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Early Conrail and its predecessors
Type of Train: Freight
Cargo theft looms as railroad problem NEWSWIRE
Westbound stacks on the BNSF Clovis Sub glide through Mountainair, N.M., and begin their descent to Abo Canyon and Belen. Jan.1, 2013. BNSF Railway Police recently busted a ring of cargo thieves in this area. William P. Diven ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — While the public fixates on burning oil trains and security agencies contemplate terror […]
Red Oak Series: Weathering freight cars
Now that scenes on Model Railroader magazine’s 3 x 7-foot N scale Red Oak layout are nearly compete, MR associate editor Eric White turns his attention to enhancing the rolling stock with realistic weathering effects. In this video, Eric shares his techniques for applying weathering powders on both dark and light-colored freight cars. […]
Red Oak Series: Weathering freight cars
Now that scenes on Model Railroader magazine’s 3 x 7-foot N scale Red Oak layout are nearly compete, MR associate editor Eric White turns his attention to enhancing the rolling stock with realistic weathering effects. In this video, Eric shares his techniques for applying weathering powders on both dark and light-colored freight cars. […]
Granite to resume moving on Vermont’s Washington County Railroad NEWSWIRE
A granite train on the Washington County Railroad at Barre. Kevin Burkholder GRANITEVILLE, Vt. – Vermont Rail System’s Washington County Railroad Granite Division will see a rebirth in May as granite is again moved from the Rock of Ages Quarry site for the Army Corps of Engineers. Trains make the trek from Graniteville to Montpelier […]
Member video: Old time log loading
This video features prototypical log loading on flatcars in the Cloquet Valley, Minnesota. The homemade log jammer is modeled after a photograph of an early unit. Technique and tools are typical of the time. Also shows the process of moving logs from the woods. Was in use about 1920, but could have been used up […]
Member video: Old time log loading
This video features prototypical log loading on flatcars in the Cloquet Valley, Minnesota. The homemade log jammer is modeled after a photograph of an early unit. Technique and tools are typical of the time. Also shows the process of moving logs from the woods. Was in use about 1920, but could have been used up […]
MR Insider Exclusive: Printing Model Railroader at Quad/Graphics
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ever wonder how Model Railroader magazine is printed, bound, and distributed to you every single month of the year? Through special arrangements with Quad/Graphics, a rail-served American printing company, host Jenny Maaske and MRVP video crew follow knowledgeable Quad employees through the Sussex, […]
MR Insider Exclusive: Printing Model Railroader at Quad/Graphics
Ever wonder how Model Railroader magazine is printed, bound, and distributed to you every single month of the year? Through special arrangements with Quad/Graphics, a rail-served American printing company, host Jenny Maaske and MRVP video crew follow knowledgeable Quad employees through the Sussex, Wisconsin, plant as a new issue of MR is published. Watch from […]
On the old Buffalo & Susquehanna
Consolidation 3127 rambles along Baltimore & Ohio’s former Buffalo & Susquehanna near West Bingham, Pa., in September 1955. Philip R. Hastings photo […]
Layout visit: Tom Piccirillo’s O scale Somerset County Traction System
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This MR Video Plus exclusive layout visit to Tom Piccirillo’s Somerset County Traction System O scale layout reveals model railroad craftsmanship at its finest. Tom guides you on a tour of his freelance electric freight railroad, where the detailed scenery and scratch-built structures […]
Layout visit: Tom Piccirillo’s O scale Somerset County Traction System
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This MR Video Plus exclusive layout visit to Tom Piccirillo’s Somerset County Traction System O scale layout reveals model railroad craftsmanship at its finest. Tom guides you on a tour of his freelance electric freight railroad, where the detailed scenery and scratch-built structures […]
