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Grand Strand Model Railroaders O gauge layout
Grand Strand Model Railroaders, based in South Carolina, built a 12' x 18' O gauge...
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N&W No. 611 dress rehearsal for the Virginia Scenic Railway
In late September 2023, Norfolk & Western steam locomotive No. 611 operated on the Buckingham...
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Pacific Southern Railway in HO scale
With a mainline run of more than 1,000 feet, this freelanced HO scale (1:87.1) club...
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Greg Albert’s Portable Steel Mill in N scale
This small, portable N scale (1:160) layout is designed to create a big impression. To...
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Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp
Trains LIVE — Making friends at summer railroad camp — 9-27-2023 — Railroad museums, tourist...
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Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023
Model Railroader After Hours | October 5th, 2023. An all new series, After Hours is...
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Train Life: A Railway Simulator | Product Overview
Host Bryson Sleppy takes train watching in a different direction, as he examines the world...
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Explore Wisconsin’s Osceola and Saint Croix Valley Railway
The scenic town of Osceola, Wisc., recently hosted the inaugural Trains Magazine diesel photo special,...
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Meet Steven Otte, Model Railroader Senior Associate Editor
Meet Steven Otte in this latest installment of Q&A with the Editors! Here, Model Railroader magazine...
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Spaces to Places IV | Light up this whole town, part 6
Westcott is now officially more of a place than it is a space! It's time...
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Atlas N scale S4 diesel locomotive
The Atlas N scale Alco S4 diesel locomotive recently paid a visit to our N...
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LEGO Brick cleaning basics
Trains.com staffers Bryson Sleppy and Rene Schweitzer explore the world of LEGO trains! In this...
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The Hills Line with James McNab | Adventures in tracklaying, Episode 15
In this episode, Host James McNab embarks on a journey to elevate model railroading skills...
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Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation
Ask Trains.com September 2023 compilation: Cody Grivno answers viewer questions regarding what railfans mean by...
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Discover Paw Paw, W.Va.’s Historic CSX Magnolia Cutoff
Explore Paw Paw, WV's rich history with the Magnolia Cutoff, an engineering masterpiece from 1913...
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Polar Express five-day layout build
The Classic Toy Trains staff built the Polar Express layout over a five day period,...
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Athearn HO EMD SD39
We’ll head down to Larson Stone on our Milwaukee, Racine & Troy staff layout to...
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Amtrak: Connecting America by Rail DVD Trailer
Amtrak: Connecting America by Rail DVD | 16127 Explore the captivating history and exciting future...
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Trains LIVE — Durango & Silverton all-female engine crew
Trains LIVE — Durango & Silverton all-female engine crew — 8-30-2023 — What was the...
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Meet Actor Michael Gross | Trains.com EXCLUSIVE Interview
Meet actor and model railroader Michael Gross. While he was in Milwaukee, Wisc., for Trainfest...
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