Westbound Canadian Pacific train No. 813, led by AC4400CW 8543, exits the west portal of Mount Shaughnessy Tunnel in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, on June 9, 2007. This coal train is bound for Roberts Bank in Vancouver, B.C. Mark Jackson photo […]
Section: Videos & Photos
An Ohio crossroads
Deshler, Ohio, sits at the intersection of two CSX Transportation main lines, its New York-Chicago trunk and its Toledo-Cincinnati route. A Chicago-bound stack train rolls across the diamond on Nov. 11, 2010. Photo by John P. Locke III […]
Willamette bound
Amtrak train 301, a Seattle-Eugene, Ore., Cascades Service train, kicks up snow as it zips through East Olympia, Wash., on Nov. 23, 2010. F59PH No. 468 is pulling the distinctive Talgo equipment that serves passengers in the corridor. Jeffrey T. Schultz photo […]
Video Bachmann HO three truck Climax
The Bachmann Spectrum three-truck Climax geared locomotive includes a SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Watch us run the HO scale model on the Model Railroader club train layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. You can also read a complete review of this locomotive model. […]
Modelers Spotlight Video–Inside Cody’s Office for March 31, 2011
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Happy April Fools! This week Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to model patched-out freight cars without having to do any masking. New products include an N scale GP15-1 diesel locomotive from Atlas, HO scale 77-foot Pullman Standard chair cars from […]
Building Bay Junction 18
Some areas of the Model Railroader staff’s Bay Junction model train layout have been declared finished, but there are still a few places that need some finishing touches. Associate editor Cody Grivno is working on some loose ends in between the rails of the track, while senior editor Dana Kawala finishes up the fertilizer plant […]
Building Bay Junction part 15
The town of Williams Bay takes shape on the HO scale Bay Junction project. Model Railroader associate editor Steve Otte shows some of the scratchbuilt interior buildings that he made for a block of structures from a Walthers Merchant’s Row kit. On the opposite end of the layout, executive editor Andy Sperandeo installed a kitbashed […]
Building Bay Junction 17
Lots of work is taking place on the Model Railroader staff’s Bay Junction model train layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno has installed his United Cooperative grain elevator, while senior editor Dana Kawala describes building the fertilizer plant that will be located in front of the scene. Managing editor David Popp will also show how the […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video– Inside Cody’s Office for March 17, 2011
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You may have already checked out our new Virginian Ry. layout on the Model Railroader webcam. In this week’s Cody’s Office Model Railroader staff members Eric Stelpflug and Neil Besougloff will show you how they make puffball trees for this model train layout. […]
Dennis Brennan’s layout video
Dennis Brennan’s article on taking great photos of your layout (May 2011 issue) gives you the information you need to take the best pictures possible of your home railroad. […]
Through the looking-glass
Looking out the window of Canadian National SD70M-2 No. 8016, a Canadian Pacific transfer train on X-Track (left) waits for light power at Symington Yard in Winnipeg, Man., on Oct. 23, 2007. A. Ross Harrison photo […]
If this is Hell, I can only imagine Heaven
Providence & Worcester, led by B40-8 No. 4002, exercises overhead trackage rights exiting Hell Gate Bridge in New York in January 2010. Photo by Thomas Mik […]