Picture-in-Picture (PiP) is a new feature on Trains.com that allows you to stream videos within an inset window, freeing the rest of your screen for other tasks simultaneously. To enable, click the PiP icon (box with an arrow) in the bottom right corner of the video screen. This will allow you to stream videos on […]
Variable Speed Playback (VSP), the ability to speed up or slow down video content, is a new feature available on Trains.com. To enable, click the Settings gear icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen, then select Playback Rates where you’ll see options for slowing down or speeding up the video. Speed past […]
Closed captioning (CC), an on-screen text version of the audio content in a video, is a new feature available on Trains.com. To enable, click the CC icon in the bottom right corner of the video screen. Settings like size and color are customizable to your needs making it even easier for you to follow along […]
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Also in this issue: Introducing Lionel Trains of the 1940s Our comprehensive look at a significant and not-so-segmented decade. Momentous and meaningful decade for Lionel Modernizing in many wonderful ways. Breakthrough year in realism for locomotives and cars Looking forward with many glances at the recent past. Colorful and fanciful cars still rode the Lionel […]
PLUS Celebrating the CP’s centennial The freelanced HO scale Strathcona Division models the Canadian Pacific in British Columbia Modeling C&O’s Kanawha Sub Coal is king on this HO scale Appalachian layout Time well spent An O gauge modeler replaces his three-rail layout with a 1:48 scale granger road New England memories A new version of […]
PLUS Motivation for motive power Introduction Sound for legacy locomotives – F units A little soldering goes a long way How to detail, paint, and decal a locomotive Give a road switcher a new look How diesel facilities work A lot of work goes on behind the scenes between road trips Speed matching for DCC […]
The East Broad Top is the most comprehensive and up-to-date look at the rebirth of a legend. Get the behind the scenes information on this last major narrow gauge railroad in Eastern United States. Retrace the history, visit its shop complex at Orbisonia, Pa., and learn about the efforts it takes to bring a railroad […]
In every issue News p. 4 Latest in rail labor dispute, Q&A with CSX’s newly appointed president, and California buys hydrogen-powered trainsets for Amtrak Preservation p. 42 UP’s 2-10-2 No. 5511 moves for the first time in 50 years Train-Watching p. 46 Short line: Beautiful New England scenes along the Massachusetts Coastal RR […]
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 When is your realism level good enough? NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 Speed matching DCC locomotives for better consisting STEP BY STEP, pg. 24 How to weather a modern […]
There are a variety of great items on our Kalmbach Hobby Store website, including modeling tools, paint and weathering supplies, freight car kits, and puzzles. With the holiday season just around the corner, we thought it would be fun to find out what members of the Model Railroader editorial staff have on their Kalmbach Hobby […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The offices of Trains Magazine, Trains.com, and other Kalmbach Media publications will be closing for the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of the work day today (Tuesday, Nov. 22) to allow staff members more time to enjoy the holiday with family and friends. Expect posts on Trains News Wire to be limited […]
