Earlier this year, we put out the call for MR readers to send us their best model railroad photos. We published the winners in the July 2020 Model Railroader. Follow the links below to download the images of all eight winning trackside photos sized appropriately for use as computer screen desktops. Click on the links […]
Earlier this year, we put out the call for MR readers to send us their best model railroad photos. We published the winners in the July 2020 Model Railroader. Follow the links below to download the images of all eight winning trackside photos sized appropriately for use as computer screen desktops. GRAND PRIZE WINNER – […]
Click on the links at left to download the image. Lee Marsh’s HO scale Great Northern Cascade Division is featured in the June 2020 Model Railroader. Download this photo from Lee’s layout to use as a background on your computer screen. Click on the links below to download the appropriately sized image. Download the 1600 […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. A Boston & Maine 4-8-2 Mountain-type steam locomotive rolls past Superior Bakery on Thomas Oxnard’s HO scale layout featured in the May 2020 Model Railroader. Click on the links below to download the image sized appropriately for use as […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Lance Mindheim As evening approaches, Los Angeles Junction Ry. no. 2619, a Santa Fe-rebuilt CF7, crosses District Boulevard in Los Angeles. Frequent Model Railroader contributor Lance Mindheim photographed the scene on his HO scale shelf layout. Click on the […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. The prominent sign of the beverage store at Thomasville Crossing is a prominent scene on Brian Wolfe’s HO scale Western Maryland Ry. Blue Ridge Division model train layout. The image is also this month’s featured desktop wallpaper download. Click […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. Nickel Plate Road train No. 43, a westbound fast freight from Toledo, eases into the siding as “Rocket” FT-98 behind 2-8-2 Mikado no. 597 holds the main on Warner Clark’s O scale Proto:48 layout. Rich Bourgerie took the photo. […]
Click on the links at left to download this image sized appropriately for your computer screen. It’s early summer, 1939, and a pair of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Electro-Motive Division E1 diesel locomotives lead crack passenger train Super Chief on Ray Miecko’s HO scale layout. Click on the links below to download the image […]
Download this free 44-page PDF to learn a variety of wiring tips for small train layouts. Inside you’ll find out how to troubleshoot bad wires and solder like a pro. Plus, the editors of Classic Toy Trains Magazine also share 20 fast wiring tips and the fundamentals of electrical switches. […]
Click on the links at left to download this trackside photo sized appropriately for your computer screen. Forks Creek & Central freight led by Heisler no. 79 exits the tunnel and crosses the Fall River Trestle as it makes its way south from Shavano, Colo., on a cold winter day in 1898. Ron Morse took […]
Download this free 25-page PDF for a collection of thrilling railfan stories. Railfans reminisce on unforgettable cab rides they had with the Pennsylvania Railroad, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Illinois Central Railroad, and Grand Trunk Western Railroad. […]
Have you ever wondered how much money your vintage toy train is worth? Download this free 41-page PDF to determine the value of your antique train sets. Inside you will find price guides for Lionel’s Operating Milk Cars, Lionel’s Log and Barrel Cars, Lionel’s Operating Boxcars, Lionel’s Postwar SP-Type Cabooses, and more! […]
