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TCA York Train Meet returns
Ready for a long-awaited return to Toy Train Mecca – otherwise known as the Eastern...
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Scale It Down: Ground covering for industrial outlots, Episode 7
Series host Steve Brown heads for the homestretch, as he works to complete the scenery...
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Why are there four digit numbers on locomotives?
Brandon Muir from Canada wonders why locomotives in North America often have four digit numbers,...
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Trouble with locomotives on back-order
David King from Australia wants to model Burlington Northern and BNSF, but most of the...
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State Line Route in N scale: Wiring a layout for DC power, Episode 8
After a quick update with Jenny to see how her Walther’s bungalow kit is coming...
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Professor Carp: Kusan produces boxcars in Mexico
Classic Toy Trains' Professor Carp looks at the history of Kusan boxcars. He shows some...
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Add a solar-powered light to a large-scale cabin
Garden Railways Editor Hal Miller shows step-by-step how to illuminate a PIKO cabin kit with...
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Add a solar-powered light to a large-scale cabin
Garden Railways Editor Hal Miller shows step-by-step how to illuminate a PIKO cabin kit with...
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An Atlas coil car, Locomotive 2021 from Trains magazine, and an Athearn Genesis GP15-1 diesel locomotive. Plus a modeling tip and a big announcement!
After more than a year of filming episodes in his basement and in the MR...
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John Smith’s delightful O gauge layout
John Smith delights his grandchildren by blending whimsy & realism on his O gauge layout.
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State Line Route in N scale: Bridge installation and laying curved track, Episode 7
In this episode, David’s projects include repairing benchwork, installing a bridge, and laying curved track...
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Wonderful warbonnet: Lionel’s no. 11739 “The Super Chief” set
CTT’s Hal Miller has a look at Lionel’s no. 11739 Santa Fe “The Super Chief”...
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Big Skies & Iron Rails, Overland Edition, Part 1
Before heading westward, our hard-drivin’ rail adventurer Tom Danneman walks and talks you around his...
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The Garden Variety Railroad Show: Visiting the Burlington Garden Center, Episode 5
Hal and Rene are on location at the Burlington Garden Center in Burlington, Wisconsin. In...
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A Rapido refrigerator car, an Athearn GP60 locomotive, and a new book! Plus modeling tips and viewer mail
Cody Grivno is back in the studio for the latest episode of Cody's Office, and...
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State Line Route in N scale: Laying down track, Episode 6
After sanding the cork roadbed, David is ready to lay track on the State Line...
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Steve Albee’s O gauge layout
Visit Steve Albee’s dual-level O gauge layout that fits in a spare room! This layout...
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Illinois Central steam railroading in the late 1950s
In this video from contributor Dick Wallin, we can see a day in the life...
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Bob’s Train Box Episode 73
On this Episode of Train Box, Bob Keller and CTT editor Hal Miller put a...
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Back on Track: How to hide backdrop seams, Episode 12
In this episode, host Gerry Leone gets back to the backdrop. Namely, he’s working to...
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