Kalmbach’s own Cody Grivno talks through the basic ways of fastening track to a layout so you can run model trains. […]
How to Lay Track
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ScaleTrains.com HO scale CSX Pride in Service GE ES44ACs
CSX is honoring veterans and first responders with three specially painted HO scale General Electric ES44AC locomotives. ScaleTrains.com recently sent us all three examples. We took a look in our workshop and tested them out on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. […]
How to rewire a Lionel RCS controller
In this Classic Toy Trains How-to Minute, editor Hal Miller replaces the crumbling 3-conductor cable on a postwar RCS controller that goes with the Lionel no. 97 Coal Elevator. New 3-conductor cable is available from a variety of sources that deal in vintage toy train parts and the technique is applicable to a number of […]
Accurail HO scale American Car & Foundry 2,970-cubic-foot capacity two-bay Center Flow covered hopper kit
A three-pack of Chicago & Northern Western ACF 2970 covered hopper kits recently arrived at our offices. Take a look at the kit contents, see a finished model, and learn a bit about the history of the North Western’s fleet of two-bay Center Flow covered hoppers. […]
A new book, an updated caboose, and new well cars with containers, plus a tip and viewer mail!
Learn about Kalmbach Books’ new Guide to Signals & Interlockings, Bachmann’s updated HO scale CB&Q offset caboose, Kato’s new N scale Gunderson Maxi-I five-unit articulated well car with containers, a modeling tip, and viewer mail in the new episode of Cody’s Office! […]
How to fix a damaged Lionel no. 97 dump bin with epoxy
Epoxy is a great adhesive for repairing a wide variety of materials. CTT editor Hal Miller heads to the workbench and gives tips on how to use 2-part epoxy to repair a broken postwar Lionel accessory in about two minutes! […]
Scale it Down, with Steve Brown (Trailer)
It’s My Railroad star Steve Brown is hosting a new series on Trains.com focused on keeping model railroading small. N-scale small. Join Steve in Scale it Down, where he takes a classic HO scale layout from the editors and producers at Model Railroader and makes it small enough to fit in with his layout. For […]
Add Bluetooth control to your locomotives with BlueRailDCC
Everything runs on Bluetooth these days, so why not your locomotives? BlueRailDCC from Tam Valley has a solution (BlueRailDCC). This compact board (.57” x 1.5”) supports up to 2A of current, plenty for most HO scale installations. To connect, you’ll need to download the BlueRail Trains app to your Apple iPhone or iPad. Android support […]
Duplainville, Wis.: Milwaukee’s hot spot
Located just 20 miles west of Milwaukee in an easy to reach location, Duplainville offers up big-time railroading on two major Class I railroads, the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific (plus Amtrak), a corner tavern with a great burger, and plenty of parking and other fans to mingle with. Join us for a preview […]
Rio Grande Caboose on the Georgetown Loop
One of Colorado’s spectacular tourist railroads, the Georgetown Loop, has added a special passenger car to its offerings. One of the railroaders there made the restoration of a rare end-cupola Rio Grande caboose a mission. Now it’s back in service. We ride along! […]
Lionel no. 97 coal elevator motor maintenance
In this Workbench Minute Hal Miller shows how to remove the motor from a Lionel no. 97 coal elevator, clean the brushes, and lubricate the gearing. Then he puts it back together and gets the venerable accessory running again. […]
Maine’s Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington two-foot gauge
Trains run in the snow and winter […]
