Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Jim Dalberg’s HO Lackawanna RR – Hoboken to Port Jervis Westbound

Jim Dalberg’s HO Lackawanna RR – Hoboken to Port Jervis Westbound

Represents the Lackawanna Railroad (DL&W) between Hoboken and Scranton. Previously it represented the CNJ and...

Train Watching

Train Watching

WalthersProto Trinity four-bay covered hopper

WalthersProto Trinity four-bay covered hopper

WalthersProto Trinity four-bay covered hopper [caption id="attachment_130615" align="aligncenter" width="860"] WalthersProto HO scale Trinity 6,351-cubic-foot capacity...

Visit Lionel’s factory in the Post-war toy train boom

Visit Lionel’s factory in the Post-war toy train boom

What was it like working at Lionel's Hillside, NJ factory during the postwar electric train...

Interview with Industry Leader Jason Shron

Interview with Industry Leader Jason Shron

Interview with Industry Leader Jason Shron | Earlier this summer, Trains.com staff finally had the...

Rice Harbor

Rice Harbor

5 Questions with Gerry Leone

5 Questions with Gerry Leone

5 Questions with Gerry Leone | Trains.com host Gerry Leone shares experiences building past model...

6 Questions with Pelle Søeborg

6 Questions with Pelle Søeborg

6 Questions with Pelle Søeborg | World-renowned model railroader Pelle Søeborg visited the Kalmbach Media...

6 Questions with Michael Gross

6 Questions with Michael Gross

6 Questions with Michael Gross | Actor Michael Gross enjoyed a busy summer of activities...

VIDEO: Piko’s 2-6-0 freelance locomotive

VIDEO: Piko’s 2-6-0 freelance locomotive

Midday Modeler — 09-28-2022 — recorded in the Workshop

Midday Modeler — 09-28-2022 — recorded in the Workshop

In this episode of Midday Modeler — 09-28-2022 Bryson Sleppy shows off the new Blunami...

What is the name of the tool previously used in a video to punch out round disks of styrene?

What is the name of the tool previously used in a video to punch out round disks of styrene?

Looking for help with your model railroad? Looking for a specific article or video? Cody...

Meet Carl Swanson, Trains Magazine Editor

Meet Carl Swanson, Trains Magazine Editor

Meet Carl Swanson in this first-ever installment of Q&A with the Editors. Yes, Trains Magazine...

Lionel Cardinal’s train set review

Lionel Cardinal’s train set review

The Lionel 1926 Cardinals Train Set was offered in the 2021 Lionel Volume I “Big...

What would the HO size be of a football or soccer field?

What would the HO size be of a football or soccer field?

Looking for help with your model railroad? Cody answers this question in this video of...

Iowa Interstate No. 6988

Iowa Interstate No. 6988

Come out to Iowa for a mainline steam run in June 2022 as the Central...

Walthers auto parts boxcar

Walthers auto parts boxcar

An HO scale 60-foot double-door auto parts boxcar is back in the Walthers product lineup....

Midday Modeler — 09-21-2022 — recorded from David Popp’s house

Midday Modeler — 09-21-2022 — recorded from David Popp’s house

In this episode of Midday Modeler — 09-21-2022 we are at David Popp's house where...

Trains LIVE — Rail Safety Week!

Trains LIVE — Rail Safety Week!

Trains LIVE — Rail Safety Week! Trains LIVE — 09-21-2022 — This week, Bob Lettenberger...

City Terminal

City Terminal