Series host Gerry Leone is definitely playing catch up in this episode, as he works to patch up a minor oversight. Watch to see how he corrects and simplifies the helix construction, and then presents a clever suggestion for looking back in time when building a new home or layout. […]
Bound and determined to build it better than his previous layout, Gerry walks through his evolved process for handling the installation of a hardboard backdrop. Plenty of neat tips and trick can be found in this and other episodes of Back on Track, an exclusive Trains.com series! […]
Join Eric White trackside as he reviews the Athearn EMD SD60M ‘Tri-Clops’ locomotive! Learn all about the train’s unique details and see how it fares on the Model Railroader’s staff’s HO scale layout, the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
In this Workbench Minute video, CTT editor Hal Miller shows the basics of locomotive lubrication with O gauge diesel. The techniques are also useful on steam engines and locomotives in S gauge, too. He shows what to use (and where to get it), where to use it, and reinforces the idea that less is more […]
The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden in May operated all three of its restored steam power, the famous Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 No. 20, 2-8-0 No. 346, and 2-8-2 No. 491 for a special weekend. […]
It’s episode 269 of Cody’s Office, and group technical editor Cody Grivno is here to a discuss a new EMD GP40 locomotive, a PS-2CD covered hopper, and the 8th edition of the Tourist Trains Guidebooks, as well as go over viewer mail and offer modeling tips. […]
The movie camera of R. R. “Dick” Wallin finds 3-foot-gauge Mikados at work in Colorado and New Mexico. […]
Railroading is an industry that operates around the clock, and modeler Dave Abeles proves that model railroads can roll just fine in the dark too! Watch the night moves from a trackside position on Dave’s Conrail-inspired HO scale layout, and then look for additional coverage of the model railroad in the September 2019 and February […]
Staff member Rene Schweitzer demonstrates ways to make sure your adhesives are always ready to use. This quick video will show you easy-to-use tips for modelers of any scale. […]
Follow along with Eric White as he works on the MR&T to replace some of the layout’s old turnouts with new ones from Walthers! […]
Make a trek to this tourist railroad site in Hill City, SD, and you can also see a 300 square foot model railroad. Enjoy a quick look at an HO scale (1:87) display that works to depict the railroad scene in South Dakota. To learn more, visit www.sdsrm.org […]
Group technical editor Cody Grivno has new HO scale FP7s from WalthersProto, Menards HO scale Patriot Lighting Supply, and a mini tool kit among the new products, plus how to change road numbers, and more! […]
