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Pokey 3.0 - Scenery

Started by pldvdk in Scenery and structures: With the completion of the fascia on my layout, it's time to start a new chapter in the ongoing saga of the Pokey 3.0! This thread will follow the scenery work (and other odds and ends) that...
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What's on your workbench? March 2026

Started by Eric Hansmann in General discussion Workbench: It’s the month we begin to thaw out from the long Winter. Maybe it’s time to wrap up a project or two. Thanks to all who contributed February workbench progress and layout tasks. We jump into a...
General discussion Workbench 139 5 5,730 1774116663
Let's See A Model Of.... March, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷
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Randy Lee Decker's Great Divide Lines John Allen tribute

Started by joef in General discussion: Randy Lee Decker has embarked on modeling a 95% accurate replica of John Allen's third layout. Randy's background is in museum display work and he's approaching this project as another of his museum...
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A Year of Travelling

Started by NorthBrit in Journals/Blogs: I know that I post sometimes on various threads ---- This is my last post for some time as we are to travel the world. Trains across part of Europe to Italy to see friends Travel by ship to...
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Limited Modeler: Ballville layout design evolves

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one? Give...
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Your Fallen Flag Pics

Started by Bshoop in Locos and rolling stock: Hi, all! Forgive me if this has already been done on the Forum, and I just have never discovered it, but I thought it would be cool to have a thread where you could post your personal pictures of...
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Rick's Diner - March, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷
General discussion 133 5 2,602 1774112346
The Ruphe & Tumbelle Railway Company, What's New

Started by On30guy in Journals/Blogs: Hello all. 📷 I've been posting here for a few years now and have decided that instead of starting separate little blogs for every little idea I have I should consolidate things a...
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Izaak Walton Inn Bankrupt

Started by GN67 in Prototype railroading: Another sad story, apparently the Izaak Walton Inn along the BNSF Marias Pass mainline has gone Bankrupt. It was a great place to stay while railfanning. Originally The Izaak...
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Speed-Mo: One person's overview

Started by Tim Bowser in Modular and TOMA modeling: Modular railroading. The differences in the standards can be disorienting at best, and inflammatory at their worst. I fell into this portion of the hobby almost by accident, when my wife took it upon...
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Question about "new strong passwords"

Started by Everett Union Station lst Sub. in General discussion: I've lost my account and password twice after emptying my online history. I didn't remember my original password so changed to a new "strong Password". *******s are entered...
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Temporail - a prototypical train schedule builder (string diagrams)

Started by aim4apex in Operation and maintenance: I recently released a free online tool for working with string diagrams @ https://temporail.layoutcommand.store To show what it can do, I’ve attached a screenshot of a prototype...
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AC&Y’s Spur 4 – A N Scale Prototype Modeling Adventure

Started by AC&Y Guy Steve in Journals/Blogs N Scale: Welcome to my N scale prototype modeling adventure. I'll begin with an Index page as Joe suggests. The Prototype I'm Prototype Modeling
Journals/Blogs N Scale 34 7 1,257 1774101896
Weekly Photo Fun - Mar 15-21, 2026

Started by JC Shall in General discussion Photos: It's another week . . . post 'em if you got 'em. Last week started out strong, but virtually shut down for most of the week. So break out the camera and show us what ya got!
General discussion Photos 22 3 1,093 1774099150
String diagrams & train schedules

Started by aim4apex in Prototype railroading: I recently released a free online tool for working with string diagrams for train scheduling. I’ve found it very useful for viewing historical train operations. There are a dozen example prototype...
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Establishing Time and Place with Graffiti

Started by Ben in General discussion: My wife grew up watching trains in Oakland and remembers different slogans and tags appearing on cars at different times, many of them relevant to political events. While I've seen modern era...
General discussion 52 5 939 1774096733
loco make "ting" sound during short

Started by greg ciurpita in Locos and rolling stock: successfully installed a digitrax decoder in an older used proto 2000 diesel (gp20?) but the loco did not run smoothly, repeatedly "clunked". adding light conductive oil to the...
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Best trees for Ft Worth TX?

Started by byls1960 in Scenery and structures: I looked back at some previous threads on the topic of trees. Did not glean what I was looking for. I am modeling the Fort Worth and Western RR - Cleburne TX branch in HO scale What premade trees do...
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Interested in early era railroading?

Started by joef in Prototype railroading early rail: This is the first early rail thread, where I think early rail means and modeling of pre 1930s railroading. Does that definition work? How many of you are interested in early rail when defined this...
Prototype railroading early rail 57 12 1,221 1774091304
Marshfield. A developing story

Started by Railman284 in Scenery and structures: Before we visit Marshfield let us visit Miller's Slough with a view of the Mill from the slough; 📷 and the community that developed around it. 📷 Following the tracks...
Scenery and structures 44 25 1,815 1774079043
The Skill to Unbuild

Started by southdown in General discussion: I enjoyed making this video on the skill to take something we built, unbuild it, and make it better: 🎬
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The Winchester Branch V2

Started by Nate in Journals/Blogs: After much thought, I have decided to go in a very different direction with my layout. I had always worried about the pinch points at the widest part of the mountain climbing turnback curve, also...
Journals/Blogs 287 10 13,173 1774068137
A tiny Dremel-like tool

Started by ku7u in General discussion Tools: I got one of these from the rain forest today. My expected use was trimming toe nails but it occurred to me that this tool might have an application in our hobby. It can be a substitute for a big...
General discussion Tools 7 16 458 1774063834
Advice on weathering freight cars

Started by Ben in Locos and rolling stock Freight Cars Weathering: A few years ago I built and weathered an Accurail covered hopper. I wasn't pleased with the results. I've just built another, and I'm looking to improve. Can anyone recommend any tutorials for...
Locos and rolling stock Freight Cars Weathering 130 6 3,925 1774063713
Help with part for GP38-2

Started by tobitz in Locos and rolling stock: Hi everyone Would someone out there have a dynamic brake hatch that will fit a athearn blue box GP38-2? I'd gladly pay for your time to find it, mail it, and send it to me. Pete 📷
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Spent Grain Boxcars

Started by Mark Mathu in Prototype railroading: Why were railroads able to ship harvested grain in standard boxcars fitted with grain doors, yet used boxcars with roof hatches for outbound brewers’ spent grain? Was it because the spent grain was...
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TrainsPRO

Started by Joseph Toth Jr. in General discussion: Firecrown Media has redesigned the Trains.com website. No doubt the other railroad related magazines will receive a new look as well. Trains Magazine's railroad industry news is now found under the...
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Prototype Photographs 2026

Started by Nick Santo in Prototype railroading Photos: Hello! I enjoyed all your photographs from 2025 and before! Thank You for posting them!!! Please feel free to add photos when you have them! I’m sure I’ll have more to add this...
Prototype railroading Photos 93 5 3,250 1774040696
Encanto: Alpha-Beta

Started by AzBaja in Scenery and structures: Encanto: Alpha-Beta All the parts that make up Alpha-Beta are now completely glued into an actual building shape. Next steps will be primer and sanding and more primer than color Bombs. You...
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too many cars on a local?

Started by greg ciurpita in Operation and maintenance: cars from staging are classified for locals. What do you do if there are too many cars for the same industry? if 1 or 2, the can be off-spot at an empty spot. What if there are...
Operation and maintenance 20 0 628 1774025033
Gondola scrap metal loads

Started by Bshoop in Locos and rolling stock: Hi all. I like to make my own scrap loads for my gons. The premise that works for my layout operations is that my steel fabrication plant gets rid of their shavings and scrap, and they go to the...
Locos and rolling stock 25 10 2,426 1774024667
Kilauea Sugar Mill and Railroad

Started by Clauer in Journals/Blogs: This will be my journey in building my freelance version of the Kilauea Sugar Mill and Railroad in On30 My next post will give some history of the real Railroad and my track plan as a " One...
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Supporting an MRH Member & Family…

Started by JLandT Railroad in In Memoriam: For all our MRH Members, One of our members has just been dealt a horrific blow, Rob Spangler (wp8thsub) was in the process of moving to Oregon with his family and starting a new life with...
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Do you Feel You Worked During Ops??

Started by Peter Pfotenhauer in Operation and maintenance: There are a variety of sizes of layouts as well as operation "jobs" on them. I'm used to thinking in terms of job during an op session being that of moving a number of cars from location A...
Operation and maintenance 22 2 439 1774020624
Let’s talk Ops: Before you plan your dream layout

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Electrical Impulses: No more wiring in the dungeon

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 ARTICLE SHOPPING LIST WAGO, 3-position bulk pack, 50 pcs, $26, Amazon Prime: (52 cents ea.) https://amzn.to/4d7F46D ...
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SP Burbank Branch in N scale

Started by Denny99 in Journals/Blogs: In November 2024, I started building a small switching shelf layout based on the Southern Pacific Burbank Branch in San Fernando Valley, California, set in the 1970s. The layout is focused on...
Journals/Blogs 42 13 2,305 1774010715
Meet The KC&G: Mainline To The Gulf

Started by laming in Journals/Blogs: Hi All: This will be a thread dedicated to the dreams n' schemes concerning my HO scale Kansas City & Gulf proto/free lance theme, which will (eventually) include two separate layouts. One...
Journals/Blogs 4,086 28 83,817 1774009799
Graffiti …

Started by joef in General discussion: The folks who dislike graffiti seem to want a place to post so here you go. This thread is an experiment to see how long it will last before it gets heated. If this turns into a flame war, we will...
General discussion 115 4 2,246 1774008694
Track test car

Started by eastwind in Track and electrical/DCC: In another thread Mike Tondee talked about using the horn on a locomotive to detect spots where the rail was dirty. I had the thought that what would be better was not something that went silent when...
Track and electrical/DCC 31 6 943 1774006291
Southern Pacific's Ventura Subdivision in Los Angeles

Started by Ray Hamilton in Journals/Blogs Southern Pacific Northridge GEMCO Raymer: My layout planning thread was in Dream and Design. http://forum.mrhmag.com/post/southern-pacifics-ventura-subdivision-in-los-angeles-12675291?pid=1335516651 After much delay, we...
Journals/Blogs Southern Pacific Northridge GEMCO Raymer 219 26 13,230 1773986697
What’s Neat: Layout reconstruction part 4, …

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Read this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have below. ◄ Back to issue home page 📷 Want more articles like this one?...
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Train Songs

Started by eastwind in General discussion: Lets have a thread with people's favorite train songs. Post a video link if possible. edit: Songs about trains, not just videos with trains and music in them.
General discussion 139 3 2,454 1773971105
The Long, Sad History of American Attempts to Build High-Speed Rail, Parts 1 & 2

Started by trainzluvr in Prototype railroading: Darn, I missed my "Another Friday night..." posting window. Alas, correcting myself with a double-whammy. Part 1:...
Prototype railroading 352 5 5,280 1773958172
True Line Trains

Started by duckdogger in Locos and rolling stock: I have their U2G Northern from 2010. Still in the factory packaging. Says DCC sound. I have reached out to them for the setup/wiring instructions. Anyone have them and would send me a copy?
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Please Advise: Simple DCC Automation

Started by southdown in Track and electrical/DCC: Hi MRS, Looking for automation advice. I've inherited some European EMU and DMU sets from my late father. Brand new, never used, some came with DCC, others can take DCC (looking at some...
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Paint Suggestions for Skin Tones on Figures

Started by JerryRGS in General discussion: I need paint suggestions for skin tones for figures? White, Asian, Black
General discussion 61 1 1,469 1773949208
Storing Pan Pastels

Started by blhs569 in General discussion: So a couple of years ago, I bought a starter set of about 10 pan pastels that came screwed together like a silo with only one lid. I found this annoying (could never unscrew the section for the color...
General discussion 25 1 591 1773937737
Smiley's Tow Service Woodland Scenics Kit

Started by Ryan Boudreaux in Scenery and structures: I pulled out the old kit, dusted it off and it’s been through probably three moves, boxed up, unpacked, reboxed again, and unpacked again. Must have bought it at a train show some 30+...
Scenery and structures 22 3 1,173 1773933620

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