Follow along as the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha makes its way around Michael Armstrong’s home layout. The year is 1966, and the Hiawatha is handling a decent amount of head-end mail and express business in addition to a healthy number of passenger cars. […]
Section: Layout Visits
Athearn Genesis HO scale SD60I and SD60M diesel locomotives
In this exclusive product review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel shows you highlights of two new HO scale Genesis-series locomotives from Athearn Trains. Both the SD60I and SD60M feature prototype specific detailing and come equipped with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. […]
Building a heavy-duty flatcar
Name: Todd Haskins Railroad Name: Cape Cod Central Location: Cape Cod Theme: Fun Description: I rebuilt my scratched/ bashed heavy duty depressed center flatcar so it could handle bigger loads. I cut out the short 7″ deck and replaced it with a 12″. One day I was rail fanning at the main yard and spotted […]
First snow of the season in Russia
Name: Ilya Krishtal Railroad Name: Moscow region railroad Location: Russia, Zhavoronki village Scale: 1:22.5 (G) Theme: First snow in Moscow region Description: Another video from my garden railroad. First snow in our location. […]
The timeless appeal of Standard gauge trains
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Miners’ Local Gas Electric Doodlebug
An early morning Miners’ Local leaves East Elkins Round House, passing Swell Junction, first stopping at Union Station, on to Gray Junction and the Sandusky Coal & Coke, then to Grafton Station. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
The Great Midwestern Railroad eastbound run
Take an eastbound cab ride on Pete Walton’s HO scale Great Midwestern Railroad. The layout was featured in Great Model Railroads 2018. Video by Dave Rickaby. […]
Video: HO scale Great Midwestern RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Pete Walton’s HO scale Great Midwestern RR features scenes inspired by northwestern Illinois in the 1950s. See classic steam and diesel locomotives hauling freight and passenger trains through the spectacular scenery of this 36′-6″ x 63′-0″ model railroad. […]
Video: HO scale Great Midwestern RR
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Pete Walton’s HO scale Great Midwestern RR features scenes inspired by northwestern Illinois in the 1950s. See classic steam and diesel locomotives hauling freight and passenger trains through the spectacular scenery of this 36′-6″ x 63′-0″ model railroad. […]
Small shelf layout
Alejandro’s small shelf layout measures 9.51 x 7.55 feet with an average width of 1.31 feet. The layout is set in the mid-1970s somewhere between Oregon and Washington (previously Great Lakes area). […]
Steam trains on the Durango & Silverton
We return to Colorado’s Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, this time, in the winter. Come along as we take a ride behind one of D&SNGRR’s Mikado 2-8-2 locomotives from Durango all the way to Cascade Canyon and back. […]
Video Review: Broadway Limited Imports Paragon3 HO scale PRR J1 steam locomotive
Smoke, sound, and smooth performance highlight the new Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR class J1 from Broadway Limited Imports. In this exclusive review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel shows you this new HO scale steam locomotive from unboxing to a rolling demonstration on his layout. […]