The Basics of Model Railroad Wiring with Bruce Chubb 1985 streaming

Join the crew of the Belt Railway of Chicago's "Cookie Job". We ride in the cab and see the operation from the ground too. Learn about the EMD SW1200 switcher from the engineers. We'll also visit he Operation Center and see the dispatcher at work. This fascinating look at hard-core railroad switching, from a local job to yard switching... from "kicking cars" to assembling trains, we get to see it all....

America in the 1950s comes to life in this portrait of a well-loved interurban line which linked the bustle of Chicago with the quiet of the Illinois prairie towns. Two major lines are covered almost in their entirety, from track-side and from the cab. Trains dating back to the early 1900s burn up the Illinois countryside at speeds which rival those of modern day rapid transit. This feature is an important historic record, but also an ode to a time when life in America was a little slower and a little sweeter. Film by Frank Pfuhler....

With the creation of the Gorre & Daphetid (Gory and Defeated), John Allen single handedly moved model railroading from a children's pastime to a form of art. These rare films - discovered after a fire tragically destroyed the model masterpiece in 1972 - capture the devotion and sly humor that Allen infused into his miniature universe. Trains in two gauges cross snow-capped mountains and more than 100 soaring bridges. Despite outlaws, train wrecks, trolleys, bustling cities and thousands of miniature people inhabit this world. Get a peek into the mind of its creator to see his innovative techniques now in common use by model railroaders around the globe. From track-side close ups to sweeping vistas, the expert photography of Richard Reynolds and Glenn Beier will inspire train fans and model railroaders alike - indeed anyone with an imagination!...

Since 1941, four generations have been thrilled and delighted by the Museum's impressive train exhibit. In 2002, an all new train exhibit was introduced. It was greeted with wild enthusiasm by both kids and grown-ups. The Great Train Story shows the importance of railroads today by focusing on four major functions - inter-modal transportation, passenger service, transporting grain, and moving raw materials. Each of these stories is told by taking visitors on a 2200 scale-mil journey between Chicago and Seattle....

Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska is the largest railroad yard in the world, with constant activity twenty-four hours a day. Join us for a tour of the yard, with informative commentary by our guide, and a visit to the diesel shops. Take in all the action from the Golden Spike Tower, see the East Hump action, and action at the East Departure Yard. We'll also see the constant stream of trains at the west yard throat and evening action at MP294 as trains head into and out of Union Pacific's Bailey Yard....

Brain Holtz' Denver & Rio Grande Western at Night. Dave Frary says don't be scared of geology or scenery, but there are a few basics yo need to know. Malcolm Fuller shows you how to make the basic support for your scenery. The professional rock maker, John Olson, joins Malcolm to show you how to carve, cast, and color. Dave makes the basic scenery green, brown, and yellow. John returns and adds life to the scene with trees, and bushes. Litter and clutter may not look great in real life, but Gordon Odegard says they add life to a layout. This liquid scene flows on as Bob Hayden makes water the easy way. The extra dimension is in the background, and John makes full use of it. Malcolm's scenery is so good, much of it is done with mirrors. Tying it all together is best explained by John. Stacked track, what should you do? Dave has the answer. Jim Hediger has actually built a layout with two levels. Now he joins the two elevations....

INTRODUCTION - 00:00 - Wayne becomes HO scale and visits Marengo. FREIGHT YARD - 02:40 - Wood is not limited to buildings. CARPENTER SHOP - 03:10 - Scaled-down carpentry. KIT EVALUATION - 07:40 - Wayne tells you how to select a wood kit. WORK AREA - 10:30 - A good work area and set of tools are what you need. WOOD PREPARATION - 14:00 - Smooth, rough, new, worn, painted... decisions to make. GLUING - 22:00 - Globs of glue are not the answer. SUB-ASSEMBLIES - 27:00 - Wane make it all fit together. ROOFS - 31:00 - Wayne's secret for squaring up a roof and hiding mistakes. FINAL DETAILS - 37:20 - The station kit comes to life. SUPER-DETAILED KITS - 38:30 - A prize-winner with lots of details and scenes within scenes. CLOSING - 39:35...

Lorell says real railroads have track standards, why not model railroads? Derailments don't have to be part of the hobby. Avoid derailments by planning your bench-work, sub-roadbed, and roadbed. Lorell helps you make your own track templates. Flex-track must be securely mounted to the roadbed or problems will arise. Good soldering practices make the task easier. Unpainted flex-track doesn't look right. Lorell has some suggestions. Scratch-building your track means staining your ties, laying smooth curves, avoiding kinks, and weathering the rail. Lorell covers it all. Lorell shows you how to install and improve commercial turnouts. Then he turns to scratch-built turnouts. Practice with Lorell's method of sub-assemblies: frog, stock rails, and points. You'll soon discover another fascinating part of the hobby. An overview of ways to move the points on all your new turnouts. Lorell offers some tips for super-detailing specific areas of your layout with rocks and paint....

J. David Ingles of TRAINS Magazine leads the search for early diesels from five builders. Along the way we'll pause for some rare film of these diesels in their prime. The major diesel builder was and is EMD. You'll see E units, F units, the BL2, and Geeps. Alco is defunct, but you'll find some of the locomotives they built still operating: RS-1s, RS-3s, RSD-15s, and FA power cars. Dave shows you early Center-cabs, rare film of Baldwin's first road switcher, operating RS-12s, and the last of the Sharknoses. Considering the small number of Limas that were built, it's amazing that any still operate. You'll see two Lima switchers that do. An FM H-10-44 diesel that could have been the last in regular service in the U.S. cleans out the remaining cars from a bankrupt railroad. First-generation diesels are around if you can stay ahead of the "ivory hunters."...

Wayne dreams he can build a small layout with a minimum of expenses and space. He gets some helpful advice from his "Good Sense." There's so much to consider... time period, type of traffic, and scale. Wayne selects a 1950's-era branch line in HO. The Atlas track components cause the size to be 4'6" x 3'8". L-girder is perfect for the Marengo, Milwaukee & Northern. We need 1x1s, 1x2s, 1x3s, 1x4s, 2x2s, and a sheet of 1/2" plywood. "Keep it simple" is good advice for a first-time layout. However, by dividing the layout into 4 blocks we can run two trains. Polyfoam is the base for the scenic landforms. Wayne adds laytex paint, ground foam, and rocks. Artist's acrylic Gloss Medium forms the lake. All the structures get some weathering. Wayne lists some of the problem areas - couplers, track, and trucks - and shows you how to make them work properly. Locomotives can also be a source of trouble if you fail to maintain them....

Amtrak takes MR's Allen Keller to the Dallas Union Station in search of Malcolm. The Denver & Rio Chama Western is Malcolm's dream come true. Distressing, scraping, sanding, painting, and staining make wood look old and weatherd. Malcolm makes plastic into a wood look-alike. "Dirt Dipping" is just one of his secrets for transforming styrene into metal. Acid take some of the metal away, but leaves the paint. Malcolm busts up the masonry with a hammer after he stains and paints it. Malcolm lavishes his skills on a plastic structure kit. The result is a display of combined techniques. Pastel chalks, airbrushing, and "Dirt Dipping" make cars look realistic. Thee romance of the steam locomotive and an old-timer capture Malcolm and his attention. Out of the box the engine needs help. Malcolm adds his artistry with chalks, hand brush, and airbrush. Malcolm and Allen have fun operating trains through the beautiful scenery of the San Juan Central....

A story about prizewinning agriculturist, whose dream is to find his soul mate who would agree to marry him and live in the countryside. In one of his trips to symposium, he's about to share the compartment on a train with nice-looking but hardly approachable girl....

A pair of psychotic hoodlums and an equally demented nymphomaniac woman terrorize two young girls on a train trip from Germany to Italy....

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by the conductors, she hides in the compartment of Major Philip Kirby, a military school instructor who takes the "child" under his wing....

On Aug. 21, 2015, the world watches in stunned silence as the media reports a thwarted terrorist attack on a train that's bound for Paris -- an attempt prevented by three young Americans traveling together through Europe. The heroic and courageous actions of Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone help to save the lives of more than 500 passengers on board....

The Wrecker wrecks trains on the L & R Railroad. One of his victims is Larry Baker's father. Baker wants to find the evildoer, among a host of suspects, but it will be difficult since the Wrecker can disguise himself to look like almost anyone...

Young stewardess works in a luxury, long – distance train. Its destination is Paris. Travellers are mostly couples on their way to the capital of love. Stewardess becomes the unintentional witness of their quiet intimacy and intensive tenderness. Overwhelmed by her own loneliness and her burning need of love and being loved, she becomes to watch the lovers closely, in the more and more obsessive way....

A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong three years earlier and who are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train....

Biel and Aina confront the final conversation about the breakup of their relationship, the first one of both, before she returns with train to her home, making the breakup official. In spite of Aina seemingly having assumed it, Biel wants to fight for the relationship, something that will make her hesitate....

A 1946 war movie which tells the courageous efforts by French railway workers to sabotage Nazi reinforcement-troop trains....