Behind The Scenes Ask Trains How do you preorder a specific locomotive or freight car in certain paint scheme?

How do you preorder a specific locomotive or freight car in certain paint scheme?

By Cody Grivno | August 26, 2022

| Last updated on March 20, 2024

Limited run is the name of the game in model railroading today

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Preorder a specific locomotive

Limited run is the name of the game in model railroading today. So how do you make sure you don’t miss out on your favorite locomotive or freight car? You need to place a preorder. Cody answers this question in this video of Ask Trains.

Are you looking to learn more about your model railroad, or do you have questions about full-size trains?

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Ask Trains is a regular video feature of Trains.com for magazine subscribers and Trains.com members, where editors answer the questions readers and viewers are asking.

Special guests can include editors and contributors from Model RailroaderTrainsClassic Toy TrainsGarden Railways and Trains.com.

Questions can be about any railroad or model railroading topic. These can include questions about railroad operating practices, railroad lantern manufacturer details, model locomotive details, and toy train transformers, among others.

Trains.com and Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno works through many of these questions, which are posted twice a week, each week, all year! See all our answers to questions online!

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