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Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page See some of the latest model train products with Associate Editor Cody Grivno. Watch Cody as he runs the DCC sound equipped E8 diesel on our latest N scale project layout. You’ll also get a tip for making your turnouts more realistic by […]
Back in the day the postwar-style GG! was an impressive model of the nation’s premier electric-profile locomotive. This Lionel model is a well-made rendering of a postwar icon. […]
you want an all-round utility engine that looks great, performs better, and can do every job from commuter hauler to work train, the Atlas O GP7 is the locomotive for you. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In part 3 of the Rewiring the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy series, Managing Editor David Popp shows you how he added track feeder wires and how to test DCC circuit breakers. Associate Editor Cody Grivno will give you a look at some of […]
Rail comes in many different sizes and materials. Here’s a little background information to help you chose the one that’s right for you. Rail sizes The size of model-train rail in any scale is referred to by “code.” For instance, in large-scale railroading we commonly use code-332, code-250, or code-215 rail, although code 197 is […]
Annual refers to a plant that lives for only one season and must be replanted each year. Ballast is the medium, usually gravel of some sort, that provides a firm underlayment for track, helps to hold it in place, and drains water away from the ties. Battery power is another way of operating electrically powered […]
Steve Garofalo’s Super O layout celebrates Lionel’s 1957 showroom layout. Download this PDF of a 12-page look at the original 1957 layout. Lionel 1957 Super O layout […]
Flying flags that mark it as an extra, Louisville & Nashville 806 South pulls a 106-car freight upgrade south of Montgomery, Ala., on May 26, 1955. The train consists mainly of empty cars bound for the docks at Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page The Clinchfield RR was a staff-built N scale layout featured in the November 1978 through June 1979 issues of Model Railroader. In this video Model Railroader staff member Dana Kawala interviews senior editor Jim Hediger about his experiences researching, building, and operating this […]
Below, you can watch a streaming video of this “Blast from the Past” as Lionel revisits the olden days with the O gauge “Thunderbird” set, part of the “Lionel Postwar Authentics – Conventional Classics” series. […]
A Norfolk Southern freight prepares to diverge from Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor onto NS track at Newport, Del., while Amtrak’s Vermonter passes, on Aug. 26, 2008. The NS freight is bound for the “Shellpot Secondary” and Edgemoor Yard in Wilmington, and has been riding the Corridor from Perryville, Md. […]
Watch us run this upgraded Rivarossi locomotive. Along with factory-applied weathering the model includes a dual-mode ESU LokSound Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. […]
