Trains.com’s Ultimate Guide to Model Railroading 2022 includes videos to accompany the articles in the printed issue. Here are links to each of the videos available. SEE Lee Marsh’s Layout: Lee Marsh’s HO scale Great Northern Cascade Division SEE Gerry Leone tackle a track helix: Building benchwork and beginning stage of a helix SEE Seth […]
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February 2022
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 The secret of Severna Park’s success NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 How are a crane’s hooks secured for travel? STEP BY STEP, pg. 24 Build a cement silo DCC […]
Model Railroad Planning 2022
PLUS Modeling a Mountain State coal hauler C&O and NYC’s jointly owned Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier From demolition to discovery Modeling an unknown part of a known prototype The “accidental” mushroom layout The rewards were well worth the extra effort Virginia & Truckee in the transition era A proto-freelanced HO track plan A compact […]
Model Railroader magazine index for 2021
Click here to view a version of the Model Railroader magazine index for 2021. […]
Issue preview: January 2022 Classic Toy Trains
The January 2022 issue of Classic Toy Trains features advice on modelling winter from Dennis Brennan, a master of scenery and photography. You’ll also learn at least five other design and construction techniques from him that could improve your display! Plus there are multiple layout visits – including one in S gauge – filled with […]
February 2022
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 The secret of Severna Park’s success NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 How are a crane’s hooks secured for travel? STEP BY STEP, pg. 24 Build a cement silo DCC […]
State Line Route in N scale: Modeling a farm field, Episode 15
David and Rene prepare the State Line Route layout for scenery by smoothing out the terrain. Then they show how to model a farm field using scenery materials, such as grass mats, static grass, trees, and more! […]
January 2022
Also in this issue: EDITOR’S DESK, pg. 4 PHOTO ALBUM, pg. 8 LETTERS, pg. 12 NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 14 Atlas O container, weathering materials MODERN ERA NOTES, pg. 17 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS, pg. 20 COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS, pg. 22 VIEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND, pg. 23 S GAUGE THEN NOW AND THEN, pg. 24 GREATEST FIND, […]
January 2022
Also in this issue: ON TRAINS.COM, pg. 6 The latest features on our website FROM THE EDITOR, pg. 8 Introducing a new era for the MR&T NEWS & PRODUCTS, pg. 12 Hobby industry news ASK MR, pg. 18 What tools does a model railroader need? STEP BY STEP, pg. 24 Strip, paint, and decal a […]
Trains photo charter in Oregon to feature Santa Maria Valley 2-6-2
LEBANON, Ore. — Santa Maria Valley No. 205, a recently restored 2-6-2 that had not steamed in 71 years, will make its photographer’s train debut in a Trains Magazine-sponsored event at the Albany & Eastern on March 18. The locomotive and two coaches will make multiple photo runbys on the railroad’s scenic Sweet Home Branch […]
Winter 2021
Welcome Winter wonderlands, and a crew change Head End A potpourri railroad history, then and now Fast Mail Letters from readers on our Fall 2021 issue True Color Sunrise at South Amboy Mileposts Commentary by Kevin P. Keefe The Way It Was Tales from railfans and railroaders Car Stop Postscript in Milwaukee Bumping Post Reading’s […]
Model train scales explained
Model train scales come in a handful of commercial sizes. Among the most popular model train scales in North America are HO, N, O and G. However, these letters stand in for very specific ratios that tell modelers what fraction they are using to scale, or model, reality. What is a model train scale? Scales […]
