A trio of BNSF power has doublestacks and autoracks in tow at Martinez, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2004. Tom Murray photo […]
Riding high in the Bay Area
Tag: Videos & Photos
Texas draw
An eastbound Union Pacific freight smokes it up leaving Taylor, Texas, on a December 1995 day. On the point is a leased unit, Motive Power Industries, SD40M-2 No. 9037. The unit started out as Louisville & Nashville, SD40-2 No. 1237. J. Parker Lamb photo […]
David Balogh’s Christmas Layout
I don’t have a full layout yet (rental houses), so I have to get my kicks at Christmas. This year was the biggest so far. All the buildings are Lego. I films using an iPhone stuck between the milk containers on the milk car, and a Canon G11 flying overhead and edited in iMovie. Hopefully […]
The light at the end of the tunnel
Union Pacific “Heritage” SD70ACe No. 1989 emerges from the tunnel at Newcastle, Calif., on July 31, 2010. The engine is leading UP’s high-priority Chicago-Lathrop, Calif., intermodal train, and it’s on the home stretch to the Roseville, Calif., yard. Jake Millie photo […]
Video: Bowser HO scale Baldwin VO1000
The Bowser HO scale Baldwin VO1000 includes a SoundTraxx Tsunami Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. See and hear this locomotive run on the Model Railroader train layout. […]
Modeler’s Spotlight Video for January 27, 2011– Inside Cody’s Office
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page No matter what the scale, locomotives perform better with clean wheels. This week associate editor Cody Grivno shows you his favorite wheel cleaning technique. He’ll also show you new locomotives, rolling stock, and other model railroading products. Viewer mail topics include airbrushing, suitcase […]
How to weather with paint washes
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to weather freight cars with paint washes. […]
Building Bay Junction 19
The final scenery and details are starting to take shape on the Model Railroader Bay Junction project layout. Associate editor Cody Grivno describes some of the scene that he’s been working on around the grain elevator, while associate editor Steve Otte adds the last road signs and other details to Williams Bay. You’ll also see […]
Building Bay Junction part 11
A special guest stopped by while we were working on the railroad. Tony Koester, a contributing editor to Model Railroader and the editor of Model Railroad Planning, stopped by to check out the progress of Bay Junction on the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy. Executive editor Andy Sperandeo shows how his corn syrup transloading terminal is […]
Building Bay Junction part 9
Managing editor David Popp continues to work on the cork roadbed for the layout. He uses a surform tool to make a smooth transition from the mainline roadbed to the industrial section of the layout. Model Railroader editor Neil Besougloff describes his plan for adding a fence and streetlights to the train station scene at […]
Building Bay Junction part 10
David has finished laying all the track for Bay Junction and will show you how to install feeder wires. In the workshop you’ll see how associate editor Cody Grivno is progressing on the United Cooperative grain elevator, while senior editor Dana Kawala gets started on the fertilizer plant. […]
Video: Fox Valley Models HO scale Hiawatha passenger train
We ran the 1935 Twin Cities Hiawatha on our Milwaukee, Racine, and Troy club layout. This HO scale model from Fox Valley Models includes the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) locomotive and passenger cars. We installed a Train Control Systems DP5 Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder in the locomotive. You can read […]
