In every issue News p. 4 The Kansas City Southern/Canadian Pacific merger changes the railroad scene Preservation p. 44 Famed Alco PA locomotive has found a new home Ask Trains p. 46 What are ‘Tier 4 credits’ and ‘credit unit’ locomotives? […]
David returns to the task of pulling the painted parts and pieces together…all in manner that ensures the passenger car will operate as well as it looks. But before he puts a lid on this project, David also shows how to add the most important component – the paying passenger figures! Before he gets away, […]
David returns to the task of pulling the painted parts and pieces together…all in manner that ensures the passenger car will operate as well as it looks. But before he puts a lid on this project, David also shows how to add the most important component – the paying passenger figures! Before he gets away, […]
Midday Modeler – June 21st, 2023. David Popp, Cody Grivno, and Eric White are your hosts this week! Cody shares the new Athearn F59PHI locomotive that just arrived at the office. Then the crew answers a couple viewer questions. Steve Otte gives an update on scenery progress on the project layout. Cody shows off Bachmann’s […]
Midday Modeler – June 21st, 2023. David Popp, Cody Grivno, and Eric White are your hosts this week! Cody shares the new Athearn F59PHI locomotive that just arrived at the office. Then the crew answers a couple viewer questions. Steve Otte gives an update on scenery progress on the project layout. Cody shows off Bachmann’s […]
In the shadows of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, you can find one of America’s oldest tourist railroads. Welcome to the Black Hills Central Railroad (BHC). Operating between Hill City and Keystone, S.D., tourists can ride behind articulated steam locomotives over some of the steepest grades in the country. As highlighted in the August […]
In June 2023, Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy”, a 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ventured out from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Omaha, Neb., for a display date at the 2023 College [Baseball] World Series. While any big steam run is noteworthy in this day and age, it was the routing that made this especially appealing. Instead of […]
Back on the MR&T HO scale model railroad, Ben demonstrates how to program the NCE Mini Panel device used to send out DCC commands to locomotive, accessory, or signal decoders. Ben’s thorough explanations of the NCE Mini Panel, its connections, and the programming steps required to make it a useful tool on your layout are […]
Back on the MR&T HO scale model railroad, Ben demonstrates how to program the NCE Mini Panel device used to send out DCC commands to locomotive, accessory, or signal decoders. Ben’s thorough explanations of the NCE Mini Panel, its connections, and the programming steps required to make it a useful tool on your layout are […]
Midday Modeler – June 14th. 2023. David Popp is back hosting this week’s episode. The end is in sight for the competition of the project layout! David, Cody, Eric, Steve, and Mitch all give updates on the layout and various projects associated. Questions for the Crew? Post them down below in the comments section! […]
Midday Modeler – June 14th. 2023. David Popp is back hosting this week’s episode. The end is in sight for the competition of the project layout! David, Cody, Eric, Steve, and Mitch all give updates on the layout and various projects associated. Questions for the Crew? Post them down below in the comments section! […]
Trains LIVE — Railroad artist J Craig Thorpe — 6-14-2023 — Take a look at a railroad painting. What do you see? A train? A scenic setting? History? An image you’d really like to hang on your living room wall? That is what meets the eye. What if in looking at this painting you could […]
