Smoke, sound, and smooth performance highlight the new Paragon3 HO scale Pennsylvania RR class J1 from Broadway Limited Imports. In this exclusive review for Model Railroader, James Wright of the JLWII2000 YouTube channel shows you this new HO scale steam locomotive from unboxing to a rolling demonstration on his layout. […]
After some repairs, paint, and decals, Corey Bonsall took his new-to-him United/PFM Denver & Rio Grande Western L-131 2-8-8-2 brass locomotive for a run on his local club’s layout. […]
We ran some trains just for fun on my N scale model railroad in this video. I model the Union Pacific Evanston Subdivision which runs from Green River, Wyoming, west to Ogden, Utah. — Roy Smith […]
There is a cartoon on page 81 of the November 2017 Model Railroader which seems to say that a volcano can’t be put on a model railroad layout. Our model railroad club (South Hills Model RR Club) uses the free-mo modular standards for the layout that we assemble for shows and we DO have a […]
A local runs on the HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout at the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club (RVMRC) in Medford, Oregon. See more of the layout in Great Model Railroads 2018. […]
Take a look at Norfolk Southern’s beloved heritage locomotive fleet, starting with the July 2012 extravaganza at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer. You’ll even here from former NS CEO Wick Moorman! […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Chris Broughton’s modular N scale layout models scenes along the Pennsylvania RR in 1954. Watch trains run along this model train layout that’s also featured in Great Model Railroads 2018. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Robert Seckler’s HO scale Dutchess & Hudson Valley RR is inspired by the Delaware & Hudson in the 1950s. Watch trains run through some of the detailed New England scenes. […]
This HO scale SD40-2 from ScaleTrains.com is part of the firm’s Rivet Counter series. Our Norfolk Southern version features an admiral cab and bristles with other roadname-specific detail. The HO scale diesel locomotive also came factory equipped with an ESU LokSound decoder. Follow along as senior editor Dana Kawala uses the SD40-2 to work a […]
The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wis., is restoring a 1920s Atlantic Coast Line dining car for operation on site. We talk with the curator about the process and take a look at the history of the car. […]
Bruce Petty painted and decaled Tyco flatcars to represent an eastbound Southern Pacific train that originated at L.A.’s Taylor Yard and took empty flats back to the mills of Southern Oregon. Watch the train run on the Rogue Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO scale Pacific & Eastern layout. You can read all about this layout […]
Get a sneak peek at our new Locomotive 2017 DVD! You’ll see locomotives old and new from both Class I freight railroads and short lines, and passenger carriers, too! Be sure to check out the Locomotive 2017 annual, too! […]
