Featured Videos
Ask Trains.com | September 2023 Compilation
Cody Grivno (and friends) addresses viewer questions on a wide range of topics spanning from toy trains to modeling to prototype railroad operations.
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Trains Trackside | CSX Magnolia Cutoff
Explore Paw Paw, WV’s rich history with the Magnolia Cutoff, an engineering masterpiece from 1913 designed to streamline the Baltimore and Ohio mainline. As featured in the November 2023 issue of Trains magazine.
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A moment with actor Michael Gross | Trains.com Exclusive
While visiting Milwaukee, Wisc., actor Michael Gross carved out some time to talk with us about his family’s storied history in railroading and how he became a modeler.
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Trains Live | Durango & Silverton all-female engine crew
Hear from engineer Kylah Breedan and fireman Elizabeth Duncan, a pioneering all-female crew – the first in 142 years to command a train over the narrow gauge line between Durango and Silverton, Colo.
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The Hills Line Returns | A Firm Foam Foundation
After crediting the pioneers of this clever and practical technique, James shares how to work with lightweight foam insulation material to quickly assemble a base that's ready for trackwork and scenery.
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Big Skies & Iron Rails | Coal Hauling Trains
Tons of Black Gold rides the rails under Big Skies. Tom Danneman is frequently there to capture these unit trains, so you can enjoy watching heavy haulers working the western main lines.
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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 14 | Details inside the passenger car
Before David jump into detailing the interior of his combine car, he first looks to add a tried-but-true structure from the original Olympia Logging On30 display!
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Spaces to Places IV | Detailing the Streets, part 5
The streets of Westcott won't be complete, without first adding details and subtle weathering effects to give them a more realistic, worn appearance!
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Exclusive Layout Tour | Jack Burgess' Yosemite Valley Railroad in HO
Enjoy a walking tour of a multi-level, HO scale (1:87) model railroad that faithfully depicts prototype operations of Northern California’s Yosemite Valley Railroad in August 1939.
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Rochelle, Ill., Railroad Webcam
Our exclusive feed from Rochelle, Ill., where BNSF and Union Pacific mainlines cross.
Trains.com Workshop Webcam
Watch our Trains.com staff in action as they work on projects throughout the shop.