Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Big Skies & Iron Rails, Coal Hauling Trains

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Coal Hauling Trains

Tons of Black Gold rides the rails under Big Skies. Tom Danneman is frequently there...

Trains.com Summer Camp 2023 | Aug. 28–Sept. 3

Trains.com Summer Camp 2023 | Aug. 28–Sept. 3

Get ready for Trains.com Summer Camp 2023! From Aug. 28-Sept. 3, Camp Director David Popp...

Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part two

Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part two

Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part two: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions regarding weathering freight...

Building Trees

Building Trees

As work on the HO scale Freemont Mills model railroad continues, Eric White shares his...

Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division F59PHI

Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division F59PHI

The Athearn HO scale Electro-Motive Division F59PHI recently arrived on hobby shop shelves. Join Model...

Trains LIVE — East Broad Top

Trains LIVE — East Broad Top

Trains LIVE — East Broad Top — 7-26-2023 — Next to the restoration of Union...

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 14 | Details inside the passenger car

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 14 | Details inside the passenger car

Before David jump into detailing the interior of his combine car, he first looks to...

LEGO City 60197 Passenger Train: Setup and operation

LEGO City 60197 Passenger Train: Setup and operation

Hosts Bryson and Rene have unboxed and constructed the LEGO City 60197 Passenger Train set....

Shay-It-Forward and the Silver Creek & Stephenson Charter

Shay-It-Forward and the Silver Creek & Stephenson Charter

On June 25th, 2023, Trains Magazine sponsored their first photo special of the year at...

Spaces to Places IV | Detailing the Streets, part 5

Spaces to Places IV | Detailing the Streets, part 5

The town of Westcott on this HO scale model railroad is approaching completion! But not...

Jack Burgess’ Yosemite Valley Railroad in HO scale

Jack Burgess’ Yosemite Valley Railroad in HO scale

Jack Burgess’ Yosemite Valley Railroad in HO scale | Jack Burgess, a dedicated model railroad...

Bachmann N scale Siemens SC-44 Charger

Bachmann N scale Siemens SC-44 Charger

The Bachmann Trains N scale Siemens SC-44 Charger diesel locomotive recently visited our Milwaukee, Racine...

Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part one

Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part one

Ask Trains.com July 2023 compilation part one: Cody Grivno discusses scratchbuilding HO scale crossing gates,...

LEGO Trains

LEGO Trains

Trains LIVE — In the Nevada Northern shop

Trains LIVE — In the Nevada Northern shop

Trains LIVE — In the Nevada Northern shop — 7-12-2023 — There is a rich...

Norfolk & Western 611 Update

Norfolk & Western 611 Update

After almost twenty years on static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke,...

An autumn O gauge layout

An autumn O gauge layout

O gauge modeler Walt Urban created a medium-size three-rail empire with an autumn theme. Colorful...

Visit a modern layout with a prewar feel

Visit a modern layout with a prewar feel

Lifelong O gauge modeler Russ Boersma took his accumulated knowledge and roster of postwar and...

The Hills Line with James McNab | Goals, givens and druthers, Episode 13

The Hills Line with James McNab | Goals, givens and druthers, Episode 13

In this episode of The Hills Line, host James McNab is making plans to build...

LEGO City 60197 Passenger Train – Part 2: Passenger Cars

LEGO City 60197 Passenger Train – Part 2: Passenger Cars

They completed the locomotive, station platform, and signal in the previous video. Now it’s time...