In this week’s Midday Modeler, David talks about people building project layouts that have appeared in previous issues of MR magazine. Bryson shows off a cool Lego Maersk engine. Steve demo’s a “shack pack”. More viewer questions are answered. […]
Branch line and local trains deliver goods to big and small towns everywhere. These routes are important arteries in the nation’s economic lifeline, especially to remote areas. While we use the term “last mile”, sometimes a local will traverse many miles to get cargo from main line railroad distribution yards to Main Street, USA. Take […]
In this week’s Midday Modeler, David talks about people building project layouts that have appeared in previous issues of MR magazine. Bryson shows off a cool Lego Maersk engine. Steve demo’s a “shack pack”. More viewer questions are answered. […]
Branch line and local trains deliver goods to big and small towns everywhere. These routes are important arteries in the nation’s economic lifeline, especially to remote areas. While we use the term “last mile”, sometimes a local will traverse many miles to get cargo from main line railroad distribution yards to Main Street, USA. Take […]
Branch line and local trains deliver goods to big and small towns everywhere. These routes are important arteries in the nation’s economic lifeline, especially to remote areas. While we use the term “last mile”, sometimes a local will traverse many miles to get cargo from main line railroad distribution yards to Main Street, USA. Take […]
In October of 2022, restored former Craig Mountain Lumber Co. 2-truck Heisler steam locomotive No. 3 began operation along the rails of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. Since its 1917 origins, No. 3 has journeyed from lumber hauls in Idaho to sites in Wisconsin to Arizona to Oregon. Now at home on the OCSR, No. […]
On today’s Midday Modeler, work briefly shifts over to the MR&T from the project layout. David and Eric discuss the steps trying to get the MR&T closer to operation. Eric shows off his handrail progress. Steve provides an update on the structure he’s working on for the project layout. David dives in to a Mercantile […]
On today’s Midday Modeler, work briefly shifts over to the MR&T from the project layout. David and Eric discuss the steps trying to get the MR&T closer to operation. Eric shows off his handrail progress. Steve provides an update on the structure he’s working on for the project layout. David dives in to a Mercantile […]
Even as news of the impending mega-merger of CP and KCS operations continues to break, the rails through the Canadian Rockies remain active. Although the paint schemes routing this transcontinental main line are subject to change, the challenge of traversing one of the globe’s most sensational mountain passes will always remain. Catch a glimpse of […]
Model Railroader magazine’s associate editor Bryson Sleppy shares his technique for installing an LED kit into a modern, HO scale passenger car that did not come factory-equipped with lights. Even better, Bryson adds an NCE Light-it DCC decoder he’ll use to toggle the interior illumination on/off. Be sure to follow the exclusive In The Workshop […]
Model Railroader magazine’s associate editor Bryson Sleppy shares his technique for installing an LED kit into a modern, HO scale passenger car that did not come factory-equipped with lights. Even better, Bryson adds an NCE Light-it DCC decoder he’ll use to toggle the interior illumination on/off. Be sure to follow the exclusive In The Workshop […]
After host David Popp cleans up a few foibles around the cork roadbed, he turns to the task of modifying turnouts to accommodate Tortoise switch motors. And then his full focus goes to laying down the trackwork! Follow his fastidious process for aligning the main line and gluing into place…to perfection! And be sure to […]
