N Gauge Trains News

Some of my n-gauge Japanese trains at my local model train club. Video Rating: 5 / 5

I tried a little experiment with my Sony Cybershot camera in which I wanted to see what it looked like to capture n-scale trains running on the Northeast N-Trak layout at the Railroad Hobby Show, at the Big E, in West Springfield MA. January 27 2008. My Florida East Coast local heads away from the [...]

More trains on our N Gauge layout. Train #1: A Norfolk Southern engine leads a mixed freight. Train #2: Shortly after the freight train passes, a Santa Fe engine leading a coal train flies past. Train #3: The Amtrak slowly pulls up to and stops at the station. Notice the two Pennslyvania private cars at [...]

Switching at Third Street District with scratch build GE 25-ton. Video Rating: 4 / 5

Controllers For Model Trains Over the past 100 years several methods of controlling electric model trains have developed. The first and simplest method was the use a simple variable transformer as introduced by Lionel in 1906 to lower the Alternating Current [AC] voltage from the wall to a lower, safer value and allow the user [...]

Adult kids from all over the world spend thousands for the high-end train models designed and sold at the company’s new headquarters at the Ormond Beach Airport Business Park. See more local videos at www.news-journalonline.com Model train show at Hiller Aviation Museum. www.hiller.org by European Train Enthusiasts San Francisco bay chapter http Video Rating: 3 [...]

Some more footage of my model railway. The layout is approx 24 by 13 feet and is set somewhere in England in the 1980′s. Once again, HSTs are seen speeding around withe the superb Cl 50 hauling rakes of NSE coaches and Cl56 hauling long freight trains. Thanks for those who have given feedback, I [...]

How to Take Care of Your Model Trains All the components necessary to build up a successful model train layout are expensive – locomotives, rolling stock, tracks, power controllers, buildings, landscaping, to list just some – these are all expensive. It is no wonder that the hobby of setting up and maintaining a model train [...]

This was shot at the Model Trains Museum at Balboa Park in San Diego. I had not seen many model train layouts and certainly never filmed any, but I had to try and capture some of what they had there. They have several large and detailed layouts and I highly recommend the museum to anyone [...]

If you are a fan of G scale model trains, the LGB model train display at Living Desert in Palm Springs is a must-see attraction. Veronica Hill of California Travel Tips tours one of the best examples of model train layouts in California. This adorable train set features more than 3000 feet of track and [...]