Athearn Trains HO scale Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe CF7 diesel locomotive HO scale locomotives Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe CF7 diesel locomotive. New road names: BNSF Ry. (Heritage I) and Watco (three Santa Fe patchouts, one number each). New road numbers: Amtrak and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (round cab in pinstripe scheme, angled […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Drew Halverson and layout owner Chuck Sable return to the basement for this third episode of Rehab My Railroad! MR’s Cody Grivno paves over his roadway project, while MRVP’s David Popp digs into a pesky turnout problem. And don’t miss the “Ask […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Host Drew Halverson and layout owner Chuck Sable return to the basement for this third episode of Rehab My Railroad! MR’s Cody Grivno paves over his roadway project, while MRVP’s David Popp digs into a pesky turnout problem. And don’t miss the “Ask […]
For the first time ever, an MRVP video crew visits Model Railroader magazine contributing editor Tony Koester in his New Jersey home to capture an up-close look at his multiple-deck HO scale layout, the Nickel Plate Road St. Louis Division. You’ve seen his amazing model railroad in the pages of MR (December 2014 issue), now […]
For the first time ever, an MRVP video crew visits Model Railroader magazine contributing editor Tony Koester in his New Jersey home to capture an up-close look at his multiple-deck HO scale layout, the Nickel Plate Road St. Louis Division. You’ve seen his amazing model railroad in the pages of MR (December 2014 issue), now […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This Tracks Ahead segment visits a retired CSX engineer’s O gauge layout and extensive collection of prototype signaling equipment. More details about David Downton’s three-rail layout appear in the May 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine. […]
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page This Tracks Ahead segment visits a retired CSX engineer’s O gauge layout and extensive collection of prototype signaling equipment. More details about David Downton’s three-rail layout appear in the May 2014 issue of Classic Toy Trains magazine. […]
Broadway Limited Imports LLC PRR 2-8-0 steam locomotive A superb Pennsylvania RR class H10s 2-8-0 Consolidation has been released in HO scale by Broadway Limited Imports. It’s offered decorated in multiple road numbers with a choice of prototypical tenders. The model features BLI’s dual-mode Paragon2 sound decoder which provides smooth operation on both direct-current (DC) […]
Athearn Trains HO scale TankTrain tank cars With bright orange and white lettering on black car bodies, models of the GATX TankTrain are again on hobby shop shelves. Models of these cars were available as kits in the early 1980s. Those kits were notorious for being difficult to assemble, but the prototype was always interesting. […]
WalthersProto HO scale 65′ Thrall mill gondola Price: $31.98 Manufacturer Wm. K. Walthers Inc. 5601 Florist Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53218 www.walthersproto.com Era: 1970s to present Road names: Baltimore & Ohio, CSX, Algoma Central, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Comments: Modelers who need mill gondolas for their fleets have a few more choices as Walthers has released new paint schemes […]
Construction on my new HO scale Georgia Northeastern layout is progressing as seen in this video. This layout replaces my old CSX Hawksridge Division which was dismantled when I moved. The new layout is a small switching layout based on the Georgia Northeastern Railroad, a short line railroad that runs from Marietta to McCaysville, Ga. […]
Here’s some Southern Pacific freight action at the November meet of the Western Union division of the NMRA (BR) in Plymouth UK. Video shot by Brian Moore […]
