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MR Insider: June 2016

By | June 7, 2016

Jenny Freeland relaxing in a chair with a glass of lemonade next to Kent Johnson's garden railroad

Having trouble viewing this video? Please visit our Video FAQ page It’s June, and the sun’s rays are beaming brightly upon MR Insider host Jenny Maaske, not to mention our fun-filled line-up of new videos coming to MR Video Plus this month! Jenny shares news of a special edition of Rehab My Railroad, a […]

Abandoned Western Pacific FTA-B units

By | June 6, 2016

A rare find of a Western Pacific FTA-B units. Neglected for decades, the unique locomotives have roof-mounted number boards and wagon wheel antennae. The B-unit’s rear headlight came from a former steam locomotive. Being fascinated with the extreme weathering done by military modelers, Bruce Kingsley gave their methods a shot on a pair of small […]

Lift bridges of the Val Valley RR

By | June 6, 2016

Sean Moore takes a look at two different types of lift bridges on his Val Valley model railroad and explains how he built them. […]

HO scale Great Northern Pacific RR

By | May 31, 2016

Northern Pacific freight and passenger trains run on Dan Flanagan’s fictitious HO Great Northern Pacific RR, based on Jerry Boudreaux’s Red Rock Northern track plan (Model Railroader, June 2007). It’s an around-the-walls layout, approximately 11′ x 11′. […]

Bells and whistles in the Maine woods

By | May 24, 2016

Name: Eric Schade Forum User Name: captain perry Railroad Name: Winnegance and Quebec Railway Location: Phippsburg, Maine Scale: 7/8″=1′-0″ (1/13.7) Theme: A rural Maine two foot gauge line Description: This little video is made up of old footage found in the attic of a farm house next to the current line. It was thought to […]

Video: Bowser Trains HO scale GMDD SD40-2

By | May 24, 2016

This HO scale General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) models a Canadian-built version of the SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive. The model accurately depicts its CP Rail prototype, including functioning classification lights. An ESU LokSound Select decoder provides realistic sound and lighting effects and operates on Digital Command Control (DCC) and direct-current (DC) layouts. Watch the locomotive run […]

Bill Kachel’s HO scale Brideport Branch

By | May 23, 2016

Bill Kachel’s Cosmopolitan Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pittsburgh to NYC and New Haven is an HO-scale DCC-controlled railroad. It incorporates the PRR, New Haven and Reading railroads, and includes the Hell Gate Bridge, Horseshoe Curve and the Zoo interchange in Philadelphia. His railroad has been featured in season 9 of the TV show […]