Trains video contributor Kevin Gilliam takes us on a steam-and-smoke-filled look into one of North Carolina’s tourist gems: The Tweetsie Railroad. See what this narrow gauge railroad has to offer in the Blue Ridge Mountains, only from Trains! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Dave Sellers’ HO scale Dayton & Southern RR is a freelanced HO scale model railroad based on a Baltimore & Ohio branch line. The model train layout is set in the 1950s and features many detailed industrial scenes. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Ron Hale’s HO scale Blue Ridge & Allegany Ry. models a freelanced interchange between the Southern Ry. and the Western Maryland Ry. in 1952. Steam and diesel locomotives lead freight and passenger trains through the Appalachian Mountains and city scenes on Ron’s spectacular […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Sandy Colabufo’s N scale Annaville & Adirondack is a freelanced model train layout that’s inspired by the Delaware & Hudson RR. The N scale model train layout measures 9 x 21 feet and features an upstate New York setting. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The On30 Dolly Varden models British Columbia in the 1920s. Mining scenes and mountainous terrain highlight the 3 x 28-foot shelf layout. You can read all about this layout in Great Model Railroads 2017. […]
Drew Halverson flips the script when he heads to the Pacific Northwest for a little R&R. Of course, Charlie Conway hosts Drew around Northern Puget Sound, Seattle, Wash., and then a quick stop to catch the railroad action at BNSF’s Balmer Yard. […]
Charlie Conway and Tom Danneman launch into their exploration of the Columbia River Gorge. In addition to capturing images of spectacular scenery and engineering, the two find plenty of Union Pacific and BNSF freight trains snaking along the curvaceous riverfront main line. […]
Globetrotter Charlie Conway is back in the Pacific Northwest chasing trains with Tom Danneman, the Art Director for Model Railroader and Trains magazines. For this Postcard to pal Drew, the duo opted for a slow and steady trackside “pursuit” near Toledo, Ore., deep into rainy, coastal mountain terrain. […]
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Watch freight trains climb 4 percent grades in western North Carolina on Watco’s Blue Ridge Southern! Be sure to check out our feature story on the railroad, coming in the December 2016 issue of Trains Magazine! […]
Brass Expo 2016 was held on October 1 and 2 at the Westin Hotel in Wheeling, IL (The Chicago North Shore). The show featured manufacturers, historical displays, and some of the finest brass railroad models in the world. James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel attended the show and provides this VIP look. […]
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: New York Central and Canadian Pacific Location: Crystal, Minnesota Scale: O gauge Theme: Tinplate trains running on a semi-realistic layout Description: 1936 Marx Commodore Vanderbilt, this is actually a windup locomotive that I put an electric motor in. The cars on this train have silver litho […]
