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Buffalo Creek & Gauley 2-8-0 #13, modeled using LEGO

Started by Emperor of the North in Journals/Blogs: Hello friends and modelers. This is my first post on MRH. My name is Glenn Holland, I'm a young mechanical engineer in the rail industry, and my modeling efforts are done with Lego bricks. I've...
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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 46 5 771 1773253664
Nicholas & Ashley Creek Railway - v2.0

Started by anteaum2666 in Journals/Blogs Layout: I officially "broke ground" on version 2.0 of the Nicholas & Ashley Creek Railway on February 19, 2026. It's been about 7 months since our move and I'm excited to get back in the game!...
Journals/Blogs Layout 15 8 434 1773252488
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...
General discussion 318 4 52,383 1773251832
Let's See A Model Of.... March, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷
General discussion 87 4 1,486 1773251760
Routing Signal Configuration

Started by Eugene Griffin in Operation and maintenance Operations Signals: 📷 The two single head search light signals, on either end of the town, control the routing of trains through the town. Green indicates continuing on the main and yellow the...
Operation and maintenance Operations Signals 14 0 135 1773251505
Rio Grande - Tennessee Pass ‘78

Started by ezlyamuzd66 in Journals/Blogs: 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 I thought I’d start this blog to keep a record of my slow but consistent progress on my layout I’ve attached my initial layout design but have already...
Journals/Blogs 374 19 14,463 1773249889
#4 Turnouts in engine service area?

Started by Rigby in General discussion: Good morning, all. TLDR: for a layout that will run only four axle diesel power, are #4 turnouts in an engine service area a bad idea. I am working my way toward a new...
General discussion 6 0 77 1773249643
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 93 3 1,682 1773246927
Who is on your personal Mt. Rushmore of model railroading?

Started by atsfcf7 in General discussion: Who inspired/helped/molded/taught to become the model railroader your are today? I am picking two titans of the genre, John Armstrong and David Barrow. I wore out my first copy of...
General discussion 87 6 1,685 1773245984
Bellows Falls Subdivision build

Started by skiwiggy in Journals/Blogs: This Journal/Blog will showcase the construction and scratchbuilding of structures along the Rutland Bellows Falls Subdivision. Various Scenes starting in Bellows Falls Vermont, heading...
Journals/Blogs 594 20 25,363 1773243948
The Delaware and Hudson Vine Street Branch Build

Started by JJankauskas in Journals/Blogs HO scale Shelf Layout Prototype: I started a Facebook Group for my Delaware and Hudson Penn Division layout about 8 years ago. About 6 years ago, I dismantled my first rendition and began construction on version 2.0. I...
Journals/Blogs HO scale Shelf Layout Prototype 222 14 18,027 1773243785
Cincinnati West-B&O/PC 1975

Started by RSeiler in Journals/Blogs: Welcome to the Cincinnati West thread! Thanks for stopping by. The photos are hosted here on MRH, so this thread will remain intact as long as MRH exists. Click on 'Read More' for an index with...
Journals/Blogs 4,488 28 523,996 1773240486
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 4,070 28 83,399 1773239612
Rick's Diner - March, 2026 Edition

Started by Kevin Parson in General discussion: 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷 📷
General discussion 66 3 1,369 1773239213
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 76 4 3,380 1773236734
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 37 1 921 1773236011
Painting molded in windows and trim

Started by sbird in Scenery and structures: I have recently purchased a couple of older structures (e.g. Woodland Scenics Sonny's Super Service) which came with the windows and trim already molded onto the walls. How do you paint the windows...
Scenery and structures 34 6 1,525 1773234815
European MRR History

Started by jcwtm in General discussion: I recently read Tony Koester's book on Allen McClelland. That's a cool bit of history about the hobby. While I don't doubt the weight of McClelland's contributions, I couldn't help but think that the...
General discussion 9 0 238 1773234578
Impressive Model Railroad Vendor Product / Support Stories

Started by Mark Pruitt in General discussion: Every now and then something happens that reminds me how really outstanding many Model Railroad suppliers are, both in product quality and in customer support. Today I decided to update the...
General discussion 6 6 151 1773232636
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...
Journals/Blogs 116 15 2,822 1773231327
Kicking cars

Started by Ken Rice in Prototype railroading: Not my video, but KillerBee posted a video showing switching back when kicking cars was allowed. I’ve watched that kind of switching at the NS Gang Mills NY yard back in the 90’s, before...
Prototype railroading 25 8 594 1773229504
Blair Line Yards Cafe

Started by Rick Beatty in Scenery and structures: Has anyone built this kit? This will be my first kit of this type. Everything else I have done has been styrene/plastic. If I put LED lights inside do I need to be concerned...
Scenery and structures 12 1 438 1773227789
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 278 10 12,834 1773218770
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: 🎬
General discussion 15 7 795 1773217256
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...
In Memoriam 12 9 644 1773210311
IR Power & Rolling Stock fall 1979

Started by Vince P in Locos and rolling stock: Here's a P2K SW8 I've been working on for a while that stalled out after a move so this will be IR SW8 #99 one of a small handful of SW8-SW900m units Proto pic I'm working from is BN #99...
Locos and rolling stock 307 13 7,754 1773205766
ET&WNC Stoney Creek branch

Started by p51 in Journals/Blogs: I'm modeling the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina in On30 (yes, using Bachmann locomotives). Knowing I'd never be able to do true justice to the real railroad, I 'protolanced' a fictional...
Journals/Blogs 780 12 96,206 1773197833
Roomettes Lighting under new ownership

Started by mmount in Advertiser promotion: 📷 Hi all, As you may have heard, the Roomettes product line was purchased by my wife Erica and I in September 2025. We are currently shipping Roomettes HO and N scale...
Advertiser promotion 29 9 785 1773194339
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 212 26 12,886 1773193899
Limited Modeler: Ballville layout build progress

Started by MRH in Magazine feedback: 📷 Buy this issue! Share this: 📷 📷 📷 📷 Please post any comments or questions you have here. Want more articles like this one? Give us a like on the lower right 📷...
Magazine feedback 78 14 1,626 1773190434
Charley's HO 1939 SoCal Journal

Started by chepp in Journals/Blogs modular: Hi, folks! This is my introduction to journal entries based on my interest in the Santa Fe Second District (between Pasadena and San Bernardino, California) of the Los Angeles Division as it looked,...
Journals/Blogs modular 83 14 10,249 1773180191
Train Ride over 8 1/2 HO scale Miles of Modular layout

Started by Ken Meade in Modular and TOMA modeling: My club participated in a Scout show in Woodbridge, VA this past weekend. We combined four clubs to build this 130 module layout with Digitrax control. Enjoy the ride. Train Ride
Modular and TOMA modeling 10 11 295 1773177988
Protothrottle won't recognize consist address

Started by Nevin W. Wilson in Track and electrical/DCC: I created a consist on JMRI for two locomotives. It works fine on the TCS UWT-50 using the consist address. The TCS in-throttle consisting works fine, too, but I know the Protothrottle won't...
Track and electrical/DCC 6 0 161 1773177110
Pathway to expansion in model railroad business

Started by Anton Dyak in General discussion: I am currently struggling to startup a business of producing model railroad wheelsets, some reasons are beyond my control, some - results of past mistakes taking time to correct and accumulate next...
General discussion 12 1 558 1773175410
Cheap solder…no-go

Started by DaleMierzwik in Track and electrical/DCC: I made the mistake of buying some solder off of amazon and going for the lowest price. The stuff is made in China and it is horrible. Full of impurities, I can’t get it to flow at all. I tried...
Track and electrical/DCC 16 5 519 1773153625
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 78 5 2,793 1773153297
12 mm long flock used in scenery

Started by herronp in Scenery and structures: Have any of you had any luck using these long strands with a static grass applicator? Try as I might they don’t stand up very well and look more like cut hay than tall grass. I've had luck...
Scenery and structures 37 2 1,093 1773151228
do you use metal wheel and/or tune trucks, please vote

Started by greg ciurpita in Operation and maintenance: metal wheels can make a significan difference in performance but only if they are not tight, allowed to move laterally within truck using a truck tuner
Operation and maintenance 21 0 323 1773150632
Has anyone heard from thewizard1?

Started by MikeHughes in General discussion: Just checking in as I’m concerned about our brother @thewizard1 . I haven't seen any posts from him in some time and no reply to a message. Hopefully he is just busy with a project,...
General discussion 32 7 1,562 1773135679
Adhesive advice

Started by Nate in Locos and rolling stock: I am trying to bond these brass trailing truck sideframes to the BLI truck frame so that it will attach to the locomotive with the stock mounting: 📷 I used Pliobond as I have...
Locos and rolling stock 10 2 239 1773134674
Oquossoc Maine in July 1969

Started by rangeleybranch in Journals/Blogs: I finally have a decent photo and some confidence to share my 8' long by 2' ft wide village of Oquossoc, Maine. It's a small switching layout for now, though I have the grand ambition of eventually...
Journals/Blogs 28 49 933 1773129294
PFM Sound System to DCC Conversion

Started by Philip R Selinger in Track and electrical/DCC: For those of us remembering the PFM sound system! I passed on my PFM sound system long ago, but have a locomotive that still has the LTM, cam and speaker installed. (The only one I got around to...
Track and electrical/DCC 4 1 110 1773116190
Looking for N scale prototypes / chassis for some EMDs

Started by Anders_W in Locos and rolling stock Prototype EMD converters Diesels: Greetings! I am working on an N scale layout focused on Swedish rails from the post-WWII years until today. Sweden actually have a lot of EMD-derived heavy diesel locomotives, but none...
Locos and rolling stock Prototype EMD converters Diesels 2 1 77 1773114378
Structure project working on

Started by AzBaja in Scenery and structures: 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 might think I'm mad but this...
Scenery and structures 3 9 164 1773111649
Brings back memories... (UP Big Boy)

Started by Sumner in General discussion: 🎬 . Nice video, brings back memories of the tunnel. I was in Laramie, late '60's to early 70's going to the U. of Wyo. My best friend had a 16,000 acre ranch with the south U.P. line as his...
General discussion 2 12 200 1773110859
fixing misaligned nose headlights

Started by Cprail5771 in Locos and rolling stock: I have several intermountain n-scale sd40-2 cp rail with nose headlights. unfortunately the noselights are all misaligned. usually the bottom one .the light tubes are smaller than the hole and ive...
Locos and rolling stock 3 0 139 1773108032
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 26 7 907 1773107694
Rebar load for Scale Trains finger rack car

Started by blhs569 in Locos and rolling stock: I recently acquired a Scale Trains finger rack flat car designed to carry steel rebar rods. (Also, picked one up from Home Shops as well.) As I don't wish to use it empty all the time, I'm planning...
Locos and rolling stock 10 3 376 1773107038
Real-World Kitbashing - Clinchfield #1

Started by Juxen in Prototype railroading clinchfield ten-wheeler 4-6-0: I was at the B&O Railroad Museum a few months back and stepped into the cab of Clinchfield #1, an 1882 Ten-Wheeler. It was retired by the Clinchfield in 1979, its last task leading the line's...
Prototype railroading clinchfield ten-wheeler 4-6-0 2 5 164 1773098353

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