All-new episodes of Cody’s Office are back into production! That’s right, the popular Trains.com Video series returns at the Firecrown Media offices in suburban Milwaukee, Wis. The setting may be different, but Model Railroader Senior Editor Cody Grivno returns with all of your favorite segments, including new products, a modeling tip, and viewer mail.
Four products are featured in the April 2025 episode of Cody’s Office. Leading things off is the WalthersMainline HO scale Electro-Motive Division SD60 with a Spartan Cab. That’s followed by the Moloco HO scale 50-foot hi-cube boxcar with exterior posts. Then we turn our attention to N scale, taking a look at the newly tooled Budd dome coach from RailSmith Models. The product section concludes with a look at Jeff Wilson’s new book Weathering Models, which you can purchase at shop.trains.com or from your favorite Firecrown Media retailer.
In place of the modeling tip, Cody visits with Trains.com Director David Popp about the East Troy Industrial Park, our new HO scale project featuring the Milwaukee, Racine & Troy; East Troy Railroad Museum; and Canadian National. The layout will appear in a multi-part series in Model Railroader starting in January 2026. Plus, you can also monitor construction progress via the Trains.com Video Workshop Webcam!
We wrap things up with viewer mail. In this episode we help diagnose two HO scale diesel locomotives that aren’t running properly, learn why wood ties are used under grade crossings on a Florida line, identify a Pennsylvania RR steam locomotive, and take a closer look at a pair of rail-served businesses featured in our special issue Best of Industries.
Do you have questions you’d like us to consider for a future episode of Cody’s Office? You may leave them in the comments field below or contact us via e-mail at asktrains@trains.com.
Cody,
So glad to see you back. I was very upset when they stopped running your show before. I used to look forward to it every single week.
Thanks,
John Armstrong
In today’s difficult world, it is always great when an old favorite returns! Thank you for bringing back Cody’s Office.
Welcome back, Cody! It’s great to see you in your old haunts again.
Cody, it’s great to see you back “in the office”. I always watched your show and am glad its back!!
Great to see you’re back! I’ve always enjoyed your segments. Don’t forget the bloopers.
Welcome back!
So glad Cody’s Office is back! I was really bummed when it was discontinued, great to have you back Cody!
Welcome back! Cody’s Office was (and now is) one of my favorite monthly videos!
So glad to have Cody’s Office back. Great first episode for it’s return.
Great to have Cody’s Office back, but I miss the “run-away” freight car opening from the old one. Welcome back!
So glad that Cody’s Office is back!
Welcome back Cody! Cody’s Office is open for business. So post those questions in the comments and he will read them in the next episode.
Welcome back Cody!!! Nice to see Cody’s Office return. It was missed by myself and I am sure many others.
Welcome back, Cody! My wife and I always looked forward to Cody’s Office and are very happy for its return. Looking forward to episode 300 and beyond.
Will this show supersede or join with Ask Trains? Hope you’ll continue with both.