Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Pacific Southern Railway in HO scale

Pacific Southern Railway in HO scale

With a mainline run of more than 1,000 feet, this freelanced HO scale (1:87.1) club...

Greg Albert’s Portable Steel Mill in N scale

Greg Albert’s Portable Steel Mill in N scale

This small, portable N scale (1:160) layout is designed to create a big impression. To...

Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp

Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp

Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp — 9-27-2023 — Railroad museums, tourist...

Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023

Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023

Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023. An all new series, After Hours is...

Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview

Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview

Host Bryson Sleppy takes train watching in a different direction, as he examines the world...

Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway

Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway

The scenic town of Osceola, Wisc., recently hosted the inaugural Trains Magazine diesel photo special,...

Meet Steven Otte, Model Railroader Senior Associate Editor

Meet Steven Otte, Model Railroader Senior Associate Editor

Meet Steven Otte in this latest installment of Q&A with the Editors! Here, Model Railroader...

Spaces to Places IV | Light up this whole town, part 6

Spaces to Places IV | Light up this whole town, part 6

Westcott is now officially more of a place than it is a space! It's time...

Atlas N scale S4 diesel locomotive

Atlas N scale S4 diesel locomotive

The Atlas N scale Alco S4 diesel locomotive recently paid a visit to our N...

LEGO Brick cleaning basics

LEGO Brick cleaning basics

Trains.com staffers Bryson Sleppy and Rene Schweitzer explore the world of LEGO trains! In this...

The Hills Line with James McNab | Adventures in tracklaying, Episode 15

The Hills Line with James McNab | Adventures in tracklaying, Episode 15

In this episode, Host James McNab embarks on a journey to elevate model railroading skills...

Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation

Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation

Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions regarding what railfans mean by...

Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff

Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff

Explore Paw Paw, WV's rich history with the Magnolia Cutoff, an engineering masterpiece from 1913...

Polar Express five-day layout build

Polar Express five-day layout build

The Classic Toy Trains staff built the Polar Express layout over a five day period,...

Athearn HO EMD SD39

Athearn HO EMD SD39

We’ll head down to Larson Stone on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff layout to...

Amtrak: Connecting America by Rail DVD Trailer

Amtrak: Connecting America by Rail DVD Trailer

Amtrak: Connecting America by Rail DVD | 16127 Explore the captivating history and exciting future...

Trains LIVE — Durango & Silverton all-female engine crew

Trains LIVE — Durango & Silverton all-female engine crew

Trains LIVE — Durango & Silverton all-female engine crew — 8-30-2023 — What was the...

Meet Actor Michael Gross | Trains.com EXCLUSIVE Interview

Meet Actor Michael Gross | Trains.com EXCLUSIVE Interview

Meet actor and model railroader Michael Gross. While he was in Milwaukee, Wisc., for Trainfest...

Summer Camp 2023 | After Hours

Summer Camp 2023 | After Hours

Trains.com Summer Camp 2023 has shut down for the season. But that certainly doesn't mean...

Atlas HO scale EMD GP40

Atlas HO scale EMD GP40

The Atlas HO scale EMD GP40 is back for another run, this time with ditch...