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. […]
Colorado Railroad Museum: Three in Steam
Section: Videos & Photos
An EMD GP40 and covered hopper, a guidebook, modeling tips, and viewer mail
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. […]
Rio Grande narrow gauge action
The movie camera of R. R. “Dick” Wallin finds 3-foot-gauge Mikados at work in Colorado and New Mexico. […]
Nighttime Operations on Dave Abeles’ Conrail Onondaga Cutoff
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 […]
Keep your adhesive bottles ready to use
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. […]
HO scale Walthers Turnouts
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! […]
South Dakota State Railroad Museum’s HO scale display layout
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 […]
Check out FP7s, a new Menards building, and a mini tool kit, plus a modeling tip and viewer mail!
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! […]
Wisconsin’s Mid-Continent Railway Museum Reopens
North Freedom, Wis.-based Mid-Continent Railway Museum reopened in May for the first time since 2019. Learn how the museum made it through the pandemic and how it’s handling the new environment in which it’s operating. […]
Rapid Review: Rapido Trains EMD SW1200 Switcher
Eric White is back with another Rapid Review, and this time he’s taking a look at Rapido Train’s EMD SW1200 Switcher. Follow along as Eric goes over some of the locomotive’s interesting features, and see how it fares on the test track! […]
Tangent HO scale 40-foot PS-1 boxcar
Cody Grivno, group technical editor, gives Tangent’s new HO scale PS-1 boxcar the once over in this rapid review. […]
Make dirt roads using drywall mud, Episode 4
Our humble host, Steve Brown, shows how he planned and “paved” the roads to success on his N scale layout. Follow along to see why an application of drywall mud is his preferred beginning of a sensational dirt road. […]
