Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page No matter what the scale, locomotives perform better with clean wheels. This week associate editor Cody Grivno shows you his favorite wheel cleaning technique. He’ll also show you new locomotives, rolling stock, and other model railroading products. Viewer mail topics include airbrushing, suitcase […]
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CN and GTW streamlined 4-8-4’s in action
Watch video clips of Canadian National and Grand Trunk Western streamlined 4-8-4’s in action. Footage is from the DVD programs Canadian Steam, Vol. 1, and Glory Machines of the Grand Trunk Western, produced by Herron Rail Video. […]
Pacific Electric Red Cars in action
Watch video clips of Pacific Electric Red Cars in action at Dominguez Junction and other locations on the Los Angeles–Long Beach line. Footage is from the DVD program Pacific Electric: Remembering the Red Cars, Vol. 1, available from Transit Gloria Mundi. […]
How to weather with paint washes
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to weather freight cars with paint washes. […]
Building Bay Junction 19
The final scenery and details are starting to take shape on the Model Railroader Bay Junction project layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno describes some of the scene that he’s been working on around the grain elevator, while associate editor Steve Otte adds the last road signs and other details to Williams Bay. You’ll also see […]
Building Bay Junction part 11
A special guest stopped by while we were working on the railroad. Tony Koester, a contributing editor to Model Railroader and the editor of Model Railroad Planning, stopped by to check out the progress of Bay Junction on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Executive editor Andy Sperandeo shows how his corn syrup transloading terminal is […]
Building Bay Junction part 9
Managing editor David Popp continues to work on the cork roadbed for the layout. He uses a surform tool to make a smooth transition from the mainline roadbed to the industrial section of the layout. Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff describes his plan for adding a fence and streetlights to the train station scene at […]
Building Bay Junction part 10
David has finished laying all the track for Bay Junction and will show you how to install feeder wires. In the workshop you’ll see how associate editor Cody Grivno is progressing on the United Cooperative grain elevator, while senior editor Dana Kawala gets started on the fertilizer plant. […]
Video: History according to Hediger 11
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Season 2 of History according to Hediger will feature various items from the historical display cases at the Model Railroader offices. Senior editor Jim Hediger will share the background of these items. In this first episode you’ll learn about the red switcher of […]
Video: Fox Valley Models HO scale Hiawatha passenger train
We ran the 1935 Twin Cities Hiawatha on our Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy club layout. This HO scale model from Fox Valley Models includes the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) locomotive and passenger cars. We installed a Train Control Systems DP5 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder in the locomotive. You can read […]
Video: Athearn Trains Genesis HO scale EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive
The HO scale Athearn Trains Genesis EMD SD70ACe diesel locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch the model run through Bay Junction on the Model Railroader club layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy (MR&T). […]
Checking car weight
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to make sure that a car is weighted properly to roll efficiently on your layout. […]