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Trains.com Insider Interview | Ben Fioriello, President of NJ Hi-Railers Train Club

Trains.com Insider Interview | Ben Fioriello, President of NJ Hi-Railers Train Club

Join Trains.com staff writer Lucas Iverson as he chats with Ben Fioriello, president of the...

East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 4

East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 4

Follow Model Railroader magazine Editor Eric White as he demonstrates how to scratchbuild generators for...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 20 | Installing Printed Backdrops

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 20 | Installing Printed Backdrops

Trains.com staff members David Popp and Cody Grivno share their techniques for install printed backdrops...

Rapido HO TurboTrain 2.0

Rapido HO TurboTrain 2.0

We’re changing things up for our latest product review video. Trains.com Director David Popp took...

Trains.com Insider Exclusive  | How Lionel Trains develops an accessory

Trains.com Insider Exclusive | How Lionel Trains develops an accessory

In this exclusive interview with Meghan Fraser, Product Manager of Lionel TrainsLLC, learn how Lionel...

Midday Modeler – August 21st, 2025

Midday Modeler – August 21st, 2025

Midday Modeler – August 21st, 2025 | Watch the replay of our monthly Midday Modeler...

Spaces to Places VII | Finishing touches for the roundhouse scene

Spaces to Places VII | Finishing touches for the roundhouse scene

In this episode of Spaces to Places, host Gerry Leone focuses on the final details...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 19 | Filling out Terrain Features

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 19 | Filling out Terrain Features

Watch David Popp demonstrate his technique for sliding into a scene -- it's a slippery...

Building an overhead layout

Building an overhead layout

Donald Haney shares video of the overhead layout he built for his infant son. Get...

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 27 | Adding Scenery, Figures, and Trees

Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 27 | Adding Scenery, Figures, and Trees

Scenes on David Popp's Olympia & Sand Creek On30 logging layout are starting look much...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 18 | Shaping the roadway right-of-way

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 18 | Shaping the roadway right-of-way

Host David Popp continues to make progress on the roadway scenery he started in Episode...

Rapido Trains HO Fairbanks-Morse H16-44

Rapido Trains HO Fairbanks-Morse H16-44

The Rapido Trains HO Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 recently arrived at our offices. Join Model Railroader Senior...

Cody’s Office | August 2025

Cody’s Office | August 2025

Welcome to the August 2025 Cody’s Office! Perhaps we should have called this the Consolidation...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 17 | Working with switches, bridges, and roads

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 17 | Working with switches, bridges, and roads

While David and Bryson allow the previously painted rail (Episode 16) to dry, they take...

Spaces to Places VII | Scenery behind the roundhouse

Spaces to Places VII | Scenery behind the roundhouse

In this Spaces to Places episode, host Gerry Leone tackles the final touches around the...

Midday Modeler – July 31st, 2025

Midday Modeler – July 31st, 2025

Midday Modeler – July 31st, 2025 | In this replayed Midday Modeler livestream event, you'll...

East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 3

East Troy Industrial Park Sidetrack | Building a glass plant, Part 3

Eric White, Editor of Model Railroader magazine, continues his HO scale glass plant project for...

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 16 | Painting Track

East Troy Industrial Park, Ep. 16 | Painting Track

Watch as Cody Grivno, Model Railroader Senior Editor, sets out to paint the rails on the...

Trains.com Insider | 2025 NMRA National Convention, Train Show Highlights

Trains.com Insider | 2025 NMRA National Convention, Train Show Highlights

2025 NMRA National Convention, Train Show Highlights | Tour with Model Railroader Editor Eric White,...

Trains.com Insider Exclusive | Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee

Trains.com Insider Exclusive | Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee

Join the Trains.com staff visiting the Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The club, established...