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Tips for restoring a vintage toy train

Tips for restoring a vintage toy train

Join Classic Toy Trains Editor Rene Schweitzer and Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno as...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 24 | Road Markings & Terrain Painting

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 24 | Road Markings & Terrain Painting

The initial segment of the HO scale (1:87.1) East Troy Industrial Park project layout edges...

MR Classroom | Freight Car Class: Lesson 1, Kit Building Basics

MR Classroom | Freight Car Class: Lesson 1, Kit Building Basics

Freight Car Class: Lesson 1, Kit Building Basics| Building, operating, and weathering freight cars are...

Trains.com Video | MR Classroom Series Trailer

Trains.com Video | MR Classroom Series Trailer

Model Railroader Classroom Series Trailer | Learn essential skills for assembling, detailing, and weathering freight...

Midday Modeler – September 25th, 2025

Midday Modeler – September 25th, 2025

Midday Modeler – September 25th, 2025 | In this replay of our monthly Midday Modeler...

Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club O Gauge Display Layout

Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club O Gauge Display Layout

Come along with CTT and Trains.com staff members, as they visit the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad...

Classic Toy Trains Insider | Cover Shoot at the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club

Classic Toy Trains Insider | Cover Shoot at the Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club

Travel with CTT Editor Rene Schweitzer and the Art Crew, as they work the angles...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 23 | Smoothing Terrain & Adding a Grade Crossing

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 23 | Smoothing Terrain & Adding a Grade Crossing

In this episode covering the HO scale (1:87.1) East Troy Industrial Park project layout, the construction...

Rapido HO EMD GP40 diesel locomotive

Rapido HO EMD GP40 diesel locomotive

A Rapido Trains HO scale  (1:87.1) Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP40 diesel locomotive arrives in Model...

Trains.com Insider Exclusive  | How Lionel Trains manages repair parts

Trains.com Insider Exclusive | How Lionel Trains manages repair parts

Follow Rene Schweitzer, Editor of Classic Toy Trains magazine, as she visits the Lionel Trains...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 22 | Backfilling with foam and plaster

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 22 | Backfilling with foam and plaster

Host David Popp shows viewers how to build realistic scenery around the high embankments of...

Mark Albert’s Cincinnati Traction in HO scale

Mark Albert’s Cincinnati Traction in HO scale

Dive into the captivating world of Cincinnati's traction history with Mark Albert's stunning HO scale...

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 28 | Creating a realistic river

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 28 | Creating a realistic river

In this episode, David Popp builds out a river with rapids and waterfalls for his...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 21 | Building Mainline Bridges

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 21 | Building Mainline Bridges

Enthusiasts of railroad engineering will enjoy this helpful, instruction episode, which details how to build...

Curt LaRue’s PRR Panhandle Division in HO scale

Curt LaRue’s PRR Panhandle Division in HO scale

Embark on an epic journey back to the late 1940s and early '50s, as depicted...

Atlas Trainman HO EMD GP38-2

Atlas Trainman HO EMD GP38-2

Senior Editor Cody Grivno reviews the new Atlas Trainman HO Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP38-2 diesel...

Spaces to Places VIII | Add realistic telephone poles to a town

Spaces to Places VIII | Add realistic telephone poles to a town

Gerry Leone, host of Spaces to Places, works along the streets of Westcott, a Bona...

Cody’s Office | September 2025

Cody’s Office | September 2025

Football is getting underway, pumpkin spice everything is showing up on store shelves, and the...

Trains.com Insider Interview | Ben Fioriello, President of NJ Hi-Railers Train Club

Trains.com Insider Interview | Ben Fioriello, President of NJ Hi-Railers Train Club

Join Trains.com staff writer Lucas Iverson as he chats with Ben Fioriello, president of the...

East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 4

East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 4

Follow Model Railroader magazine Editor Eric White as he demonstrates how to scratchbuild generators for...