A Burlington Northern Santa Fe 87-car crude oil train operates over the Oregon, California, and Eastern during the November 2018 Extreme Trains event at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum. […]
Section: Layout Visits
N scale Union Railroad progress update
See what’s new on DJ Arlia’s N scale Union Railroad layout. Some of the features include a scratchbuilt engine house, steel mills, rivers, barges, massive bridges, and more! […]
Steve Smith’s NE Corridor Flyover
Steve Smith’s HO scale PRR Northeast Corridor RR is set in and around Philadelphia. It features SEPTA trolleys, subways, and Amtrak passenger trains. The catenary is under construction. Downtown Philly buildings include Broad Street station, North Philly station, and underground stations. […]
Video: A look at Al’s model trains
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In 2019 Model Railroader magazine marks its 85th anniversary. To help celebrate, editor Hal Miller provides you with this look at two locomotives that ran on the model train layout of Model Railroader‘s founder Al Kalmbach. Hal will give you some insight into […]
Video: A look at Al’s model trains
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In 2019 Model Railroader magazine marks its 85th anniversary. To help celebrate, editor Hal Miller provides you with this look at two locomotives that ran on the model train layout of Model Railroader‘s founder Al Kalmbach. Hal will give you some insight into […]
Los Angeles Junction Flyover
Check out this overhead “helicopter view” of Lance Mindheim’s Los Angeles Junction Ry. layout. See more of the layout in Great Model Railroads 2019. […]
Sounds of the Los Angeles Junction Ry.
Experience the sights and sound of Lance Mindheim’s Los Angeles Junction Ry. layout as the local spots a reefer at Federal Cold Storage. The video was filmed with an iPhone 6sPlus. See more of this layout in Great Model Railroads 2019. […]
100-car Union Pacific coal train at Extreme Trains November 2018
Watch this 100-car Union Pacific coal train at the November 2018 Colorado Model Railroad Museum Extreme Trains event. […]
Amtrak “Western Star”
Amtrak’s “Western Star” services between Omaha and Portland. This video shows the portion of the route through Wyoming. I recently traveled on Amtrak’s California Zephyr and incorporated some of the video I shot from that trip with the N scale version. Video submitted by Brian Olson. […]
283-car Union Pacific Coal Train at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum
Watch a 283-car Union Pacific coal train climb the 2.5 percent grade to the Quartz Mountain summit. Powered by 11 locomotives — two on the head end, with five more sets distributed through the train. The train is three scale miles long (200 actual feet) and weighs 30,000 prototype tons. Engineers Luke Brendsel and Scott Warren […]
MRVP Layout Visit: Ray and Renee Grosser’s Nostalgia Trip in O scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve seen Ray and Renee Grosser’s 7½” gauge ride-on railroad in an MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, but now you get to enjoy their indoor Soo Line O scale layout they refer to as the Nostalgia Trip! On a tour hosted by Renee Grosser, […]
MRVP Layout Visit: Ray and Renee Grosser’s Nostalgia Trip in O scale
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve seen Ray and Renee Grosser’s 7½” gauge ride-on railroad in an MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, but now you get to enjoy their indoor Soo Line O scale layout they refer to as the Nostalgia Trip! On a tour hosted by Renee Grosser, […]