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Horseshoe Curve in 1969
See color movies that Dave’s friend Dick Wallin took during their 1969 visit to Horseshoe Curve. […]
How-to Library: C&NW Suburban Service, Part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Now that David Popp has shared his fine design for a Chicago & North Western HO scale layout, it’s time for Cody Grivno to start building a signature fleet of suburban service commuter cars. Cody gets things started by showing you how […]
Questions and answers about large-scale locomotives and rolling stock
What grade can an engine climb? Different engines will climb different grades. If you are trying to stay within full-size railroad practice, your grades should be no more than about 3 percent for mainline traffic (3″ of rise in 100″ of travel) or 5 percent to 6 percent for logging, mining, or industrial lines. I […]
Rock Island South Local
Follow along as the southbound local on Rock Island’s Mid-Continent Route operates from Inver Grove Yard in Minnesota to Armourdale Yard in Kansas City, Kan., and meets a few trains along the way. Video by Michael Armstrong. […]
B&O Ridgley Division cab ride
Climb aboard B&O no. 4580 and enjoy a cab ride along the B&O Ridgley Division. Your journey starts at Clarksville yard and terminates past the tiny town of Franklin. You will pass through Macauley, Heckton, the S curve around Leyden lake, and ride the high line. Video by Dale Ridgeway. […]
RSAX shelf layout update
Alejandro’s “Random Semi-arid Railroad” (RSAX) is a small shelf layout set somewhere between 1970 and 1990. The layout is intended to be lightweight and portable, so that it can be hung upon storage. […]
2019 Mad City Model Railroad Show
The Mad City Model Railroad Show will be held in Madison, Wis., on February 16-17, 2019. Sponsored by the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. […]
Union Pacific freight train crossing Powder River
Here’s a quick clip of a Union Pacific mixed freight train crossing the Powder River in Natrona County, Wyo. Video submitted by Brian Olson. […]
Rayantown switching action
Watch switching operations and see updates on the O scale Rayantown layout. Video by Paul Dell Ava. […]
A Marx Santa Fe passenger train makes the rounds
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Santa Fe Location: Twin City Model Railroad Museum Scale: O gauge Description: A Marx Santa Fe passenger train running on one of the layouts at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. […]
Trains Tube: In a Swiss Tunnel 2018
Join Trains on a visit to a track work project in a Swiss tunnel. Rhomberg Sersa and the Rhaetian Railway invited Trains to see how they re-build meter-gauge track in often grueling conditions in September 2018. See Steve Sweeney’s full story in the March 2019 issue of Trains, THE magazine of railroading! […]
