Ask Trains.com February 2025| Host Cody Grivno fields your questions regarding both model railroading and 1:1 scale railroading too! In this installment, Cody addresses inquiries related to well cars and intermodal container loading; lineside signage; enhancing the “play value” of a basic 4 x 8-foot model railroad; plus plenty other topics that viewers just like you are asking too!
Are you looking for more insights about model railroading, or do you have questions about full-size trains? We’d love to hear from you! Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com, or leave a question in the comment section below.
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Ask Trains.com is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers and viewers are asking.
Special guests can include editors and contributors from Model Railroader, Trains, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways and Trains.com.
Questions can be about any railroad or model railroading topic, including on the fan configuration on an SD45. These can include questions about railroad operating practices, railroad lantern manufacturer details, model locomotive details, and toy train transformers, among others.
Trains.com and Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno works through many of these questions, which are posted twice a week, each week, all year! See all our answers to questions online!
Cody,
In reference to Elane’s question, I have built the SP&N years ago (sadly gone now), but if she wants to get the Bachmann Bus Depot, that is no longer in stock and can be found at train shows, swap meets or on the auction websites.