Broadway Limited Imports HO EMD GP30

Title screen of Product Review video featuring Broadway Limited Imports HO scale GP30 diesel locomotive.

In our latest Product Review video, we’ll head down to the quarry on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff layout to see the Broadway Limited Imports HO EMD GP30 in action. Join Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as he shares a brief history of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe No. 2710; points out the […]

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Neal Mayer O gauge layout

locomotive on toy train layout

In the attic of Neal Mayer’s home, he has assembled a group of vignettes, each using trains and structures, vehicles and figures, and signs and lights to suggest life in his native New England during the postwar era. Visitors stroll from one scene to another and then to another, never in a rush, as they […]

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Model Railroader After Hours | February 1st, 2024

Model Railroader After Hours | February 1st, 2024. After Hours is an informal livestream hosted by Trains.com staff members… after the “work” of the day is done, there’s aways something else fun! Host David Popp chugs along with efforts on his and various other N scale T-Trak modules, but he takes a moment to relax […]

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Trains LIVE — Season two begins

Two men seated for a TV interview. Trains LIVE – season two begins

Trains LIVE — Season two begins — 1-31-2024 — No big fanfare, please. This is premier week for season two of Trains LIVE. We have a few changes coming down the line, in addition to new episodes taking you behind the scenes of railroading. Change No. 1 — Our video production team has been working […]

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Jack Hedge O gauge layout

model train with smoke on layout

Jack Hedge, a lifelong O gauge enthusiast and talented layout builder, created the fictitious city of Hedgerton for his three-rail display. His layout features four loops and includes contemporary steamers and diesels from just about everybody, including Atlas O, K-Line, Lionel, Right-of-Way Industries, 3rd Rail, Weaver, and Williams. Jack outlines what he installed, beginning with […]

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Rapido Trains HO scale Ten-Wheeler

Photo of HO scale steam engine with title bar in lower corner of image.

The Rapido Trains HO scale Ten-Wheeler recently paid a visit to our Wisconsin & Southern staff layout. The model, part of the company’s Icons of Canadian Steam line, is based on a Canadian Pacific class D10 prototype. Join Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as he talks about the features on the 4-6-0 and demonstrates […]

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Trains LIVE — The David P. Morgan Library

Man with a microphone during a TV interview. Trains LIVE — The David P. Morgan Library.

Trains LIVE — The David P. Morgan Library — 1-17-2024 — Within Kalmbach Media headquarters there is a special place that is a treasure trove of railroad knowledge. Rarely does anyone from outside the organization get to visit the David P. Morgan Library, however, staff members for our various publications visit the library regularly. It […]

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