Follow along for one last chase of the Keokuk Junction F units in western Illinois before their removal from service in early August 2019. Trains‘ videographer Kevin Gilliam follows the train through the agricultural landscape of the region to document another era lost in U.S. railroading. […]
Join Trains for Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video is from Clyman Junction, Wis., where Big Boy passed right under an increasingly scarce piece of railroad architecture: the once ubiquitous coaling tower. […]
Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in this fourth compilation video from Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video focuses on Big Boy’s trek through Minnesota on its way to Duluth, Minn. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives and freight cars in N, HO, O, and large scales highlight the July episode of Cody’s Office, including a quick demo of the sound equipped, large scale Southern Pacific GS-4 Daylight steam locomotive from MTH. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page While Cody Grvino’s HO scale brick structure might represent a simple construction effort, he makes certain it has plenty of character — both inside and out! Follow along as Cody shows how to quickly fabricate, install, and then illuminate a seemingly super-detailed building […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hardboard backdrop and fascia installation projects are keeping Regular Guy Steve Brown busy on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Regular Guy Steve Brown jumps into building a complicated benchwork/river section on his N scale (1:160) Brown-Smith Railroad (BSR). And then, he installs a hardboard backdrop — all in effort to start adding trackwork! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Off The Rails, host Gerry Leone offers tips and ideas for keeping things organized on your model railroad layout. […]
In May 2019, MRVP’s Ben Lake traveled with Trains magazine editors to capture the Union Pacific Big Boy’s historic first run after years of restoration. Tag along as Ben chases No. 4014 from the UP steam shops in Cheyenne, Wyo. to Carter, Wyo. in this MR Video Plus exclusive! […]
Follow along with Trains Editor Jim Wrinn in this first compilation video from Union Pacific Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014’s Great Midwest Tour. This video focuses on Big Boy’s trek through Nebraska with a stop in Omaha, Neb. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page New locomotives and freight cars in N, HO, O, and large scales highlight the July episode of Cody’s Office, including a quick demo of the sound equipped, large scale Southern Pacific GS-4 Daylight steam locomotive from MTH. Group Technical Editor Cody Grivno will […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve got the questions and David’s got the answers (well, most of them) in this month’s Ask MRVP! Topics covered include curve radii, styrene measurements, scaling up an N scale layout, foam board for layout construction, puffball tree videos, weathering ballast, doghouses, and […]
