Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Steve’s N scale (1:160) BSR layout is starting to take shape! In this episode, Steve works on installing cork roadbed and demonstrating how to build a gently flowing trail of turnouts that route into the Port Smith yard. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Kinks are back in vogue! This time, host Gerry Leone looks at a few of the vintage MR “Construction Kinks” suggestions that flopped, and other tips that have withstood the test of time. […]
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In this episode, Colber railroad accessories are the focus of John Truckenbrod analysis. He’ll explore how these American-made products shared similarities with Lionel offerings of the same period. Plus, Taylor joins John to examine a 1920 Lionel Corporation artifact with an intriguing backstory! […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Featured in Great Model Railroads 2020, David Powell’s HO scale Denver & Rio Grande Western layout models the majestic Rocky Mountains in only 13 x 18 feet. Watch trains run along the main line in this short video tour. […]
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E-7 AA engines #66 and #80 leave the station on the way to Chicago circa 1940s. Video submitted by Edward Lorence. […]
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With a mini-camera positioned inside a modified F40PH cabin, Carlo Spada navigates around his HO scale layout. The sounds are taken from Train Simulator 2018. […]
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Great Model Railroads 2020 features 10 incredible layouts in multiple modeling scales, as well as how-to tips and detailed track plans. Check out a preview of this Model Railroader special issue. […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Lou Sassi models north-central Maine in the 1930s on his 7 x 16-foot On30 Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes model train layout. Featured in Great Model Railroads 2020, the layout features superdetailed scenes and equipment. […]
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Featuring roadname and roadnumber specific detailing, these HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD40T-2 tunnel motor diesels are part of the ScaleTrains.com Rivet Counter series. The model’s also feature prototype-specific sound and lighting effects and an ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear a pair of these spectacular tunnel motors handle a freight train […]
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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Roy Allan’s Fn3 (1:20.3, 36″ gauge) layout models the Rio Grande Southern through southwest Colorado in the 1930s and 1940s. In this short video, you’ll see trains run though the detailed Rocky Mountain scenery of this indoor large scale model railroad. […]
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Follow along as passenger train #11, “The Hawkeye”, makes its way from Chicago to Sioux City, Iowa, in 1966 on the Illinois Central. Video by Michael Armstrong. […]
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