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A look at Micro Trains 2024 Christmas train set. A great locomotive and passenger car set decorated in a Christmas theme for the holiday...

I've completed four more structures for the N scale switching layout including one with a rail door that opens. The layout is nearly done...

A collection of the final video and photos I took of the 2’x4’ N scale layout before packing it up in a shipping crate and sending it off...

I picked up a DC versio of an Atlas GP15 and then added a TCS drop in decoder along with one of their small Keep Alive capacitors and...

The 2x4 foot N scale project layout is finally done*. See all the new additions to the layout in this video along with some trains...

In this week's video, I compare the sizes of all the major model railroad scales from T Gauge to G Gauge! Note that I did leave out OO...

The removable top level of the 2’x4’ N scale model railroad project is complete! I added catenary poles, street lights, road striping,...

Need some backdrops for your model railroad? Here is how I built some backdrop panels for my 2x4 N scale layout out of cardboard, paint,...

In this latest video, I look at some decisions you might to help determine the best scale of model trains for you. There are many to...

I recently purchased seven new Kato N scale SD70ACes showing the Union Pacific heritage fleet. I’ll be using these in another project...

In this week’s video, I go over how I set up part of my 2x4 foot N scale layout for dual DC and DCC train control. Eventually, I will...

Want to help support the channel? Buy me a cup of coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stephenstrum Ok, so I started by assembling all...

In the video below, I cover four different ways you can attach Kato Unitrack tor your layout project. You can nail or screw your track...

In the video below, see how I added some roadway areas and structure bases that have various metal brackets and washers embedded within...

This is the first post in a series on building an N scale switching layout in a portable wooden case that runs on DCC and contains a...

A few months ago I had a post on some new Athearn 50' PS-1 boxcars: https://www.steves-trains.com/post/new-athearn-boxcars-and-3x5-n-scal...

I recently posted a video on some nice Athearn 50' N scale boxcars that are now available as well as an update on the 3x5 N scale layout...