Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series: Madison Depot, Part 11 – Just one more thing

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page MRVP’s David Popp puts finishing touches of paint on the passenger shelters and platforms surrounding the Madison depot. And then, in this final installment of the Rehab My Railroad Sidetrack Series, you’ll see how the finished components will all fit together on Chuck […]

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Rehab My Railroad: Episode 15

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this episode of Rehab My Railroad, the crew’s efforts are headed for the homestretch on Chuck Sable’s HO scale model railroad. Things are shaping up in a cozy corner of the layout, as the entire crew (Drew, Chuck, Cody, David, Ben, Jenny, […]

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MRVP Video Vault – Building Model Railroad Scenery with the Experts: Frary and Furlow

Dave Frary and Malcolm Furlow on creating realistic scenes.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page This Video Vault series begins with host Allen Keller welcoming scenery-building experts Dave Frary and Malcolm Furlow to share their theories and practical insights on making realistic model railroad scenes. […]

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MRVP Video Vault – Layout Tour: Bruce Chubb’s HO scale Sunset Valley

Bruce Chubb's HO Scale Sunset Valley Railroad.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Follow along with host Allen Keller as he tours Bruce Chubb’s HO Scale Sunset Valley Railroad, a freelanced basement layout that’s fully signaled and well-suited for realistic operations! […]

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Building a trestle over a dry wash on the Eagle Mountain RR

Scene on Eagle Mountain Railroad

A dry wash is a common scenic element in a desert landscape. Associate editor Steve Otte added this scenic element to the Model Railroader staff’s Eagle Mountain RR, as he describes in the June 2016 issue. In this video Steve describes scenicking the dry wash and building a Blair Line timber trestle for the main […]

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Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Fernandina Beach, Fla.

An orange-and-black locomotive moves through a grade crossing with the crossing gates down.

Charlie Conway makes his way to the Atlantic coast community of Fernandina Beach, Fla., home of the First Coast Railroad. Here, Chas scouts out historic railroad structures, industries, yards, and switching action — all before breakfast with his family! […]

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Charlie’s Trackside Postcards – Bowden Yard, Fla.

Red-and-yellow painted Florida East Coast locomotives paused in a yard.

An impromptu stop during Charlie Conway’s Florida vacation lands him right at the heart of Florida East Coast railroad operations at Bowden Yard. With his daughter’s cello in tow, Chas scouts out classic FEC Geeps and modern, high-horsepower marvels! […]

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Drew’s Trackside Adventures: Episode 31 – Cruising Kamloops Lake

In a fast-paced finale to a spectacular Canadian adventure, Drew and The Crew soar to new heights and dive to new depths to bring you action on the rails! Along the otherwise inaccessible CP and CN main lines on British Columbia’s Kamloops Lake is where the guys deploy a plane and pontoon boat in an […]

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History According to Hediger: Anchors not aweigh!

Large boat on water

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this encore appearance, Model Railroader magazine’s retired senior editor Jim Hediger pops back into the MRVP studio to re-tell a story about Ann Arbor Railroad’s Viking car ferry concluding one particular trip across Lake Michigan. Related Topics: railfan […]

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Winston-Salem Southbound Series: Hero Trees – Adding foliage

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page In this final segment on making well-detailed foreground trees for our HO scale Winston-Salem project layout, David shows how to add a lush, realistic canopy to the plastic armature he assembled in the first video. […]

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Ask MRVP: Episode 12

David Popp on a camera monitor in the MR&T layout room at Kalmbach Media.

Having trouble viewing this video?   Please visit our Video FAQ page Ask MRVP’s answer man David Popp, steps up to address your specific questions regarding the World’s Greatest Hobby of model railroading! In this April edition, David talks coupler spacing for passenger cars; how we prime our project railroad construction; other topics related to […]

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