Alejandro’s “Random Semi-arid Railroad” (RSAX) is a small shelf layout set somewhere between 1970 and 1990. The layout is intended to be lightweight and portable, so that it can be hung upon storage. […]
RSAX shelf layout update
Tag: Member Videos
2019 Mad City Model Railroad Show
The Mad City Model Railroad Show will be held in Madison, Wis., on February 16-17, 2019. Sponsored by the South Central Wisconsin Division – NMRA. […]
Union Pacific freight train crossing Powder River
Here’s a quick clip of a Union Pacific mixed freight train crossing the Powder River in Natrona County, Wyo. Video submitted by Brian Olson. […]
Rayantown switching action
Watch switching operations and see updates on the O scale Rayantown layout. Video by Paul Dell Ava. […]
A Marx Santa Fe passenger train makes the rounds
Name: Todd Hein Railroad Name: Santa Fe Location: Twin City Model Railroad Museum Scale: O gauge Description: A Marx Santa Fe passenger train running on one of the layouts at the Twin City Model Railroad Museum. […]
Winter running on the CPR Joy Division
Name: Kent Johnson Railroad Name: Canadian Pacific Joy Division Location: Milwaukee, Wisc. Scale: 1:29 Theme: Modern-era branch line in Western Canada Description: The sun was making a weak effort to shine over the CPR Joy Division garden railroad on a cold January afternoon. Even so, I still wanted to capture the inaugural run of my […]
Rock Island Passenger Train No. 18, “The Plainsman”
Rock Island passenger Train No. 18, “The Plainsman”, passes through Trenton, MO., Des Moines, Nevada, Clear Lake Jct., IA., and Albert Lea, MN., on its journey from Kansas City to St. Paul / Minneapolis. This train is operating on my Rock Island-based HO scale model railroad. Video by Michael Armstrong. […]
JLWII2000 video: Broadway Limited Imports Brass Hybrid HO scale C&O class J3A 4 8 4 Greenbrier steam locomotive
In this exclusive video for Model Railroader from James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel, you’ll see the HO scale Chesapeake & Ohio class J3A 4-8-4 Greenbrier from Broadway Limited Imports. The superdetailed steam locomotive features brass-hybrid construction, realistic sound, and a fan-driven smoke unit. See and hear this new locomotive in action! […]
Boston & Maine RR, NH Division – Lowell: January 2019 update
Construction continues on Steve Tello’s Boston & Maine Lowell NH line with the addition of several mill and industrial buildings. Lowell is famous for its textile mill history, and this layout incorporates this history in the design. Several Walthers kits, an Atlas Middlesex Mills mock up, and initial Mill Spur track layout are shared. […]
Colleywood/Maryville Junction – Project Update: Relocation and Renovation
Five years later, a follow-up video to my first release, “Colleywood/Maryville Junction – An N-scale DCC 4X8 Freelanced Layout”. This sequel historically follows the surprise developments that have taken place during the last 5 years of the layout’s evolution, including a complete breakdown and crating of CMJ to relocate it to a new studio, followed […]
Rock Island trains on the HO scale Mid-Continent Route
In this video, several Rock Island trains are captured operating on the Mid-Continent Route between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Kansas City. Video by Michael Armstrong (YouTube: RImodeler79). […]
A camera car for the Stockton and Copperopolis
This video shows scenes on Don Ball’s Stockton & Copperopolis model railroad taken by a camera car he built. The camera used is a Prime RX made by Replay. […]
