MRVP Layout Visit: Gregg Condon’s RGS Lizard Head Division in HOn3 scale

a scene from Gregg Condon's HOn30 model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, master modeler Gregg Condon hosts a tour of his Rio Grande Southern Lizard Head Division HOn3 scale layout. You’ll see expansive scenery, detailed structures, and clever operating tips and techniques in use on this impressive narrow gauge […]

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VIDEO: N scale Norfolk Southern Pocahontas Division

model trains on a bridge and the cover of Great Model Railroads 2019

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Scott Teague’s N scale Pocahontas Division models the Norfolk Southern through West Virginia in the 1990s. Plenty of coal and intermodal traffic snake through the Appalachian Scenery of this 18 x 42-foot layout featured in Great Model Railroads 2019. As an online bonus […]

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Video: HO scale Red Mountain RR

John Lazar's HO scale Red Mountain model train layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page John Lazar’s freelanced HO scale layout is inspired by the Pennsylvania RR and the Ligonier Valley RR in the 1940s and 1950s. In this exclusive video short, you’ll see trains running through the western Pennsylvania scenery. […]

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Video: A look at Al’s model trains

Hal Miller standing outside the Model Railroader offices at Kalmbach Media

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In 2019 Model Railroader magazine marks its 85th anniversary. To help celebrate, editor Hal Miller provides you with this look at two locomotives that ran on the model train layout of Model Railroader‘s founder Al Kalmbach. Hal will give you some insight into […]

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MRVP Layout Visit: Ray and Renee Grosser’s Nostalgia Trip in O scale

Ray and Renee Grosser standing in front of their O gauge layout

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page You’ve seen Ray and Renee Grosser’s 7½” gauge ride-on railroad in an MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit, but now you get to enjoy their indoor Soo Line O scale layout they refer to as the Nostalgia Trip! On a tour hosted by Renee Grosser, […]

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Video: HO scale Morristown & Erie

a model steam locomotive and the cover of Great Model Railroads 2019

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Frank Baker built his freelanced HO scale Morristown & Erie RR, Western Division to model towns across America. Check out Frank’s impressive layout in the Model Railroader special issue, Great Model Railroads 2019. As a bonus, watch trains run along the main in […]

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Video: HO scale Fox Hill Traction Co and Fox Hill Metuchen RR

a streetcar model and the cover of Great Model Railroads 2019

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The Fox Hill Traction Co. and Fox Hill & Metuchen RR packs both a steam railroad and a trolley line on to an 18″ wide shelf layout. Set in the 1920s and 1930s, Fred Miller’s HO scale layout features urban scenery inspired by […]

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MRVP Exclusive Layout Visit: Drew’s Side Track Adventures on Eric Brooman’s Utah Belt

Utah Belt No. 4466 diesel locomotive pulling a train

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page On a recent Trackside Adventure to St. Louis, Mo., MRVP’s Drew Halverson took a short side trip to visit modeler Eric Brooman and his renowned Utah Belt HO scale layout. As captured in the December 2018 issue of Model Railroader, Eric strives to […]

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3D Track Plans: The N scale Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line

N scale Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line 3d track plan

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page The chocolate factory at Hershey, Pa., is the focal point of this modern N scale layout plan. Designed by Bob Sprague, the plan fits some big railroading action into a 13 x 13 foot space, and has many clever features. You can download […]

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