Layout Visits

These videos feature model railroads from around the country.
Steaming in the spring snow

Steaming in the spring snow

Name: Shawn Viggiano Railroad Name: Kittatinny Mountain RR Location: Wantage, NJ Scale: 1:20.3 Theme: Logging...

Video: Andrew Dodge’s scratchbuilt rotary snowplow

Video: Andrew Dodge’s scratchbuilt rotary snowplow

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Video: Hardshell scenery and hidden staging on the HO scale Great Northern Ry. Cascade Division

Video: Hardshell scenery and hidden staging on the HO scale Great Northern Ry. Cascade Division

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Lee Marsh takes...

Boston & Maine Railroad Switching on the Lowell, Mass., Mill Spur

Boston & Maine Railroad Switching on the Lowell, Mass., Mill Spur

Boston & Maine Alco 1187 switches out the Mill Spur while crossing the Pawtucket Canal...

Operating the Santa Cruz Northern, Part 2

Operating the Santa Cruz Northern, Part 2

In this installment, we'll take a look at SCN Train 202, the Eastbound Perishable.

Video: Lee Marsh’s HO scale Great Northern Cascade Division

Video: Lee Marsh’s HO scale Great Northern Cascade Division

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Model railroad operations

Model railroad operations

In this video, Bob Wundrock shows how he assembles a train for operations on his...

HO scale passenger train

HO scale passenger train

Watch this HO scale passenger train as it passes through a crossing on Louis Showers'...

Wintergreen Junction

Wintergreen Junction

Welcome to Wintergreen Junction, a fictional place located somewhere in the great north, snow covered...

Video: Thomas Oxnard’s HO scale Boston & Maine

Video: Thomas Oxnard’s HO scale Boston & Maine

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B&O 195 box cab lives again

B&O 195 box cab lives again

Today we find B&O # 195 box cab delivering two tank cars to the Criswell...

A scratchbuilt rotary snowplow gets to work

A scratchbuilt rotary snowplow gets to work

Crossing US Highway 6 in Iowa City on the HO scale Iowa Interstate RR

Crossing US Highway 6 in Iowa City on the HO scale Iowa Interstate RR

Iowa Interstate RR no. 715 leads Train ICSW-22 across US Highway 6 in Iowa City...

The Big Boy up close and personal

The Big Boy up close and personal

A bit of a departure from my model railroad, but worth the journey to experience...

Operating a small switching model train layout

Operating a small switching model train layout

In this video, I show how I set up operations on my small switching layouts,...

The Giraffe camera car stretches its neck

The Giraffe camera car stretches its neck

Take a closer look: Find the accompanying text and pictures for John's article, "Video 101:...

B&O class Q3 no. 4500 the first!

B&O class Q3 no. 4500 the first!

B&O Q3 4500 special was the first Q3 delivered to the B&O on July 4th...

B&O Pacific 4-6-2 Express

B&O Pacific 4-6-2 Express

Follow B&O no. 5213, a 4-6-2 Pacific, as it leads the express train ! Video...

The mighty EM-1

The mighty EM-1

Take one EM-1 add loaded coal cars then add one more. Scene 1 leaving yard,...

Video: Howard Zane’s HO scale Piermont Division

Video: Howard Zane’s HO scale Piermont Division

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