Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam

Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam
Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.

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*** SHARE YOUR MODEL RAILROAD ACTION PHOTOS 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 by Otto Vondrak - Tue Jan 19, 2010 12:32 pm	235 Replies 113090 Views	by NaugyRR Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:38 pm
LINKS TO MODEL RAILROAD CLUBS by Otto Vondrak - Sat Dec 28, 2013 5:44 pm	4 Replies 10485 Views	by mp15ac Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:41 am
Handy and Useful Links for the Model Railroader by Otto Vondrak - Sun Jul 25, 2004 12:20 pm	1 Replies 18963 Views	by nyandw Tue Apr 24, 2018 12:12 pm
WHAT'S MY TOY TRAIN WORTH? by Otto Vondrak - Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:19 am	0 Replies 14328 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:19 am
NJ Train Shows 1 2 by Bracdude181 - Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:26 pm	21 Replies 1935 Views	by Bracdude181 Tue May 02, 2023 11:14 pm
Source for Custom Painting? by NaugyRR - Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:34 am	7 Replies 1115 Views	by NaugyRR Wed Apr 05, 2023 7:30 pm
Albany Train Show by jstedge - Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:25 am	0 Replies 150 Views	by jstedge Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:25 am
Fantasy product line by Allen Hazen - Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:19 pm	0 Replies 116 Views	by Allen Hazen Sun Feb 26, 2023 7:19 pm
Puerto Rico Tren Urbano by fl9m2026 - Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:08 am	5 Replies 1701 Views	by Captqc9856 Wed Feb 15, 2023 12:43 am
"Hauling Milk On The Boston & Albany" (O Gauge) by ut-1 - Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:36 am	0 Replies 110 Views	by ut-1 Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:36 am
Amherst Show 2023 by dcm74 - Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:16 pm	14 Replies 940 Views	by dcm74 Tue Jan 31, 2023 5:36 pm
Benchridge Benchworks by Roger Hensley - Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:58 am	2 Replies 736 Views	by Railjunkie Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:05 am
Fantasy Flag Lionel Alco FA-1's by afleetcommand - Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:45 am	0 Replies 93 Views	by afleetcommand Thu Dec 29, 2022 7:45 am
Meadville Depot X'mas Model Display, Sale by roc - Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:04 am	0 Replies 100 Views	by roc Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:04 am
Marx and Lionel accessory compatibility by rrbluesman - Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:46 pm	1 Replies 138 Views	by rrbluesman Mon Dec 05, 2022 2:41 pm
Shrinking Model Railroader Magazine 1 2 by CNJ999 - Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:38 pm	16 Replies 7912 Views	by eolesen Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:58 pm
Mohawk Valley Railroad Co - Hobby shop closes by BobLI - Sun Sep 18, 2022 2:10 pm	4 Replies 1094 Views	by Railjunkie Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:13 pm
Bachmann HO Scale Auto-Reversing Track Kit Issue by NaugyRR - Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:04 am	1 Replies 364 Views	by NaugyRR Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:10 am
1 1/2" scale Santa Fe M190 Gas/Electric Doodlebug by Pup153 - Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:27 pm	3 Replies 2473 Views	by Duncan Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:05 am
New For Me Williams New York Central F7 "Pull off" With My Modified Lionel Alco's :) by afleetcommand - Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:34 am	0 Replies 277 Views	by afleetcommand Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:34 am
OO/HO African profile model railway in Kenya by johnthefireman - Tue May 21, 2019 10:26 am	9 Replies 6923 Views	by johnthefireman Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:49 am
Life-Like Proto 1000 Budd RDC-1 1 2 by Otto Vondrak - Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:46 am	20 Replies 5847 Views	by jwhite07 Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:40 am
Roadside America by Erik73 - Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:03 pm	2 Replies 700 Views	by Erik73 Fri May 21, 2021 10:52 am
Looking To Borrow Model Train For Historical Society by GSC - Thu Jun 02, 2016 6:31 pm	2 Replies 3230 Views	by jrzwalker86 Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:29 pm
HO Scale Train and Layout by PFLJohn - Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:15 am	0 Replies 470 Views	by PFLJohn Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:15 am
Bridge issues by Greenstar - Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:11 pm	2 Replies 573 Views	by Greenstar Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:11 pm
Amherst Show for 2021 Going Online by dcm74 - Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:07 pm	5 Replies 1037 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Feb 03, 2021 1:57 am
Progress report on NEB&W HO layout at RPI by Steve Wagner - Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:46 pm	0 Replies 448 Views	by Steve Wagner Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:46 pm
Giving Away Another Model Railcar by PFLJohn - Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:31 am	0 Replies 397 Views	by PFLJohn Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:31 am
Giving Away a Model Railcar by PFLJohn - Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:16 am	2 Replies 620 Views	by PFLJohn Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:47 am
MTH Product Listing by 452 Card - Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:13 pm	0 Replies 313 Views	by 452 Card Tue Dec 22, 2020 4:13 pm
New York and Long Branch, NY&LB in HO 1 2 3 4 by ppbhist - Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:56 pm	53 Replies 37981 Views	by ApproachMedium Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:52 pm
Anyone in Naples Florida make model tracks? by PFLJohn - Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:59 pm	6 Replies 880 Views	by PFLJohn Fri Dec 18, 2020 10:10 am
Huge Lego Train Station Model with 342 000 Bricks by Fenway1912 - Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:34 pm	0 Replies 359 Views	by Fenway1912 Tue Dec 15, 2020 5:34 pm
New MR trains.com website by BobLI - Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:15 pm	0 Replies 358 Views	by BobLI Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:15 pm
Amherst 2021 Show Cancelled by dcm74 - Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:42 pm	4 Replies 865 Views	by conductorchris Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:58 pm
MRC handheld control by BobLI - Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:30 pm	2 Replies 875 Views	by BobLI Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:10 am
Amtrak Viewliner Baggage in HO! by mlrr - Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:43 am	1 Replies 816 Views	by Backshophoss Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:42 pm
Removing atlas rs1 body by BobLI - Fri Jun 19, 2020 2:51 pm	1 Replies 543 Views	by Backshophoss Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:54 pm
Mike's Train House (MTH) to go Out of Business by Pensyfan19 - Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:38 am	1 Replies 3317 Views	by Backshophoss Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:54 pm
ALCO/KMT MODELS EP-4 BRASS LOCOMOTIVE SHORT CIRCUIT. by haberbeckbrandao - Mon May 18, 2020 12:58 pm	8 Replies 1418 Views	by haberbeckbrandao Fri May 22, 2020 11:28 pm
In Praise of 'N'! by rogerfarnworth - Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:00 am	6 Replies 2617 Views	by Radioguy Fri May 22, 2020 2:56 pm
Has your prototype ever been involved in a wreck or accident 1 2 3 by Tom6921 - Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:10 pm	41 Replies 24266 Views	by johnthefireman Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:59 am
Have you ever been to Northlandz? 1 2 by WANF-11--->Chaser - Tue Jul 05, 2005 5:28 pm	17 Replies 10452 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:03 pm
Ballast on homasote by BobLI - Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:59 pm	1 Replies 1286 Views	by Backshophoss Sat Jan 25, 2020 9:16 pm
Rasputens' N-Scale Vehicles by JWilson - Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:21 pm	0 Replies 1676 Views	by JWilson Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:21 pm
N scale 7 inch radius curves and trolleys thereupon by flynnt - Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:49 pm	0 Replies 1768 Views	by flynnt Tue Jan 07, 2020 9:49 pm
Amherst Show - January 25 & 26 2020 by dcm74 - Fri Dec 27, 2019 6:27 pm	1 Replies 1271 Views	by dcm74 Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:35 pm
Decals/Kitbashing Amtrak Cascades by Jumpshot724 - Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:11 pm	10 Replies 13417 Views	by Chicago Models Sat Dec 21, 2019 3:15 pm
It's National Model Railroad Month... by Roger Hensley - Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:52 am	2 Replies 1536 Views	by Roger Hensley Mon Nov 18, 2019 6:18 am
Sir Rod Stewart's US model railroad by johnthefireman - Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:43 am	0 Replies 1352 Views	by johnthefireman Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:43 am
Lionel at the ceiling by Roger Hensley - Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:24 am	0 Replies 1321 Views	by Roger Hensley Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:24 am
Great Wellesley Ma Train Show by Rick A - Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:50 pm	3 Replies 1522 Views	by Rick A Sat Nov 02, 2019 3:56 pm
Next Walthers Name Train? by NJTRailfan - Thu Apr 05, 2018 2:55 am	5 Replies 4299 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:56 am
RPI Layout (NEB&W) - Forced Relocation Coming by umtrr-author - Tue Jan 08, 2019 4:26 pm	9 Replies 3836 Views	by Steve Wagner Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:21 pm
nose headlight/ gyro light detail psart for Atlas U23B by DERECCO - Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:37 pm	1 Replies 1261 Views	by Backshophoss Tue Oct 22, 2019 5:35 pm
Boeing train in HO? by Allen Hazen - Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:20 am	0 Replies 1370 Views	by Allen Hazen Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:20 am
NWSL continues on by lexon - Tue Aug 20, 2019 12:52 pm	2 Replies 1838 Views	by lexon Wed Aug 21, 2019 5:43 pm
Low platform walkway crossing by BobLI - Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:18 pm	1 Replies 1677 Views	by Backshophoss Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:35 pm
Ruffle Thy Feathers - "The Hobby is Dying" 1 2 3 4 by Gilbert B Norman - Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:03 pm	54 Replies 27822 Views	by eolesen Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:52 pm
Never Say Never - Model Train Price Rise by CNJ999 - Fri May 17, 2019 2:36 pm	8 Replies 2730 Views	by Petz Sun Jul 14, 2019 7:19 am
Northwest Short Line Closing by mp15ac - Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:44 pm	3 Replies 2485 Views	by WWIIREBEL1 Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:13 pm
New Comets by glennk419 - Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:07 pm	0 Replies 1435 Views	by glennk419 Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:07 pm
TLT Mp36PH-3C's on sale! 1 2 3 by fl9m2026 - Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:45 pm	33 Replies 17232 Views	by Backshophoss Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:10 pm
Model RR magazine subscription trouble by BobLI - Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:39 pm	0 Replies 3471 Views	by BobLI Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:39 pm
New Editor for Railroad Model Craftsman magazine by Otto Vondrak - Mon Feb 11, 2019 1:53 am	9 Replies 3948 Views	by glennk419 Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:27 pm
Model Train storage solutions? by StrasburgRailroadFan - Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:19 pm	3 Replies 2439 Views	by NaugyRR Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:48 pm
Model railroad with a model model railroad inside it? by Arborwayfan - Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:01 am	10 Replies 5197 Views	by CNJ999 Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:30 am
Next Walthers Name Train by NJTRailfan - Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:54 am	8 Replies 3718 Views	by mcgrath618 Fri Feb 01, 2019 2:53 pm
Amherst Show - January 26 & 27, 2019 by dcm74 - Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:40 pm	11 Replies 4505 Views	by umtrr-author Wed Jan 30, 2019 3:36 pm
Bowsers Chinese Factory Closed by Backshophoss - Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:59 am	10 Replies 5704 Views	by glennk419 Thu Jan 24, 2019 11:50 am
Model Railroad project layout by BobLI - Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:49 am	3 Replies 2763 Views	by umtrr-author Thu Dec 27, 2018 5:57 pm
Shrinking Model Railroader Magazine - Re-visted by CNJ999 - Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:59 am	2 Replies 2686 Views	by CNJ999 Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:47 am
Amherst Show - January 27 & 28 by dcm74 - Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:03 pm	5 Replies 4166 Views	by dcm74 Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:11 am
National Model Railroad Month by Roger Hensley - Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:33 am	0 Replies 2497 Views	by Roger Hensley Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:33 am
IHC M518 Locomotive Question by jrmagic - Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:17 pm	3 Replies 3693 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:06 pm
Benchwork by Mem-160 - Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:13 am	7 Replies 6022 Views	by Railjunkie Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:34 am
Atlas AEM-7 by glennk419 - Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:00 pm	4 Replies 3040 Views	by glennk419 Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:00 am
G scale brass track by BobLI - Mon Aug 27, 2018 4:30 pm	5 Replies 3767 Views	by scottychaos Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:37 pm
HO model railroad builders by epspsy - Mon May 07, 2018 12:05 am	5 Replies 4014 Views	by toptrain Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:55 pm
2018 O Scale National Convention July Update (1 month to go) by DaveJfr0 - Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:07 pm	0 Replies 2863 Views	by DaveJfr0 Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:07 pm
New photos on the web by Roger Hensley - Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:16 am	3 Replies 3417 Views	by Roger Hensley Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:12 am
Digital Model Railroading? by bdawe - Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:55 am	0 Replies 2633 Views	by bdawe Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:55 am
Life like models? by TCurtin - Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:06 pm	5 Replies 4431 Views	by Backshophoss Sat Jul 07, 2018 5:25 pm
Aerial View of the Narrow Gauge Pacific Coast Railroad by DroneSteve - Wed May 09, 2018 12:37 pm	0 Replies 6478 Views	by DroneSteve Wed May 09, 2018 12:37 pm
Train display case by StrasburgRailroadFan - Sat May 05, 2018 8:59 am	0 Replies 3164 Views	by StrasburgRailroadFan Sat May 05, 2018 8:59 am
All Scale Rails Issue #20 May 2018 by All Scale Rails - Thu May 03, 2018 12:59 am	0 Replies 3225 Views	by All Scale Rails Thu May 03, 2018 12:59 am
Trainfest by Mercuryww - Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:04 am	1 Replies 3166 Views	by MACTRAXX Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:06 pm
Bachmann 2018 Catalog by mcgrath618 - Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:48 pm	6 Replies 4535 Views	by JamesRR Tue Mar 20, 2018 1:51 pm
Steam locomotive works in HO scale by StrasburgRailroadFan - Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:16 pm	0 Replies 3058 Views	by StrasburgRailroadFan Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:16 pm
ConCor MP15 lacks pulling power by BobLI - Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:34 pm	3 Replies 3562 Views	by Backshophoss Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:08 pm
MTA (NYC) Subway Cars In N/Z Scale? by Radioguy - Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:07 pm	0 Replies 3228 Views	by Radioguy Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:07 pm
Lionel Acela by DanK - Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:56 pm	0 Replies 3252 Views	by DanK Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:56 pm
Noblesville Indiana Train Show by Roger Hensley - Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:19 am	0 Replies 3145 Views	by Roger Hensley Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:19 am
MTH HO Little Joe 1 2 by Rick Abramson - Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:25 am	17 Replies 12049 Views	by dinwitty Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:14 pm
All Scale Rails Issue #18 January / February 2018 by All Scale Rails - Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:08 am	0 Replies 5000 Views	by All Scale Rails Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:08 am
Help with Manufacturer of these Toy Train Passenger Cars by crazytrain - Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:07 am	2 Replies 3432 Views	by crazytrain Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:45 pm
Plowing snow by SST - Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:09 am	0 Replies 3309 Views	by SST Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:09 am
Help with Custom O Scale Brass P-58 Car by Csarnick - Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:45 pm	1 Replies 3257 Views	by Backshophoss Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:30 pm
Is there a gauge that will fit here? by l008com - Thu Apr 20, 2017 1:12 am	7 Replies 6371 Views	by Rabid Transit Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:04 pm

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