Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
RailSmith Models N scale lightweight coach, ScaleTrains.com SD45, new Tony Koester book, and more!

RailSmith Models N scale lightweight coach, ScaleTrains.com SD45, new Tony Koester book, and more!

Cody shares the new RailSmith Models N scale Great Northern lightweight coach, ScaleTrains.com's HO scale EMD...

Back on Track: Evaluating track plans, Episode 3

Back on Track: Evaluating track plans, Episode 3

In this episode, our host takes up the challenge of selecting the ideal design for...

Back on Track: Track planning with a helix, Episode 2

Back on Track: Track planning with a helix, Episode 2

Off the Rails host Gerry Leone has re-railed and is gaining traction in this Trains.com...

Lionel’s LionChief Plus 2.0 GG1

Lionel’s LionChief Plus 2.0 GG1

The LionChief 2.0 GG1 gives kids of all ages a distinctive icon of American railroading...

The Hills Line with James McNab: The complete scene, Episode 11

The Hills Line with James McNab: The complete scene, Episode 11

In this season finale, Host James McNab highlights scenery and detailing concepts he introduced in...

Welcome to the new home of Classic Trains!

Welcome to the new home of Classic Trains!

Welcome to Trains.com, the new home for Classic Trains Magazine online and for all the...

Rapido Trains MLW M420 diesel locomotive

Rapido Trains MLW M420 diesel locomotive

We just got this new HO scale MLW M420 locomotive in the shop from Rapido...

Piko G scale 0-6-0

Piko G scale 0-6-0

Piko's G scale 0-6-0 now comes with sound. In this video, MR's Dana Kawala test-runs...

Operating the N scale Bachmann 4-6-4 Hudson with sound; SD80MAC; iron ore book review

Operating the N scale Bachmann 4-6-4 Hudson with sound; SD80MAC; iron ore book review

In this installment, Cody test-runs Bachmann's new sound-equipped N scale New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson,...

Taking it easy in O gauge

Taking it easy in O gauge

This 35 x 56-foot layout features postwar and modern Lionel power pulling impressive trains made...

The Odyssey of UP 2488 on the Jericho & Mt. Zion Railway

The Odyssey of UP 2488 on the Jericho & Mt. Zion Railway

Name: Ray Wheeler Railroad Name: Jericho & Mt Zion Railway Location: Lynnwood, WA Scale: G...

Visit Ed Berg’s compact Marx layout

Visit Ed Berg’s compact Marx layout

Realistic scenery, modified Plasticville structures, a Marx tunnel, and a loop of three-rail track with...

Off The Rails: The Missing Kinks, Episode 53

Off The Rails: The Missing Kinks, Episode 53

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more Model Railroader Construction Kinks left on...

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2021, part 2

Modeler’s Spotlight Video — Inside Cody’s Office for February 2021, part 2

Cody shares ScaleTrains.com's CSX Pride of Service General Electric ES44AH locomotives, WalthersMainline's 53' RailGon gondola,...

The Jericho & Mt. Zion Railway after the storm

The Jericho & Mt. Zion Railway after the storm

Name: Ray Wheeler Railroad Name: Jericho & Mt Zion Railway Location: Lynnwood WA Scale: G...

Video: Bachmann HO scale Siemens SC-44 Charger

Video: Bachmann HO scale Siemens SC-44 Charger

Check out Bachmann's new HO scale Siemens SC-44 Charger on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy!

The Hills Line with James McNab: Modeling prototype operating procedures, Episode 10

The Hills Line with James McNab: Modeling prototype operating procedures, Episode 10

Shall we play a game? Host James McNab is up for a round of Operations...

Back On Track: Episode 1

Back On Track: Episode 1

From his Off The Rails series, we've discovered that Master Model Railroader Gerry Leone is...

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Montana and Eastern Washington, Episode 1

Big Skies & Iron Rails, Montana and Eastern Washington, Episode 1

Railfans and model railroaders alike will enjoy this ethereal approach to capturing the stunning natural...

Testing Rapido’s new Pullman Standard 8600-series coaches

Testing Rapido’s new Pullman Standard 8600-series coaches

In this video, Steve Tello tests Rapido's new release of Pullman Standard 8600-series steel coaches...