Black and white diesel locomotive hauling a freight train.

The Trains Presents video series takes you to Virginia to examine operations on Norfolk Southern’s now-closed former Virginian Railway main line. Learn more about this mountain railroad, only from Trains! […]

Bob’s Train Box: Episode 60

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Just in time for the holidays! Bob’s back with new O and S gauge toy trains and ancillary products on display. Host Bob Keller highlights a new Williams by Bachmann 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive, 1:48 scale offerings from Menards, and a full array […]

‘Piedmont’ cab ride video

View from a locomotive cab at bridge overpasses and railroad track.

Ride along with Trains Magazine passenger correspondent Bob Johnston on Amtrak’s northbound Piedmont, train No. 73, between Cary and Durham, N.C. This September 2015 trip features a look at corridor improvements funded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. NCDOT Rail Division Manager of Design and Construction Jason Orthner answers questions while engineer Fred Gibson […]

Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Installing a hardboard backdrop, Part 6

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, artist Jay Smith returns to the MR Workshop with his airbrush in hand! This time he’s using it to paint an array of realistic clouds on the backdrop for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout. Follow Jay as he teaches […]

Cody’s Office Special: Interview with Shane Wilson of ScaleTrains.com

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page At a special event prior to Trainfest 2015, new model railroad manufacturer ScaleTrains.com debuted several all-new products, including an HO scale Union Pacific 8,500 hp “Big Blow” gas-turbine locomotive. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno had a chance to talk with ScaleTrains.com president, […]