Ask Trains.com Trailer!

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Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers and viewers are asking. Special guests can include editors and contributors from Model Railroader, Trains, Classic Toy Trains, Garden Railways and Trains.com. Questions can be about any railroad or model railroading topic. These can include questions about railroad operating practices, railroad […]

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Meet Eric White, Model Railroader Editor

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Meet Eric White in this installment of Q&A with the Editors. In this video, Model Railroader Magazine Editor Eric White speaks with Digital Editor Steve Sweeney about his time at Kalmbach, interests in railroading, and – of course – his leadership role at Model Railroader. This video series is exclusively for Trains.com Unlimited Members to […]

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Watch Trainfest 2022 with Trains.com

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Trainfest 2022 is in the history books, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy the show! On Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, Trains.com was live with three one-hour broadcasts and several hours of live video showing the passersby. See this re-broadcast of Trainfest only for Members at Trains.com! […]

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TrainsLIVE Trailer video

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Trains LIVE is a regular video segment, recorded live and unscripted from Kalmbach Media. The series began in July 2022. Trains LIVE features Bob Lettenberger, Trains associate editor, Kalmbach Media staff, and guests talking about railroads and trains in a casual, behind the scenes format. Trains LIVE will ask the questions you would like to ask and […]

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Where do you find replacement parts for out of production locomotives?

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Cody helps track down specific parts in this video of Ask Trains. Do you need help tracking down auto production parts? Would you like to learn more about full-size railroading? Send us an email at: AskTrains@trains.com ………………………………… Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers […]

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Midday Modeler — 10-26-2022 — live from the Workshop

In this episode of Midday Modeler — 10-26-22 David Popp and co-host Hal Miller, invite a few folks from the Editorial staff to show off their best railroading/model railroading finds. Plus, a special announcement about the upcoming new Trains.com Video platform. Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded on-site and unscripted from Kalmbach […]

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Midday Modeler — 10-19-2022 — live from the Workshop

In this episode of Midday Modeler — 10-19-22 Classic Toy Trains’ Rene Schweitzer and Hal Miller show off some budget-friendly items and share some modeling tips you can use to help decorate your layout for the Halloween season. See how Hal used some of these items on the Chaos, Terror & Tragedy small Halloween layout […]

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Midday Modeler — 10-12-2022 — Illinois Railway Museum

In this episode of Midday Modeler — 10-12-22 The Crew is reporting from the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Ill. A tour of the museum and some interviews with staff ensue. Midday Modeler is a new, regular video segment, recorded on-site and unscripted from Kalmbach Media beginning in February 2022. The segment features Kalmbach Media […]

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