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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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
In this Trackside Postcard, Charles “Lindbergh” Conway travels across the Atlantic Ocean and makes his way to the UK! He wastes no time getting trackside at Minehead, England, all in effort to explore and experience steam-powered passenger service on the West Somerset Railway. […]
While traveling in the UK, Charlie enjoyed the rare thrill of riding in the cab of a steam locomotive operated by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. In this Trackside Postcard to Drew, Chas captured the pure artistry of Driver and Fireman commanding Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T no. 41298 across the picturesque countryside. […]
A westbound Napoleon, Defiance & Western train crosses a short trestle over a country road near Antwerp, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2014. Photo by Brian Schmidt […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of BTB, host Bob Keller escapes his office to demonstrate several new O scale offerings in the MR Workshop. The parade of products includes O gauge freight cars from Menards, various print publications, and a quick look at the new […]
Join Trains on a rare trip through the South along the route of the Piedmont & Northern. Only from Trains! […]
Name: Todd Hein Forum User Name: ToddH Railroad Name: Minneapolis Northern Location: Crystal Minnesota Scale: O scale Theme: Two custom locomotives Description: I have made some custom Marx locomotives and cars for my Minneapolis Northern Railroad, most are repaints of standard Marx locomotives, but these two are modified. The Commodore Vollrath, as I call it, […]
A southbound Norfolk Southern freight takes the clear signal at South Leesburg, Ind., on May 16, 2011. The former New York Central branch line was upgraded with Pennsylvania-style position light signals recycled from other routes during Penn Central ownership. Photo by Bob Jordan […]
