Featured Videos
Trains Trackside | Railfan Roads – U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska
Follow along U.S. Route 30 in Nebraska, as it generally parallels Union Pacific’s Overland Route from Chicago, Ill., to western Wyoming.
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Classic Trains Film Archive | J. David Ingles Reel 464
Explore the Illinois Terminal system in this full-color, cab ride video captured aboard a Peoria-bound freight with three new 2300-series SD39 diesel locomotives in charge!
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Olympia & Sand Creek, Episode 16 | Building ramp for the ore tipple
In this installment, you’ll see how to shape up a removable tipple scene that sits atop a plateau.
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Spaces to Places | New path to the underpass, part 4
Our host heads for the hills in this episode of Spaces to Places! More specifically, he works a bit on the topography of the underpass area and the highway path through it all.
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Trains LIVE | Mikados
Today, Kevin Gilliam, Trains.com video producer, chats with us about the new video production featuring Mikado-class steam locomotives. Our discussion dives into the origin of the class name and where you can see a Mikado today.
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Building a T-Trak module | Adding gravel, grass, and tree scenery
Scenery continues on the N scale (1:160) T-Trak module, with host David Popp applying gravel drives, grass and coarse ground coverings, plus a few trees too.
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Ask Trains.com | March 2024 Compilation
Host Cody Grivno addresses viewer questions on a wide range of topics spanning from toy trains to modeling to prototype railroad operations.
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Train Simulator | Train Sim World 4 Overview
Trains.com talent Bryson Sleppy delves into the immersive world of Train Sim World 4, released in September 2023.
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Q&A with the Editors | Meet more of the Trains.com staff
It’s all in good fun as cameras follow Trains.com staff members Roger Carp, Tom Danneman, Kevin Gilliam, Lucas Iverson, Ben Lake, Nastassia Putz, and Rene Schweitzer.
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In The Workshop | Repairing water-damaged locomotives
Walk through the process of evaluating a flood-damaged model, before working the steps required to get it back into full operation.
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Big Skies & Iron Rails | 24hrs Down by the River
Tom and his crew take in the action on the mighty Mississippi River and along BNSF’s bustling water-level mainline route.
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Exclusive Layout Tour | David Parks' Cumberland West in HO scale
David Parks shares his large HO scale layout built to combine elements of the Baltimore & Ohio and Western Maryland railroads as they operated in 1953 in Cumberland, Maryland.
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Webcams
Rochelle, Ill., Railroad Webcam
Our exclusive feed from Rochelle, Ill., where BNSF and Union Pacific mainlines cross.
Trains.com Workshop Webcam
Watch our Trains.com staff in action as they work on projects throughout the shop.