Metra No. 108 with a loaded afternoon commuter train bears down on the photographer alongside the right-of-way near the Western Avenue depot in Chicago in September 2013. Photo by Steve Sweeney […]
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Section: Videos & Photos
MR Insider: Highball to Indy!
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page To get to the National Model Railroad Association’s (NMRA) 2016 national convention in Indianapolis, Ind., MRVP’s Ben Lake and Model Railroader magazine’s Dana Kawala hopped aboard Amtrak’s Hiawatha and Iowa Pacific’s Hoosier State. Enjoy Ben’s narrated journey to Indiana’s capital city, and then […]
Off The Rails: Episode 4
Who you callin’ cheap? MRVP’s Gerry Leone for sure! In this episode, Gerry shares his insights for making inexpensive, yet effective, tools that help you refine your modeling skills. His tail-waggin’ assistant Wally even gets into the act! […]
Rehab My Railroad: Outdoors, Episode 3
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Rain or shine, Rehab My Railroad: Outdoors rolls on! This time out, Garden Railways magazine founder/editor Marc Horovitz drops by to inspect the progress and offer up some sage advice, David builds a functional wood retaining wall and a structure foundation, and Cody […]
MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Severna Park Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Chesapeake & Allegheny
Enjoy the remarkable urban scenery found on the Severna Park Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Chesapeake & Allegheny! In this Video Vault segment, host Allen Keller tours the historic Maryland layout with club member Logan Holtgrewe. […]
MRVP Video Vault – Building Model Railroad Scenery with the Experts: Frary, Furlow, Hediger, and Olson
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this 1980s vintage video, multiple Model Railroader masters contribute several techniques for enhancing various scenery situations. You won’t want to miss the timeless tips and tricks from the likes of John Olson, Malcolm Furlow, Dave Frary and Jim Hediger! […]
Big action on a compact railroad
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Video: Mike Havens HO scale New York Central Midwestern Main Line
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Mike Havens’ HO scale model railroad is set along the New York Central System through Illinois and Indiana. Don’t miss the full story of Mike’s model train layout in the October 2016 Model Railroader. This online bonus video follows a coal train through […]
Video: The N scale Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Daryl Kruse’s N scale layout models the modern-era Union Pacific Geneva Subdivision in northern Illinois. A couple of the detailed scenes on Daryl’s model railroad include Proviso Yard and a Mississippi River crossing. […]
Video: Pelle Søeborg’s HO scale Daneville Sub part 1
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Contributing editor Pelle Søeborg provides an overview of his spectacular HO scale Daneville Sub in the March 2014 issue of Model Railroader. Watch trains run through the realistic desert and town scenes of this modern-era model train layout. […]
Casting a tunnel liner and portal for the Eagle Mountain RR
Associate editor Eric White describes how he made his own molds out of styrene to make plaster castings. He used this technique to create the tunnel portal and liner on the Model Railroader staff’s HO scale Eagle Mountain project model train layout. […]
The big picture
A westbound Union Pacific manifest freight works its way toward Los Angeles in October 2013 in the “Blue Cut” section of California’s famed Cajon Pass. With the lead locomotives a mile away in the distance, you gain a better perspective of magnitude of the San Gabriel Mountains and the challenges railroads overcame more than […]
