A snowy morning on the W&Q

plow being pushed by model train to clear snow on a garden railroad

Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name:  captain perry Railroad Name:  Winnegance & Quebec Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 1:20.3 Theme: Maine Narrow gauge Description: Even with little snow this year, there has been enough for some good plowing sessions. this is my new plow being pushed by my two radio controlled live steamers. SR&RL 24 is […]

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The Burlington Zephyr’s nationwide publicity tour

The Zephyr in black and white

Name: Neal Mayer Forum User Name: NealM Railroad Name: The Fitchfield Line Location: Boston, MA Scale: Traditional O Gauge Theme: Location: North and West of Boston Description: The Burlington Zephyr, on her nationwide publicity tour, travels along the O gauge Fitchfield Line on her way from Boston to Schenectady New York. Featuring MTH Railking Pioneer […]

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How-to Library: C&NW Suburban Service, Part 2

Cody working on the Chicago & North Western HO scale commuter cars.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Cody has the Chicago & North Western HO scale commuter cars disassembled, so it’s over to the spray booth he goes to prep them for re-lettering. Follow along as he shares his proven tips and techniques for working with water-slide decals. […]

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Swiss narrow gauge railway adventure on the Albula Pass

A red-painted passenger train passes through green meadows on the slopes of a mountain.

Join Trains Digital Editor Steve Sweeney for a Swiss narrow gauge mountain railroad adventure on the Albula Pass. Watch as scheduled passenger and freight trains operate on the Rhaetian Railway’s extensive meter gauge line over the Alps between Preda and Bergun, Switzerland. Information on how to visit Switzerland with Trains in 2019 is available online. […]

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Video: Inside the April 2019 Model Railroader

Inside the April 2019 Model Railroader

The April 2019 Model Railroader showcases the big and the small with a compact HO scale industrial switching railroad centered around New York City and a double-deck HO scale Baltimore & Ohio model train layout set in  southern Ohio. You’ll also get an overview of wiring and other electronics projects involved in the N scale […]

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How-to Library: Turning Spaces into Places, Part 2

Gerry Leone in front of his multi-level layout.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page   Work on Gerry Leone’s HO scale Bona Vista Rwy. layout scene continues. In this episode, Gerry takes on roadway planning. To make it easily to visualize exactly where the highway and rustic roads will go, he shows how to make a simple […]

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