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Check out Atlas’ N scale Alco S-2 diesel switcher

We put the Atlas N scale Alco S-2 and its ESU Loksound decoder to work switching some cars on Model Railroader’s new N scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy project layout. […]

MR Midday Modeler 02.04.2022

Man holding a silvery passenger car at a work table.

In this very first Midday Modeler live stream, editors take you around the video workshop and show you interesting HO and N scale projects. […]

Broadway Limited Imports HO scale Union Pacific 4-12-2 steam locomotive

Big steam pays a visit to our HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Broadway Limited’s feature-rich HO scale Union Pacific 4-12-2 steam locomotive includes a synchronized smoke unit, brass and die-cast metal construction, and two factory-installed and painted crew figures. […]

Athearn Trains HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD60 diesel locomotive

Athearn Ready-to-Roll Chicago & North Western SD60 in yellow and green color scheme.

An Athearn Ready-to-Roll Chicago & North Western SD60 is in charge of a grain train on our HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Before the six-axle diesel departs Williams Bay, Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno explains the features on this SoundTraxx Econami-equipped model. […]

Bachmann Trains HO scale Siemens ALC-42 diesel locomotive

Amtrak’s new long-distance engine in black.

Bachmann’s latest locomotive visits our HO scale Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno demonstrates some of the light and sound effects on this modern-era passenger unit. […]

Back on Track: Fascia and upper deck design, Episode 13

It’s a new year with new progress on Gerry Leone’s all-new HO scale layout. Of course, that means a new season of construction videos gets Back on Track right now! In this episode, you’ll see how our host made quick work of his hardboard fascia installation. While work on his upper deck isn’t quite as […]

What is the minimum curve radius of the Rapido Trains SW1200?

Q: Can you tell me the minimum curve radius of the Rapido Trains SW1200? A: I wrote to Jason Shron, president of Rapido Trains, and he said they tested the SW1200 on 18 inch radius track. I have a half circle of 18 inch radius track in front of me, so let’s take a look […]

State Line Route in N scale: Road construction, Episode 18

Center line yellow stripes on a roadway on a model railroad

David and Cody team up to build roadways on the State Line Route project railroad. Cody shows how to use Walthers’ modern parking lot kit and styrene to make a parking lot for Brown-Smith Global. David tries a new technique for making roads, and he shows how to weather them and add center line striping. […]

How do you remove the numbers from your locomotive?

Cody Grivno explains several different options for removing decals from your locomotive. Prototype railroads renumber their locomotives from time to time, and you can do the same thing on your model railroad. […]

ScaleTrains.com N scale Gunderson Multi-Max Autorack

Cody gives an overview of the N scale Gunderson Multi-Max Autorack from ScaleTrains.com. In addition to Union Pacific, the car is decorated for BNSF Railway, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific, CSX, Norfolk Southern and Kansas City Southern in multiple paint schemes and road numbers. […]