In this extra-long, extended-length, timelapse video (1 hour 20 minutes!), our intrepid railfan/professional photographer Tom Danneman has a long way to go, but makes a point to enjoy the entire journey to, about, and from his favorite trackside destination – Big Sky Country! You’ve seen Tom’s meticulous preparations to his trail-rated 4×4 truck in previous […]
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In this visit to the Colorado Model Railroad Museum’s 10,000 square-foot building, you’ll get to explore the HO scale (1:87) model railroad that’s open to the public year-round (visit CMRM.org)! Based on an obscure prototype railroad routing about the Pacific Northwest in 1975, the main display features long trains, museum-quality scenery, captivating animations, and a […]
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We are currently working on this section. For Olympia videos, please visit Olympia Projects in our Trains.com Video section: https://www.trains.com/vid/modeling/series/layout-builds/olympia-projects/ […]
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We are currently working on this section. For In the Workshop videos, please visit our Trains.com Video site: https://www.trains.com/vid/modeling/series/in-the-workshop/ […]
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We are currently working on this section. For the latest in Big Skies & Iron Rails videos please visit our Trains.com Video section: https://www.trains.com/vid/railroading/series/big-skies-iron-rails/ […]
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For Trains.com Members: Bob Lettenberger interviews notable folks around the world of railroading […]
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This easy Christmas toy train layout could not be more simple. With buildings and toy train set from Aldi, Classic Toy Trains Editor Hal Miller and Production Editor Rene Schweitzer were able to quickly assemble a satisfying layout in almost no time. Watch the video for more! […]
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This easy Christmas toy train layout could not be more simple. With buildings and toy train set from Aldi, Classic Toy Trains Editor Hal Miller and Production Editor Rene Schweitzer were able to quickly assemble a satisfying layout in almost no time. Watch the video for more! […]
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In the all-new series playing exclusively on Trains.com Video, you’ll discover scores of expert techniques and useful tools for making your model railroading efforts easy, more efficient, and even fun! To get the series started, Model Railroader magazine Editor Eric White shares his process for installing a Tortoise by Circuitron Slow Motion Switch Machine to […]
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Arriving in hobby shops now is the Athearn HO scale General Electric Dash 9-44CW diesel locomotive. The newly tooled model features a variety of railroad-specific details. Road names offered on the first run of the six-axle road locomotive are Canadian National (red, white, and black with “wet noodle” herald); Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (warbonnet); […]
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ScaleTrains has released a second run of its HO General Electric ES44AC diesel locomotive. The modern six-axle road unit is decorated for Canadian Pacific (with and without Lord Strathcona’s Horse stencil), Citirail (silver, blue, and yellow), CSX (armed forces, first responders, and law enforcement schemes in one road number each), Ferromex (original red, white, and […]
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