Very few cars in a train are as iconic as the caboose. For years the caboose signaled the end of the train, and many times a friendly wav...

The crew at the Georgia Northeastern Railroad locomotive service facility discuss the latest episode of Model Railroading Live. William “...

The roofs of our model railroad structures are a very prominent feature as we normally view our layouts from above. Numerous details can ...

Alex Bogaski recently started construction on his new Farmrail “South End of the Grainbelt” layout. The layout is based on the Farmrail/G...

It’s time to get back to the work bench and weather some coil cars. The coil cars are from a few different manufactures, and I’ll cover t...

Selecting locomotives for your layout should be based on the size of the layout and the job they are going to do, not just what locomotiv...

The above photo was taken from a different perspective from any of my previous photos of the Georgia Northeastern Railroad locomotive ser...

Recently I had the opportunity to meet John Farrington and see his incredibly realistic Railserve layout. John has a YouTube channel, Joh...

If you look at prototype train photos one of the cars that really stand out in a consist are the centerbeam flat cars. There are many dif...

One of the YouTube channels I really enjoy watching is SOO the Milwaukee Road by William Sampson. William does an excellent job on each e...

Frank, Denis, Michael, and Andy visited my GNRR layout during their two week railfan trip to the United States from Germany. The hobby of...

The new issue of Great Model Railroads (GMR) 2020 from Model Railroader magazine has just hit the newsstands. I was honored that Model Ra...

Two tank cars sit on a siding outside of the Imerys facility in Marble Hill as the Trackmobile prepares to move them for pick up by the l...

Faded and weather-beaten, the BSC F68AH bulkhead flatcar waits for its next assignment in the Georgia Northeastern Railroad's Tate Yard. ...

Modelers gather at the St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modelers event in St. Louis to check out the hundreds of amazing models on display. R...

New rail cars on the prototype don’t keep their pristine look very long after going into service. The effects of weather and road grime q...

GNRR 6576, a GP9, heads south past a track inspector stopped on a siding in a Hi-Rail truck, who conducts a roll by inspection of the tra...

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) GP38-2 prepares to depart Gee Creek on the Hiwassee Loop excursion trip to Farner, Tennessee. As ...

Thomas Klimoski and Tim Garland meet Pelle Soeborg at the ScaleTrains.com event. On Thursday, May 30th the folks at ScaleTrains.com hoste...

A scratchbuilt and highly detailed waterfront warehouse built based on a prototype photo highlights the wharf scene on Alan Mole's layout...