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Trains LIVE – Update C&NW No. 1385

Trains LIVE – Update C&NW No. 1385

Trains LIVE: Update C&NW No. 1385 — 3-15-2023 — In March 1907, the Chicago &...

Meet Bryson Sleppy, Model Railroader Associate Editor

Meet Bryson Sleppy, Model Railroader Associate Editor

Meet Bryson Sleppy in this installment of Q&A with the Editors. Here, Model Railroader Magazine...

See the Lionel Union Pacific rocket train in action

See the Lionel Union Pacific rocket train in action

The Lionel Union Pacific rocket train has caused quite a stir in the toy train...

Ask Trains.com compilation March 2023

Ask Trains.com compilation March 2023

Ask Trains.com compilation March 2023: In the March compilation, Cody answers viewer questions about topics...

Rick Abramson’s New York, New Haven & Hartford in HO scale

Rick Abramson’s New York, New Haven & Hartford in HO scale

In this exclusive Trains.com video tour of an HO scale (1:87.1) model railroad based on...

Midday Modeler for March 8, 2023

Midday Modeler for March 8, 2023

On today’s Midday Modeler, David and Cody discuss painting track on the project railroad. Eric...

Conrail Week promotion March 26 to April 1, 2023

Conrail Week promotion March 26 to April 1, 2023

Check out Conrail Week on Trains.com! March 26 to April 1, 2023

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Crude Oil Trains

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Crude Oil Trains

Railroads move a significant volume of crude oil, so it’s no surprise that Tom Danneman...

Spaces to Places IV | Town development, part 1

Spaces to Places IV | Town development, part 1

There’s a new place in the making on Gerry Leone’s Bona Vista HO scale layout!...

Conrail Retrospective

Conrail Retrospective

Big Blue diesel locomotives were ubiquitous for those living in the Northeast and upper Midwest...

Midday Modeler for March 2, 2023

Midday Modeler for March 2, 2023

Progress on the new project layout continues as some new electronic components are installed. Eric...

Lionel Legacy F40PH and ‘Cabbage’ control car

Lionel Legacy F40PH and ‘Cabbage’ control car

The Lionel Legacy F40PH and 'Cabbage' control car represent a locomotive that's become emblematic of...

Trains LIVE — The Center for Railroad Photography & Art

Trains LIVE — The Center for Railroad Photography & Art

Trains LIVE — The Center for Railroad Photography & Art — 3-1-2023 — If the...

Reading & Northern Santa Trains in Pennsylvania

Reading & Northern Santa Trains in Pennsylvania

In December 2022, near Tamaqua, Pa., it’s no surprise the Reading & Northern Santa Trains...

Meet Hal Miller, Classic Toy Trains Editor

Meet Hal Miller, Classic Toy Trains Editor

Meet Hal Miller in this installment of Q&A with the Editors. Here, Classic Toy Trains...

East Broad Top No. 16 Debut

East Broad Top No. 16 Debut

Leaving Orbisonia, Pa., on a rainy day in February 2023, EBT steam locomotive No. 16...

Midday Modeler for February 22, 2023

Midday Modeler for February 22, 2023

The behind the scenes action on the freemo-org.com layout continues, as David and Eric provide...

Build a brake system for a resin car kit

Build a brake system for a resin car kit

Host Eric White demonstrates how to assemble an underbody brake system for a resin car...

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Hauling Freight

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Hauling Freight

With our intrepid railfan Tom Danneman behind the camera, even a seemingly mundane manifest or...

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 8 | Time for trackwork

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 8 | Time for trackwork

Host David Popp has the track and cork roadbed in hand, so he’s all set...