Trains Presents: Chesapeake & Ohio steam locomotive No. 2716 goes home in Kentucky

In late July 2019, the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp. moved its leased former Chesapeake & Ohio 2-8-4 steam locomotive No. 2716 from its home at the Kentucky Railway Museum in New Haven to its new home at Kentucky Steam’s headquarters in Ravenna. The goal is to restore the locomotive to operation there. Doing the honors […]

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MRVP Layout Visit: John Mueller’s C&NW in HO scale

John Mueller's HO scale CNW Northern Memories model railroad

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Enjoy this exclusive video tour of John Mueller’s C&NW-themed HO scale (1:87) layout inspired by railroad operations and locations in northern Wisconsin. Follow the action along the line, and then look for additional coverage of the layout in a forthcoming issue of Model Railroader magazine. […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 45

David Popp and Gerry Leone wear Hawaiian shirts and co-host a video

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Indeed, that’s OTR host Gerry Leone joining David Popp to answer your hobby-related questions in this month’s Ask MRVP! DCC wiring, benchwork assembly, Kalmbach archive videos, painting, and more, are all addressed in this episode. […]

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Trains Go To War: Railfans in Vietnam

Person holding magazine in front of wall map

To order, Trains Go To War, visit: KalmbachHobbyStore.com Video Transcription courtesy of YouTube. [NARRATOR] Rob I’d like to I’d like to ask you to talk about something later on in the issue — that’s about railroads in Vietnam. It’s a really interesting story one of our longtime authors, I think Jerry Pinkepank … [ROB MCGONIGAL] […]

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