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 109258 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 10251 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 18807 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 14207 Views	by Otto Vondrak Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:19 am
1 1/2" scale Santa Fe M190 Gas/Electric Doodlebug by Pup153 - Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:27 pm	3 Replies 2234 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 165 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 6490 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 5226 Views	by jwhite07 Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:40 am
Roadside America by Erik73 - Wed Mar 03, 2021 8:03 pm	2 Replies 536 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 3075 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 347 Views	by PFLJohn Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:15 am
Source for Custom Painting? by NaugyRR - Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:34 am	6 Replies 771 Views	by NaugyRR Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:55 pm
Bridge issues by Greenstar - Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:11 pm	2 Replies 453 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 877 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 305 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 292 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 475 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 230 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 37194 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 735 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 259 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 279 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 700 Views	by conductorchris Wed Oct 28, 2020 5:58 pm
MRC handheld control by BobLI - Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:30 pm	2 Replies 769 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 684 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 444 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 2454 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 1075 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 2264 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 23469 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 10011 Views	by Backshophoss Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:03 pm
Ballast on homasote by BobLI - Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:59 pm	1 Replies 1127 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 1530 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 1647 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 1151 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 13097 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 1357 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 1229 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 1189 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 1359 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 4051 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 3616 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 1135 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 1263 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 1683 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 1563 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 27036 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 2394 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 2329 Views	by WWIIREBEL1 Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:13 pm
New Comets by glennk419 - Fri Jun 14, 2019 2:07 pm	0 Replies 1344 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 16554 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 3366 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 3714 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 2323 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 4947 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 3507 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 4232 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 5412 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 2594 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 2520 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 3986 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 2399 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 3570 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Oct 10, 2018 4:06 pm
Benchwork by Mem-160 - Sun Jun 11, 2017 9:13 am	7 Replies 5732 Views	by Railjunkie Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:34 am
Atlas AEM-7 by glennk419 - Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:00 pm	4 Replies 2859 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 3619 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 3894 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 2738 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 3322 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 2539 Views	by bdawe Mon Jul 09, 2018 1:55 am
Life like models? by TCurtin - Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:06 pm	5 Replies 4320 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 6377 Views	by DroneSteve Wed May 09, 2018 12:37 pm
Train display case by StrasburgRailroadFan - Sat May 05, 2018 8:59 am	0 Replies 3065 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 3132 Views	by All Scale Rails Thu May 03, 2018 12:59 am
Shrinking Model Railroader Magazine by CNJ999 - Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:38 pm	11 Replies 6958 Views	by ConstanceR46 Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:09 pm
Trainfest by Mercuryww - Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:04 am	1 Replies 3061 Views	by MACTRAXX Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:06 pm
Bachmann 2018 Catalog by mcgrath618 - Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:48 pm	6 Replies 4361 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 2965 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 3382 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 3106 Views	by Radioguy Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:07 pm
Lionel Acela by DanK - Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:56 pm	0 Replies 3164 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 3056 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 11551 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 4880 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 3301 Views	by crazytrain Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:45 pm
Plowing snow by SST - Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:09 am	0 Replies 3194 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 3154 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 6133 Views	by Rabid Transit Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:04 pm
Athearn Blue Box reboxers/resellers by granton junction - Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:53 pm	5 Replies 5708 Views	by Montrealrail1 Tue Nov 28, 2017 8:07 pm
Wiring Lionel tubular uncoupling track for DC track power by rrbluesman - Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:35 pm	1 Replies 3630 Views	by mikeexplorer Sun Nov 26, 2017 6:24 am
Selling on the forum? Sacramento, CA clubs? by basalt - Wed Nov 22, 2017 2:33 pm	1 Replies 3271 Views	by John_Perkowski Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:23 am
Any Help regarding the Make and Year of this Mikado? by mcgrath618 - Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:51 pm	6 Replies 4087 Views	by mcgrath618 Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:03 am
National Model Railroad Month by Roger Hensley - Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:21 am	0 Replies 3244 Views	by Roger Hensley Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:21 am
Interesting Development At Model Railroader by CNJ999 - Sun Jul 09, 2017 3:25 pm	12 Replies 8394 Views	by TCurtin Thu Nov 02, 2017 5:08 pm
Farewell Lin's Junction by glennk419 - Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:35 pm	0 Replies 2965 Views	by glennk419 Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:35 pm
Review of Atlas' ALP-45DP / Multilevel Cars by Amtrak207 - Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:49 pm	8 Replies 6792 Views	by Backshophoss Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:45 pm
Lionel MPC 8563 Rock Island Alco Issues by rrbluesman - Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:36 pm	0 Replies 3497 Views	by rrbluesman Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:36 pm
O Scale B60b Baggage Car? by LINYARailfan - Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:32 pm	2 Replies 4239 Views	by mp15ac Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:02 pm
The state of Walthers by epspsy - Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:38 am	4 Replies 4307 Views	by JamesRR Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:14 am
Pricing value for HO trains by rrbluesman - Wed Sep 06, 2017 4:12 pm	1 Replies 3780 Views	by CNJ999 Sun Sep 24, 2017 9:10 am

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