Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this second episode of Rehab My Railroad, Drew and Chuck head back into the basement where they find Cody Grivno finishing the roadway project and David Popp installing the automated grade crossing. While work continues, Chuck takes Drew on a rolling tour […]
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MR Insider: 2014 National Train Show, Part 2
The MR/MRVP Dream Team including David, Neil, Dana, Cody, and publisher Kevin Keefe, continues their coverage of the 2014 National Train Show in Cleveland, Ohio. In part 2 of 2 videos, Cody talks with more manufacturers eager to share their exciting new products He also stops to see some of the many operating layouts on […]
Video: On30 Jemez and Rio Grande Chili Line
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jim Gore’s On30 Jemez & Rio Grande models a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Western branch line in 1951. Check out the detailed scenery as a train runs through scenes along this 12 x 16-foot model railroad. […]
Video: O scale Southern Pacific Tehachapi Division model railroad
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Jerry Davis’ O scale model railroad depicts the famed Tehachapi Loop during the early 1950s. Watch steam and diesel locomotives haul freight and passenger trains along the line. […]
Video: The use of mirrors on Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista model train layout
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista RR is a freelanced HO scale railroad modeling a short line in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota in 1953. In this video, follow Gerry as he shows you the 12 locations of mirrors that he used to make the illusion […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 20 – Lombard Canyon, MT
After days on the road, this “epic” Trackside Adventure finally settles into a heavenly patch of Big Sky country, otherwise known as Lombard Canyon, Montana. Drew Halverson and the MRVP crew make the most of their time here by capturing MRL main line action from several panoramic vantage points in and around the canyon. […]
Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 21 – BNSF in the Badlands
In this episode of Drew’s Trackside Adventure, the “epic” trek for 2014 heads back home to Wisconsin. Mike and KJ peel off quickly, leaving Tom and Drew to pilot along I-94 and the BNSF main line through North Dakota and Minnesota. The two show there’s just as much railroad action and stunning scenery in the […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Cinder Sniffers
Take a tour of a live steam outdoor railroad club located in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio, area. The railroad accommodates a wide variety of trains fueled by coal, oil, propane, gasoline, and batteries. […]
Video: Tour Gerry Leone’s HO scale Bona Vista RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Check out Great Model Railroads 2015 for a farewell visit to Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista RR. The freelanced HO scale railroad modeled a short line in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota in 1953. In this video, follow Gerry as he gives you a tour […]
This flexible layout can be changed in a day
Read the entire article, only in the December 2014 issue! […]
Double trouble
CSX train Q509 joins the east-west main line in Deshler while train Q365 prepares to depart for Cincinnati in the distance. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Feline King Kong destroys O-gauge Gotham City
Name: Frank Heynick Railroad Name: Mini-Gotham Location: Brooklyn, New York Scale: O Theme: Skyscraper City Description: The video differs from anything else you’ve seen, since it is filmed in an O-scale metropolis with scratch-built skyscrapers rising to six feet in height and involves a story, an adventure of sorts. The first half of the video […]