Ask Trains.com November 2024 compilation | This month, Host Cody Grivno addresses your questions about model railroading and 1:1 scale railroading too! Topics range from identifying buffer service cars; decoding a particular marking commonly found on a caboose; selecting the optimal adhesive for use with foam insulation board; plus a wide array of other modeling and railroading 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!
Hi Cody! I enjoy the Ask Trains series and enjoyed the old Cody’s Office series! Question – I noticed that after the move to the new location, the Beer Line seems to be missing the newest 4’x5′ Snake Job module with the appliance and lumber businesses. What happened to it? Thanks. Marcus
Cody, was there ever an article on converting old railcars to accept modern trucks/couplers? I have a few HO Tyco cars that need to be converted
Regarding Mike Collins’ question: I was thinking the other day, how DO you look up an old article? MR used to put an annual index in one of the early spring issues, and there was once a website (Stephans?) that had a cumulative index of MR, RMC, and other magazines.
Nowadays do you just have to page through every issue until you find the one you wanted?
When were buffer cars first used?
Thanks Cody. I miss your weekly visits.
+1 for the tour of your new digs. And an update as to what is happening behind the scenes, as well as future plans would be great.
I agree with Jim Burns. It would be great to see your new corporate home, even if parts of it are not yet completed. Also, is there enough room to build a new MR&T layout? If so, when will work on it begin?
Hi Cody, Any chance of getting a video tour of the new building? I’m sure I’m not the only one curious how things like the shop, library, and displays are set up there. Thanks for all you do.
Re: shaping plastic. I boil water and pour it into a bowl or pan large enough to hold the plastic. Let the plastic soften for a few minutes and then shape it around the can or pipe.