Model Railroader managing editor David Popp used an Aztec Manufacturing Co. milled frame and a Digitrax SDN144K0A Digital Command Control (DCC) decoder to add sound to a Kato USA N scale E8 diesel lcocomotive. Watch the DCC-sound equipped model run on David’s N scale Naugatuck Valley model train layout. […]
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Charge!
Virginia & Truckee 2-8-0 No. 29 charges past the depot in Gold Hill, Nev., in March 2010 on a portion of the rebuilt silver hauling railroad, high in the desert near Reno. Photo by Jim Wrinn […]
Mark Kunde’s O gauge layout video
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How to make tinted tail lights and turn signals on HO scale automobiles
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to use MicroScale Kristal Klear and food coloring to make tinted tail lights and turn signals for your vehicle. […]
How to blacken turnout frogs on model railroad track
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to darken switch frogs with a product called neolube. […]
How to paint wheelsets on model train cars
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader associate editor Cody Grivno shows how to paint wheelsets using a micrbrush. […]
How to use an NMRA gauge
Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page Model Railroader senior editor Jim Hediger shows how to use a National Model Railroad Association gauge to check the spacing of different aspects of track and your model trains. […]
Video: O gauge Premier line Alco RS-11 by MTH
In this “head shot” of the MTH O gauge Alco RS-11, you can see the top red light that illuminates with a change in direction while the center light flashes and the bottom light is a steady headlight. Enjoy this locomotive in action by watching the video. […]
Video: Atlas HO scale EMD GP40-2(W)
The Atlas Model Railroad Co. HO scale Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP40-2(W) includes a QSI Quantum Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala runs the locomotive on our model train layout. […]
Video: Model Rectifier Corp (MRC) DCC sound decoder for N scale Kato GG1
Model Rectifier Corp. (MRC) makes a drop-in Digital Command Control (DCC) sound decoder for a Kato USA N scale GG1 electric locomotive. Model Railroader senior editor Dana Kawala demonstrates some of the DCC decoder’s sound effects. […]
I SEE you in Barrington
Illinois Central SD40-2 No. 6015 leads Canadian National train 348 south past the tower at Barrington, Ill., on May 6, 2010. Photo by Chris Gus […]
A day on the In-ko-pah Railroad
Name: Ray Dunakin Forum User Name: Ray Dunakin Railroad Name: In-ko-pah Railroad Location: San Diego, CA Scale: 1:24 Theme: Narrow gauge in a rugged desert setting Description: The In-ko-pah Railroad is a unique layout set into a steep hillside. Tons of rock have been used to create massive mountains and cliffs, decorated with hundreds […]
