Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Hal Miller hosts a single-stall edition of his show with Model Railroader magazine contributing editor Tony Koester. This time the conversation centers on Tony’s Allegheny Midland HO scale layout and its various iterations that appeared in numerous Model Railroader magazine features and Kalmbach […]
Model Railroader magazine and MR Video Plus bring you an exclusive look at the 2017 National Train Show in Orlando, Fla. In part 1 you’ll see exciting new locomotives, rolling stock, and other model train products from Walthers, Athearn, MTH, Atlas, East Coast Circuits, and Peco. Model Railroad Planning editor Tony Koester also provides highlights […]
Join Trains for a look at the unique D & I Railroad. You’ll see EMD power move heavy stone trains between Dell Rapids, S.D., and Sioux City, Iowa, on this shipper-owned line. Be sure to check out our feature story on the railroad in the September 2017 issue! […]
This video, filmed at the NMRA Australasian Region Div 7 meeting in March 2017, features Jeff Lee’s N scale layout. […]
This video highlights part of an operating session on Thomas Klimoski’s GNRR layout. The video showcases the communication and interaction of the two person crew while they switch the various industries on the GNRR North Local. […]
BlueRail Trains offers control boards that use bluetooth technology to wirelessly control model trains via a tablet or smartphone. The BlueRail Trains app has now been updated to include consisting and speed matching functionality. Check out this quick demo with Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala. Be sure to also check out the other BlueRail […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page When essential framework under our Canadian Canyons N scale project layout prevented us from installing a Tortoise motor in the standard configuration, David opted for a nifty alternative solution. In this video David shows how to use a Remote Tortoise Mount to situate […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Bob Hamm’s HOn3 Iron Gorge Subdivision features scenes inspired by real life along the Denver & Rio Grande Western and Rio Grande Southern through southwestern Colorado. Watch narrow gauge steam locomotives haul freight and passenger trains along this spectacular model railroad. […]
When we first met Charlie, his temporary office was located at a metro Seattle airport. Nowadays, he’s happily situated in a new downtown waterfront office with all of the essential creature comforts – including a rooftop view of BNSF freight, Amtrak passenger, and Sound Transit commuter trains. It’s enough to make Drew and many other railfans […]
In addition to being available in a wide variety of road names, the InterMountain N scale SD40-2 features an ESU LokSound Select Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder. See and hear the N scale locomotive in action on the Model Railroader staff’s Salt Lake Route model train layout. […]
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In this installment of our Canadian Canyons N scale project layout series, MRVP’s Ben Lake lends his Digital Command Control (DCC) expertise to the effort of connecting the staging yard turnouts to a stationary decoder. Follow along as Ben shares his techniques for installing, wiring, and programming Digitrax components used to activate the previously installed […]
