Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This Tracks Ahead segment visits a retired CSX engineer’s O gauge layout and extensive collection of prototype signaling equipment. More details about David Downton’s three-rail layout appear in the May 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine. […]
Section: Modeling
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Layouts on a large scale
Tom Miller’s live steam ride-on railroad, F (1:20.3) scale display, and S (1:64) scale layout are all highlighted in this segment of the hit PBS series Tracks Ahead. […]
Tracks Ahead: Season 9 – Layouts on a large scale
Tom Miller’s live steam ride-on railroad, F (1:20.3) scale display, and S (1:64) scale layout are all highlighted in this segment of the hit PBS series Tracks Ahead. […]
Olympia Logging Series: Part 32 – Installing a DCC system
MRVP’s David Popp takes a casual approach to installing a Digital Command Control (DCC) system on our Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout. Follow along as David guides you from opening the NCE starter system box to adding a wiring bus to watching trains run on the On30 layout! […]
Member video: Thomas Klimoski’s Georgia Northeastern model railroad
This video shows the latest progress on my GNRR model railroad layout, including detailing the locomotive service facility, new DOW chemical facility, and photo backdrops for Etowah River and Highway 53. […]
Member video: Trackside at Quisling, Calif.
Here’s some Southern Pacific freight action at the November meet of the Western Union division of the NMRA (BR) in Plymouth UK. Video shot by Brian Moore […]
MR Insider Weekly: November 17, 2014
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page David Popp and Neil Besougloff talk to viewers about Model Railroader magazine’s all-new N scale project layout, The Red Oak Route. In this video you’ll see a quick glimpse of the finished 3 x 7-foot layout. Plus, you’ll also want to stay tuned […]
How to select the best track for your layout
Don’t miss the updated track buyer’s guide in the January 2015 issue! Download this companion article on how to select the best track for your layout. How to select the best track for your layout […]
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Bo Burgess’ Mid-Atlantic Railway System
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A garden railroad for my golden years
The railway at a glance Name: Palmore Pacific Railroad Size of railroad: 19′ x 50′ Scale: 1:29 Gauge: Nº 1 (45 mm) Era: Modern day (but a steam/diesel excursion train will run from time to time) Theme: Rural small-town USA Age: Construction began December, 2012; Golden Spike driven August, 2013; 95% complete Motive power: USA […]
Kansas in my backyard
The railways at a glance Names: The St. Joe & Grand Island; The Kansas Central Size: 4,000 square feet Scales: 1:29 (ST&GI); 1:20.3 (KC) Gauge: Nº 1 (45mm) Eras: 1950s and 1870s Themes: ST&GI: Small farming town in Kansas on a connecting line of the Union Pacific in the 1950s as it converted from steam […]
