Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader magazine readers will recognize Matt Snell’s skills from the numerous articles highlighting his modeling efforts. Now you can also enjoy an exclusive tour of his HO scale (1:87) Conrail New Jersey Division layout. Follow along Matt’s mainline route, hosting contemporary motive […]
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Truck’s Toy Trains: Episode 8 Station Platforms and Boxcars
Host John Truckenbrod pairs with Classic Toy Trains Senior Editor Roger Carp to take a close look at vintage station platforms made by Lionel Corporation. Things get even more interesting when the two talk about some of the operating accessories found on John’s display-style O gauge layout! Even better, the guys also discuss Lionel’s 6464 boxcar […]
Q3 4500 the first going through town
Q3 4500 special was the first Q3 delivered to the B&O on July 4th 1918, Scene 1 roaring through town, scene 2 slowing for a yellow board, scene 3 arriving at the destination. […]
I met the enemy and he was me
Sometimes in model railroading you need to be a sleuth. Everything on the railroad happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is you. Following is a case in point: Recently I took delivery of two new Atlas GP39-2s. (Eric White reviewed these for the July 2019 Model Railroader.) Meanwhile, I’ve been on a campaign […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 48
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you missed David Popp last month, he has returned to host the jammed-packed December episode of Ask MRVP. This time he (along with help from Cody and Ben) stuffs the stockings full of great answers to your questions related to trackwork, freight […]
Ask MRVP: Episode 48
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page If you missed David Popp last month, he has returned to host the jammed-packed December episode of Ask MRVP. This time he (along with help from Cody and Ben) stuffs the stockings full of great answers to your questions related to trackwork, freight […]
Video: Atlas HO scale GP40-2(W)
The Atlas HO scale EMD GP40-2(W) includes an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. See and hear this HO diesel in action as it switches cars on the Model Railroader staff’s Wisconsin & Southern model train layout. […]
Coast Mail train operations
MT-4 SP 4360, today’s power on Train #72, the Los Angeles-bound Coast Mail, picks up a load of strawberries at Quisling, Calif. Video by Brian Moore. […]
Monolith Mostra 2019
Giorgio Calzoni shot and posted this video of an N scale Layout “Monolith Valley at Hobby Model – Bologna – November 2019. […]
More Monolith Mostra 2019
My N scale Monolith Valley at a Show in Bologna Italy Action at the cement plant. Thank to Pelle Söeborg and Model Railroader for inspiration. Video by Giorgio Calzoni […]
N scale night operation
Night time operations on my N scale freelance layout. My layout has been completely wired with working street lights and buildings. It features custom installed lighting functions on some of my DCC locomotives, a working turntable, operational cross bucks at all grade crossings, flashing lighthouse Beacon, a campfire, an arc welder performing repairs at the […]
Nighttime snow plowing
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