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Steve Albee’s O gauge layout

Steve Albee’s O gauge layout

Visit Steve Albee’s dual-level O gauge layout that fits in a spare room! This layout...

Illinois Central steam railroading in the late 1950s

Illinois Central steam railroading in the late 1950s

In this video from contributor Dick Wallin, we can see a day in the life...

Bob’s Train Box Episode 73

Bob’s Train Box Episode 73

On this Episode of Train Box, Bob Keller and CTT editor Hal Miller put a...

Back on Track: How to hide backdrop seams, Episode 12

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...

Back on Track: Layout progress report and more, Episode 11

Back on Track: Layout progress report and more, Episode 11

It’s hard to keep with Gerry’s rapid pace of construction. Fortunately, he slowed down for...

Back on Track: Tips for testing and tweaking a track plan, Episode 10

Back on Track: Tips for testing and tweaking a track plan, Episode 10

Host Gerry Leone continues to plan and build out a switching area for his all-new...

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014’s trip through Louisiana in 2021

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014’s trip through Louisiana in 2021

In August 2021, Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 ventured south to New Orleans,...

BNSF Railway Triple Track treat in Kansas

BNSF Railway Triple Track treat in Kansas

  Trains Editor Jim Wrinn is on the road in Kansas, following BNSF Railway triple...

Product Review: ScaleTrains.com HO scale Conrail class G52X coal gondola

Product Review: ScaleTrains.com HO scale Conrail class G52X coal gondola

Cody Grivno is in Studio B to give you a detailed overview of the features...

It’s My Railroad: Cutting in a track crossover, Ep. 25

It’s My Railroad: Cutting in a track crossover, Ep. 25

In this episode, Host Steve Brown has more trackwork to revamp. This time he’s working...

It’s My Railroad, Removing, restoring, reusing N scale track, Ep. 24

It’s My Railroad, Removing, restoring, reusing N scale track, Ep. 24

Recent changes to Steve Brown’s N scale layout had an impact on operations. As such,...

State Line Route in N scale: Laying down cork roadbed, Episode 5

State Line Route in N scale: Laying down cork roadbed, Episode 5

David works Rene and Sammi into the layout construction rotation. To start, David puts finishing...

Lionel’s no. 6417 porthole caboose

Lionel’s no. 6417 porthole caboose

Lionel’s model of the Pennsylvania RR’s N5c caboose has been a favorite since it was...

Ken Cook’s O gauge layout

Ken Cook’s O gauge layout

Visit Ken Cook’s layout, featured in the September 2021 issue of Classic Toy Trains. Ken...

Product Review: Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Co.

Product Review: Tangent Scale Models Greenville Steel Car Co.

Join Eric White in the studio as he does an in-depth product review of the...

Product Review: Atlas HO GE U23B

Product Review: Atlas HO GE U23B

Join Eric White as he reviews the new Atlas HO GE U23B locomotive! Learn all...

How to keep rust off your trains

How to keep rust off your trains

Those little packets of silica gel that come in model train and other boxes are...

Lionel no. 362 barrel loader

Lionel no. 362 barrel loader

The year 1952 was a spectacular one for Lionel operating toy train accessories. An enduring...

State Line Route in N scale: Adding layout elevations, Episode 4

State Line Route in N scale: Adding layout elevations, Episode 4

Time to turn a flat tabletop into a layout with aesthetically pleasing elevations and undulations....

Santa Fe steam at Kansas tourist railroad

Santa Fe steam at Kansas tourist railroad

Join Trains Editor Jim Wrinn on a trip to Kansas to see former Santa Fe...