Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Structures, freight cars, and a big steam locomotive arrived in Cody’s Office this month. Follow Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno as he shows you a selection of the latest model railroading products. Then head down to the workshop where Cody will describe how […]
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Off The Rails: Episode 41
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page For this episode of OTR, host Gerry Leone becomes Mr. Sandman! Why? He’s got plenty of tips, tricks, and hobby tools to help smooth over rough edges on your modeling projects! […]
Trains Presents: Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive No. 2716 goes home in Kentucky
In late July 2019, the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. moved its leased former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 steam locomotive No. 2716 from its home at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven to its new home at Kentucky Steam’s headquarters in Ravenna. The goal is to restore the locomotive to operation there. Doing the honors […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 45
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Indeed, that’s OTR host Gerry Leone joining David Popp to answer your hobby-related questions in this month’s Ask MRVP! DCC wiring, benchwork assembly, Kalmbach archive videos, painting, and more, are all addressed in this episode. […]
Trains Presents: Illinois F unit finale
Follow along for one last chase of the Keokuk Junction F units in western Illinois before their removal from service in early August 2019. Trains‘ videographer Kevin Gilliam follows the train through the agricultural landscape of the region to document another era lost in U.S. railroading. […]
Big Boy’s Great Midwest Tour: Wisconsin Part 1
Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video is from Clyman Junction, Wis., where Big Boy passed right under an increasingly scarce piece of railroad architecture: the once ubiquitous coaling tower. […]
Big Boy’s Great Midwest Tour: Duluth
Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in this fourth compilation video from Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video focuses on Big Boy’s trek through Minnesota on its way to Duluth, Minn. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for July 2019
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives and freight cars in N, HO, O, and large scales highlight the July episode of Cody’s Office, including a quick demo of the sound equipped, large scale Southern Pacific GS-4 Daylight steam locomotive from MTH. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will […]
Cody’s Workshop: Ep. 39, Adding an illuminated interior to a structure model
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While Cody Grvino’s HO scale brick structure might represent a simple construction effort, he makes certain it has plenty of character — both inside and out! Follow along as Cody shows how to quickly fabricate, install, and then illuminate a seemingly super-detailed building […]
It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Episode 6
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hardboard backdrop and fascia installation projects are keeping Regular Guy Steve Brown busy on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). […]
It’s My Railroad with Steve Brown: Episode 5
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Regular Guy Steve Brown jumps into building a complicated benchwork/river section on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). And then, he installs a hardboard backdrop — all in effort to start adding trackwork! […]
Off The Rails: Episode 40
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Off The Rails, host Gerry Leone offers tips and ideas for keeping things organized on your model railroad layout. […]