Layout Visits

These videos feature model railroads from around the country.
JLWII2000 Video: Athearn Genesis HO EMD SD70M

JLWII2000 Video: Athearn Genesis HO EMD SD70M

    In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000...

VIDEO: HO scale Leadville & Red Cliff

VIDEO: HO scale Leadville & Red Cliff

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The double-deck Leadville...

Cornfield collision avoidance

Cornfield collision avoidance

A robot train script with automated reversal capability is shown in this video. Automated turnouts,...

Gunter’s HO/HOe model railroad

Gunter’s HO/HOe model railroad

This video features a visit to the H0/H0e layout of my friend Gunter in Austria....

Kaley Yard – Auto train

Kaley Yard – Auto train

Check out the articulated auto racks on Trevor Smith's Kaley Yard layout.

Napa Valley Wine Train drive by

Napa Valley Wine Train drive by

In the April and June 2018 issues, Raymond Parent shows you how to make a...

Computer-aided model railroad – Logging in Sacramento Mountains

Computer-aided model railroad – Logging in Sacramento Mountains

"Computer-aided model railroad" uses the computer not only to help run an HO scale model...

Council Close-ups: Brian Davis

Council Close-ups: Brian Davis

My employer creates short videos to highlight the work of its employees, and includes items...

N scale model train layout overview in 4K

N scale model train layout overview in 4K

I bought a new Panasonic 4K video camera and decided to test it on my...

Operations at Monument Yard on the Oregon Joint Line

Operations at Monument Yard on the Oregon Joint Line

This is the first video in a two-part series highlighting operations at Monument Yard on...

First trestle crossing

First trestle crossing

The first trestle crossing of the season, but trouble may be ahead!

Video: HO scale Piedmont & Western

Video: HO scale Piedmont & Western

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Jack Parker's HO...

MRVP Layout Visit: Larry Normann’s BNSF Pamelton Division in HO scale

MRVP Layout Visit: Larry Normann’s BNSF Pamelton Division in HO scale

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Enter the basement...

Video: OO scale British Railways

Video: OO scale British Railways

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Chris White's OO...

Gail Komar’s West Virginia Northern Eastbound

Gail Komar’s West Virginia Northern Eastbound

Owner: Greg & Gail Komar (MMR 349) Prototype Modeled: C&O Reporting Marks: WVN Layout Era:...

Coast Mail at Guadalupe

Coast Mail at Guadalupe

Mt-4 SP 4360 detaches from #72 and picks up two carloads of strawberries in the...

The Big Cab Ride at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum

The Big Cab Ride at the Colorado Model Railroad Museum

Ride in a Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive as we travel from Lakeview to Klamath...

B&M NH Mainline – Ballasting the Track

B&M NH Mainline – Ballasting the Track

This is the second part of a two-part series where I demonstrate the process I...

BNSF Coal Operations

BNSF Coal Operations

The bulk of my layout is set in Wyoming with a bit of Colorado and...

CSW CSX Rail Train

CSW CSX Rail Train

A loaded CSX ribbon rail train traverses the, in-progress, Chesapeake, Susquehanna and Western RR on...