Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Climbing over La Mesa Model Railroad Club’s Tehachapi Subdivision

Climbing over La Mesa Model Railroad Club’s Tehachapi Subdivision

Climbing over La Mesa Model Railroad Club's Tehachapi Subdivision | In this Trains.com Video Exclusive...

Railroading Heritage of Midwest America | Silvis, Ill.

Railroading Heritage of Midwest America | Silvis, Ill.

Headquartered in the former Rock Island Railroad steam locomotive backshops in Silvis, Ill., Railroading Heritage...

How-to Library | Installing an N scale TCS Keep-Alive

How-to Library | Installing an N scale TCS Keep-Alive

From start to finish, David Popp shares his techniques for installing a TCS KA-N1 Keep-Alive...

ScaleTrains HO EMD GP30

ScaleTrains HO EMD GP30

The ScaleTrains HO scale EMD GP30 is the subject of our latest product review video....

Harvey Simon’s HO F Line traction layout

Harvey Simon’s HO F Line traction layout

Harvey Simon’s HO F Line traction layout is set in modern-day San Francisco, re-creating the...

N scale Reading T-1 from Broadway Limited

N scale Reading T-1 from Broadway Limited

An N scale Reading T-1 from Broadway Limited recently visited our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy...

Trains.com Insider Exclusive | To hoard, or not to hoard

Trains.com Insider Exclusive | To hoard, or not to hoard

Should it stay or should it go? Model Railroader magazine editors Eric White and Bryson...

WalthersProto HO EMD SD9

WalthersProto HO EMD SD9

A new run of the WalthersProto HO EMD SD9 was recently released. Join Senior Editor...

UP Big Boy No. 4014 | Westbound Tour – Cheyenne to Salt Lake City

UP Big Boy No. 4014 | Westbound Tour – Cheyenne to Salt Lake City

On June 30, 2024, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive departed Cheyenne, Wyo....

Ask Trains.com July 2024 compilation

Ask Trains.com July 2024 compilation

Ask Trains.com July 2024 compilation | Host Cody Grivno addresses a wide array of modeling...

Spaces to Places VI | Fixing a wayward waterway, part 1

Spaces to Places VI | Fixing a wayward waterway, part 1

In this ongoing mini-series, host Gerry Leone works on a fixer-upper-decker! In simpler terms, he's...

Brian Sheron’s Long Island Rail Road

Brian Sheron’s Long Island Rail Road

Brian Sheron’s Long Island Rail Road is a 27 x 48-foot HO scale model railroad...

How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 3

How-To Library | Build a laser-cut wood structure kit, Part 3

Steve Otte finalizes work on his single rail-served factory for Model Railroader magazine’s 2024 project...

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Highway 2 along the BNSF Northern Transcon

Great Railfan Roads | U.S. Highway 2 along the BNSF Northern Transcon

The BNSF Northern Transcon is a major railroad artery that funnels traffic from the Pacific...

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 6 | Harnesses and reins

Olympia & Sand Creek, Sidetrack Ep. 6 | Harnesses and reins

In this concluding video of the Olympia & Sand Creek Sidetrack Series, host David Popp...

Train Sim World 4 | Upgrade from Sony PS4 to PS5

Train Sim World 4 | Upgrade from Sony PS4 to PS5

Our Trains.com resident simulator software guru Bryson Sleppy shares the process for transferring Train Sim...

ScaleTrains HO Rivet Counter Trinity reefer

ScaleTrains HO Rivet Counter Trinity reefer

The ScaleTrains HO Rivet Counter Trinity reefer recently arrived at the Model Railroader offices. Join...

Sam Foster’s Owl Cove Lumber Co. in O scale

Sam Foster’s Owl Cove Lumber Co. in O scale

Enjoy a glimpse of 1930s-era logging operations on Sam Foster's 6 x 40-foot On30 (1:48)...

Reading & Northern 2102 | Iron Horse Rambles 2024

Reading & Northern 2102 | Iron Horse Rambles 2024

On June 22nd, 2024, steam power -- in the form of Reading Blue Mountain &...

Model Railroader After Hours MIDDAY SPECIAL | June 25, 2024

Model Railroader After Hours MIDDAY SPECIAL | June 25, 2024

Model Railroader After Hours | June 25, 2024. After Hours is an informal livestream hosted...