Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Clinchfield RR was a staff-built N scale layout featured in the November 1978 through June 1979 issues of Model Railroader. In this video Model Railroader staff member Dana Kawala interviews senior editor Jim Hediger about his experiences researching, building, and operating this […]
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Lionel’s new O gauge “Thunderbird” train set

Below, you can watch a streaming video of this “Blast from the Past” as Lionel revisits the olden days with the O gauge “Thunderbird” set, part of the “Lionel Postwar Authentics – Conventional Classics” series. […]
Modeler’s spotlight for June 4, 2009 — Inside Cody’s office

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Associate Editor Cody Grivno is on vacation, so other members of the Model Railroader staff help out in this week’s Cody’s office episode. Associate Editor Steve Otte will show you some new model train products. Many layouts use skirting under the fascia to […]
Video: Hornby/Rivarossi HO scale 4-8-8-4 Big Boy

Watch us run this upgraded Rivarossi locomotive. Along with factory-applied weathering the model includes a dual-mode ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]
Overview of the Cascade & Timber Trail Ry.
Watch video of this logging-themed 4 x8 project railroad, the Cascade & Timber Trail Ry. […]
Video Extra: Penn Central, Amtrak, and Conrail GG1’s in action
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Video Extra: Pennsylvania Railroad GG1’s in action

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Modeler’s spotlight video for April 23, 2009 — Inside Cody’s office

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Learn all about how to clean your airbrush in part 3 of Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno’s how to airbrush series. Cody will also show you some of the latest model train products and will share a bit of history on some […]
Modeler’s spotlight video for April 16, 2009 — Inside Cody’s office

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page See the latest model train products with Model Railroader Associate Editor Cody Grivno. In the second part of his how to airbrush series, Cody will also give you some of his tips for weathering with an airbrush. […]
Video: Sunset Models HO class M-6 Mogul 2-6-0

See a demonstration of this brass HO scale locomotive on our HO scale club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. The detailed model is based on a Southern Pacific prototype and features a dual-mode sound system. […]
Build the Milwaukee Road Beer Line part 5

Follow Model Railroader Managing Editor David Popp as he shows you some of the configurations of our Beer Line project layout. He also show you some of the operations on the HO scale railroad, including how we use a car-card-and-waybill operating system. […]
Vic’s Pizza Layout

Name: Tom Trigg Railroad name: Vic’s Pizza Layout Scale: G Theme: How small can G go? Location: 2008 Big Train Show in Ontario, California Description: This is Vic’s Pizza Railroad. At one point we pretty well considered this the smallest G scale layout ever. < […]