The many faces of Conrail Conrail, the amalgamation of many financially struggling Eastern railroads both big and small, was born April 1, 1976. When it began, the system operated thousands of locomotives on about 19,000 route-miles in 15 states and two Canadian provinces. Its mandate: to revitalize rail service in the Northeast and Midwest as […]
Many of us are on the hunt for a cheap O gauge train. On this episode of Bob’s Train Box, Bob and CTT editor Hal Miller are out to save you some money! They’re always looking for deals and will show you a great and inexpensive way to start collecting Lionel trains. They’ll also give […]
Trains LIVE — The Center for Railroad Photography & Art — 3-1-2023 — If the old saying — a picture is worth a thousand words — holds true, then how many words can be said about thousands of pictures. For this episode of Trains LIVE we are in Madison, Wis., visiting the archive facility of the Center […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trains LIVE: Update C&NW No. 1385 — 3-15-2023 — In March 1907, the Chicago & North Western Railway took delivery of a 4-6-0 locomotive from Alco. Construction No. 42187 is an R1 class tipping the scale at 82 tons. The locomotive was assigned road No. 1385 and became part of C&NW’s largest steam locomotive class. […]
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 […]
On today’s Midday Modeler, David and Cody discuss painting track on the project railroad. Eric shows off the work he’s doing on a switch tower kit. Steve gives an update on the structures he’s building for the project layout. Mitch talks about working on the next layout structure, the water street freight terminal. David and […]
In this exclusive Trains.com video tour of an HO scale (1:87.1) model railroad based on New Haven operations in the 1950s and ‘60s, you’ll get to see close-up views of a masterfully detailed display! First showcased in the August 2004 issue of Model Railroader and Great Model Railroads 2020, Rick’s layout features exquisite catenary installations, […]
