Intermountain Odyssey movies

Diesel locomotive approaching signal bridge

Watch clips from Bob Johnston’s 8mm color movies that he took during his “Intermountain Odyssey,” as recounted in his article of the same name in Classic Trains Special Edition No. 13, All Aboard! […]

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Big Boy Time Lapse Video Nov. 2013

Join Trains’ Editor Jim Wrinn on a three-day adventure watching Union Pacific Big Boy-type No. 4014 take its first baby steps toward restoration in Pomona, Calif. Jim’s three-minute time lapse video documents the painstaking work of Union Pacific’s heritage department in hand-laying track and carefully towing the giant 4-8-8-4 locomotive in sweltering early autumn weather. […]

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Video: Walthers HO scale Pere Marquette passenger train

The new HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio Pere Marquette streamliner from Walthers features EMD E7A diesel-electric locomotives equipped with SoundTraxx Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders. The passenger car models feature overhead interior lighting. See and hear this detailed HO scale passenger train as it makes a run across the Model Railroader staff’s layout. […]

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The Roundhouse: Episode 12

Kevin Keefe and Rob McGonigal

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Former Trains publisher Kevin Keefe and Classic Trains editor Rob McGonigal are Hal’s guests on this episode of The Roundhouse. In this installment, the three dive into subjects such as best train movie, what period would you model, and why steam locomotives are […]

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Thin Branch Series: Buried track

Buried track

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page David uses our HO scale Thin Branch project layout to show you a simple technique for modeling an industrial track laid into gravel or dirt, which makes it easy for vehicles to drive over the rails. […]

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Basic Training: Static grass

Kent Johnson next to layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Realistic model railroad scenery is much easier once you know how to apply static grass. Kent Johnson shows you how easy it is to apply these small rayon fibers, which stand on end just like real grass! […]

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