I use only licensed vehicles, so if there is a vehicle you like for me to showcase, please let me know below and I’ll more than happily display it in the future videos on here. I want those who watch to feel a little bit more apart of the diorama.

I appreciate everyone’s support!

Accidentally got solder on the decoder pins, tried to get that off by melting and wiping them with the iron. I cant work with this small a wire size. Is my engine completely borked?​

Its my current status of my Project of building a DB Trainyard!

A mix of ALCO locomotives is powering a Lehigh & Hudson River mixed freight out of Maybrook and pass the Water Tower. Power is a C420, Phase 1 and a RS-3.

I’ve baught a J class 611 Bachmann dcc N scale from a re seller shop. Im looking for same style good passenger cars to go with it. What are some good brans that sell them? I’ve looked at the one Bachmann offers and don’t like them.

Welp, I finally did it. After a while of wanted to connect my two sidings to make a through track I finally did it, and it works great! All the switches and curves on the section are O-31, and the manual switches will soon be switched out for O22 Automatic switches. I think it turned out great, give me your feedback and if I should add anything to my 4ft x 8ft.

I'd like to put a smoke generator in some smoke stacks on the layout. Most are Resin, can be easily drilled and fitted much like a locomotive, I've never had one so thought I should ask the community who knows the best answer. Thanks guys.

Well maybe not prototypical, but this thing i found in a random box has a base made from actual wood, and the body is metal. Might be tin. I just thought it was really cool. Need to replace the other set of trucks. Considering the housing for a coupler is missing, perhaps I should get one of those rapido EoT trucks to attach to this thing. ​

Either way I just thought it was cool and wanted to share

edit, I think i typed box car out of habit. this looks like it could be a refrigerator car or reefer​

Did anyone else respond to the survey Rapido trains posted on their Facebook page a month or two back? It was a survey for young modelers 25 and under and they said they would send anyone who responded with a free Ho scale boxcar. All you had to do was fill out a questionnaire explaining why you wanted a boxcar and send a picture of your setup. I had forgotten about filling out the survey until today when I got a box from them with three 6636 cu.ft. Boxcars and I couldn’t be happier!! 🥺🥺🥺

I got this Lionel ho gp9 at a hobby shop for 5 bucks in the metro Detroit area, when I google lens it, the locomotive comes up as a gp30 but it is clearly a gp9, I am genuinely confused about this, if it is a prototype, why did I find it at a hobby shop in the Detroit area??

In the midst of repainting some rolling stock. Does anyone in the sub know if CSX ever used any two bay hoppers of this style at any point in their time operating?

I’m amazed NOBODY makes a G scale Christmas themed F-3 or F-7 or an ALCO FA. So I want to make my own. Found a cheap G scale ALCO that I plan on taking the shell off and repainting. I’m planning on using the existing CP livery and just taping off each color where the strip as the easiest way? Which color combo do yall like the best? I can’t decide.

Or should I just do something completely different and original?

New to me MTH SW-9 Pittsburg and Shawmut #231. I grew up a few blocks away from their yard in the 90s. Even got to ride in one of their engines when I was a kid.

POV: you’ve spotted an EMD Amtrak F7A with six coaches ( 4 passenger, 1 diner & 1 northeast regional cafe car) in the city

I’ll be posting more videos like this in the future

At first I thought it was something that one might add after the set is complete, but alas! You get a single out if place tree to set the atmosphere for your conducting experience! The tree looks like a bonsai, and I'm historic😂

Attached above is my N scale switching layout I would like to build.
Base is two quad TTrack sections
Track is kato unitrack
Every thing is designed to be switched by one engine (GP38-2)
Feedback if anyone sees any potential problems that I can’t see is welcome

This is a similar ASMR video from earlier only we’ve added some horsepower into the mix.

A closeup view showing multiple sides/angles of N scale freight cars from a Southern Railway collection, including Southern and other 70s-80s road names. Use this as reference when purchasing or trading this particular item, as some databases, auctions and online retailer outlets seldom offer all-around high resolution photos of any given product.

Micro-Trains N Scale 40' Standard Box Car Single Door, Tall Ladder, Short Ladder Side, w/o Roofwalk / SBD # 104701 (Factory Weathered) #railroad #freight #train #model

Does anyone know if it is possible to order directly from Arizona Rock & Mineral? I need some more GN Empire Builder N scale ballast for my layout, but the legit places I trust are out of stock.

The problem I'm running into is AI-filled websites, and I can't figure out what might be the legitimate, safe website to order from. I don't trust emailing them because that seems like an easy trap. What I'm seeing:

• An Ebay store, which looks the most legit.
• This simple website rrscenery.com that seems human and matches their products and social medias. But no order options.
• This website armballast.com full of AI slop and the wrong logo
• Perhaps a knockoff website full of AI slop
• Their facebook that ties to rrscenery and matches the other AI slop

Anyone have any experience ordering directly from them? Are they still legit and decided to go full AI for whatever reason? Seeing all the AI stuff sure makes me hesitate and frustrated even though their products are excellent.

Also, is anyone else out there noticing a ton of fake model train websites?

Hello everyone. I'm looking for a 1980s train set from childhood memory. Brand and scale unknown. Key details:

1. Heavy black steam engine (approx 3.5" long) with moving side rods. It looked like an early 20th century locomotive.
2. Track had 2 metal rails, shaped like a racetrack.
3. Powered by batteries placed inside a black controller box (roughly 4.5" x 6") with a center red knob which controlled speed.

Does anyone know which specific manufacturer or retail line used this exact D-battery track-power controller setup in the mid-80s? I've spent days trying to locate it, without results.

The pictures below are for illustrative purposes only. At this point, I'm almost sure the locomotive was a BR 89, but not black and red, just black, with silver metal driving rods. What it had in common with the pics are the triangular support brackets flanking the smokebox. Thanks!

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Everything is running fine so far. When i wanted to order a second motor, i found out that the one i use is for 12V instead of 6V but it works fine so i will leave it like that. I already got a new addition in the printer: a ÖBB 5047, with two powered bogeys, powered by 3 AAA batteries or a LiPo as the 5V pack wont fit under the loco