Long-time railroader and steam enthusiast Jerry Joe Jacobson died in September 2017. In addition to building a shortline railroad empire, Jacobson is remembered as the man who championed steam excursions, locomotive restoration, and ultimately, the Age of Steam Roundhouse. Join Trains‘ on a look back at a handful of memories from the 1990s and 2000s […]
Ron Marsh and his family took a recent trip on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. This video journal is full of great narrow gauge steam action as Ron caught all three trains that ran that day in both Durango and Silverton, as well as some beautiful, scenic shots along the line. […]
Join Trains Magazine video contributor Marshall W. Beecher on the road to Summerail 2017 in Marion, Ohio. You’ll see Norfolk Southern’s popular heritage locomotives, regional railroad Wheeling & Lake Erie, and much more across Indiana and Ohio! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Airbrushing with Aaron host Aaron Skinner shares his technique for masking off large and small areas of a model simply using tape. Follow along with Aaron, and you’ll see just how easy it is to get razor sharp lines when you use […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Get a quick demo of the new Walthers HO scale SoundTraxx-equipped SD60M diesel and see a selection of other HO and N scale products in this month’s episode of Cody’s Office. Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno will also show you how to […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Off The Rails, show host Gerry Leone talks about common problems you might encounter when mixing modeling paints. He then suggests a few plumbing products that can be used to provide simple solutions! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode, Host Hal Miller invited Model Railroader Contributing Editor Tony Koester an MR Senior Editor Dana Kawala to discuss how advancements in hobby technology have made it easier to adopt more and more practices employed by real (1:1 scale) railroads. Watch, […]
You’ve asked us to share what it’s like to work at Model Railroader Video Plus, so that’s just what MRVP Contributing Editor Gerry Leone set out to do in this behind-the-scenes video! In this first of two episodes, follow along as Gerry focuses his cameras on David, Kent, Ben, and Jenny, as they hustle through […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Vern Sargent built his 2 x 3-foot Z scale layout in a closet. See some of the detailed scenes on the Cale, Bear Mountain & Harrisonville model railroad, which is inspired by the Monon and the Milwaukee Road in the 1940s and 1950s. […]
Name: Rob Mackay-Wood Forum User Name: RobMW Railroad Name: AddleDoo Bush Tramway Location: Brisbane, Australia Scale: G Scale Theme: Bush Logging and Mining in Australia/New Zealand (Freelance) Description: In light of the October 2017 article in GRW on gradients, I thought this video of my Regner Lumberjack climbing a steep 11% grade (1:8.5) might be […]
This video features a B&O Alco switching the Cody Packing Co., with live stock cars, removing empty’s from the holding track, back to the East yard. Video by Edward Lorence. […]
Mike Schindel’s N scale Woodland Railroad layout features a short line connecting to Western Maryland Railroad. […]
