Off The Rails: Episode 9

Off the Rails with Gerry Leone Episode 9

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s confirmed. Our pal and Contributing Editor Gerry Leone is full of hot air! In this episode of MRVP’s Off The Rails, he puts it to good use as he dusts off an old technique/tool for applying scenery to a model railroad. […]

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Christmas toy trains

Holiday scene on toy train layout

Name:    Gordon Hough Location:    Ohio Scale:    O gauge Theme:    Christmas Toy Trains Description:    A 5 minute video showcasing Toy Trains, buildings and people in a Christmas setting with snow covered mountain backdrops. […]

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Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 3

Norfolk Southern diesel locomotive

Visit Norfolk Southern’s fabulous Fostoria District, connecting Fort Wayne, Ind., and Bellevue, Ohio! In Volume 3, you’ll see fast freights, including the now-historic Triple Crown RoadRailer trains, bounce over the often overlooked diamond at Maple Grove, Ohio! Watch more: Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 1 Trains Presents: Norfolk Southern’s Fostoria District, Vol. 2 […]

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HO scale B&M Middlesex Junction layout under construction

Model train locomotive near the edge of a large unfinished model rail yard complete with turntable.

Work progresses on Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine Lowell NH Line. Middlesex Junction was a service yard for B&M passenger cars and locomotive up through the early 1960s. Steve is modeling a compressed version of Middlesex, including 4 arrival/departure tracks, a buggy track, coal conveyor (B&M tore down the Coal Tower in the early ’50s), […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 21

David Popp wearing a Hawaiian shirt and standing in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Mele Kalikimaka? David Popp and his wild Hawaiian shirts are back for this mid-winter episode of your favorite Q&A show! This month on Ask MRVP, several special subscribers will receive direct answers to inquiries regarding benchwork, trackwork, wiring, scenery, and even layout operation! […]

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Trains Presents: BNSF’s Chicago Racetrack

Join Assistant Editor Brian Schmidt for a look at BNSF Railway’s famed “Racetrack,” the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy main line between Chicago and Aurora, Ill. You’ll see fast freights along with Amtrak and Metra passenger moves along the triple-track speedway at the Naperville and Route 59 stations. For more Chicago railroading, be sure to […]

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Off The Rails: Episode 8

One hand holding a straight edge on a piece of hobby wood, another hand holding a special hobby tool.

Host Gerry Leone introduces one handy dandy tool with a couple clever model railroad applications. In this episode, he’ll show and share how an inexpensive pounce wheel can make your modeling efforts more efficient and more accurate too! […]

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