Just For Fun

These videos are ones we enjoyed making - just for fun. We hope you enjoy watching them!
Amtrak Acela adventure along the Northeast Corridor

Amtrak Acela adventure along the Northeast Corridor

Join Trains.com staffers Kent Johnson and Ben Lake, as they explore Business Class and First...

Trains LIVE — The new golden spike

Trains LIVE — The new golden spike

Trains LIVE — The new golden spike — 10-11-2023 — The Transcontinental Railroad did more...

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 15 | All in the details

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 15 | All in the details

In this session, Host David Popp promises to finish the work on the passenger car...

Grand Strand Model Railroaders O gauge layout

Grand Strand Model Railroaders O gauge layout

Grand Strand Model Railroaders, based in South Carolina, built a 12' x 18' O gauge...

N&W No. 611 dress rehearsal for the Virginia Scenic Railway

N&W No. 611 dress rehearsal for the Virginia Scenic Railway

In late September 2023, Norfolk & Western steam locomotive No. 611 operated on the Buckingham...

Pacific Southern Railway in HO scale

Pacific Southern Railway in HO scale

With a mainline run of more than 1,000 feet, this freelanced HO scale (1:87.1) club...

Greg Albert’s Portable Steel Mill in N scale

Greg Albert’s Portable Steel Mill in N scale

This small, portable N scale (1:160) layout is designed to create a big impression. To...

Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp

Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp

Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp — 9-27-2023 — Railroad museums, tourist...

Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023

Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023

Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023. An all new series, After Hours is...

Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview

Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview

Host Bryson Sleppy takes train watching in a different direction, as he examines the world...

Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway

Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway

The scenic town of Osceola, Wisc., recently hosted the inaugural Trains Magazine diesel photo special,...

Meet Steven Otte, Model Railroader Senior Associate Editor

Meet Steven Otte, Model Railroader Senior Associate Editor

Meet Steven Otte in this latest installment of Q&A with the Editors! Here, Model Railroader...

Spaces to Places IV | Light up this whole town, part 6

Spaces to Places IV | Light up this whole town, part 6

Westcott is now officially more of a place than it is a space! It's time...

Atlas N scale S4 diesel locomotive

Atlas N scale S4 diesel locomotive

The Atlas N scale Alco S4 diesel locomotive recently paid a visit to our N...

LEGO Brick cleaning basics

LEGO Brick cleaning basics

Trains.com staffers Bryson Sleppy and Rene Schweitzer explore the world of LEGO trains! In this...

The Hills Line with James McNab | Adventures in tracklaying, Episode 15

The Hills Line with James McNab | Adventures in tracklaying, Episode 15

In this episode, Host James McNab embarks on a journey to elevate model railroading skills...

Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation

Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation

Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions regarding what railfans mean by...

Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff

Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff

Explore Paw Paw, WV's rich history with the Magnolia Cutoff, an engineering masterpiece from 1913...

Polar Express five-day layout build

Polar Express five-day layout build

The Classic Toy Trains staff built the Polar Express layout over a five day period,...

Athearn HO EMD SD39

Athearn HO EMD SD39

We’ll head down to Larson Stone on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff layout to...