Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Breakfast at Skykomish

Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Breakfast at Skykomish

A heavy Washington-state snowstorm lands Charlie Conway in a snow globe setting at Skykomish. True...

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 34 – Iron Range Expedition

Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 34 – Iron Range Expedition

Our Boys of Summer start the year by sharing their Iron Range Expedition! Last summer,...

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 3

Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 3

Visit Norfolk Southern's fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! In Volume...

HO scale B&M Middlesex Junction layout under construction

HO scale B&M Middlesex Junction layout under construction

Work progresses on Steve Tello's Boston & Maine Lowell NH Line. Middlesex Junction was a...

Model Railroad Crossing Lights – Arduino

Model Railroad Crossing Lights – Arduino

Using an Arduino IR LED and Phototransistor, we detect an approaching train and start the...

Ask MRVP: Episode 21

Ask MRVP: Episode 21

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Mele Kalikimaka? David...

Trains Presents: BNSF’s Chicago Racetrack

Trains Presents: BNSF’s Chicago Racetrack

Join Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt for a look at BNSF Railway's famed "Racetrack," the former...

How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line,  Part 1 – Getting ready for operations

How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 1 – Getting ready for operations

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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 2 – Setting cars for the first session

How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 2 – Setting cars for the first session

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How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line,  Part 3 – The Morning Yard Job

How-to Library: Operate The Beer Line, Part 3 – The Morning Yard Job

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David has completed...

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2016

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for December 2016

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Happy holidays from...

Off The Rails: Episode 8

Off The Rails: Episode 8

Host Gerry Leone introduces one handy dandy tool with a couple clever model railroad applications....

MRVP Video Vault – Building Model Railroad Wood Structures

MRVP Video Vault – Building Model Railroad Wood Structures

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MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Rick Spano’s N scale Sceniced & Undecided RR

MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Rick Spano’s N scale Sceniced & Undecided RR

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP Video Vault...

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 5 – Going wireless

How-to Library: DCC Installation for large layouts, Part 5 – Going wireless

In this concluding episode of MRVP's Digital Command Control installation series, David Popp teams up...

Tour the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Beer Line addition

Tour the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Beer Line addition

Don't miss the latest Model Railroader staff project layout series, beginning in the January 2017...

Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Columbia Gorge: A Tale of Ten Tunnels

Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Columbia Gorge: A Tale of Ten Tunnels

In this last leg of their trek to the Columbia River Gorge, Charlie and Tom...

Trains under the Christmas tree

Trains under the Christmas tree

Name:    Neal Mayer Forum User Name:    NealM Railroad Name:    Trains Under the Tree Location:    Boston,...

Ask MRVP: Episode 20

Ask MRVP: Episode 20

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Host David Popp...

Chicago: the video!

Chicago: the video!

Chicago is still the North American railroad capital, and Trains Magazine takes you there with...