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ScaleTrains.com Inc. Articles Categorized as: Railfan Spotlight

Time to Model: CN Heritage Units in Wisconsin & Illinois

  • 07/26/2021
  • Railfan Spotlight, Video

In this Time to Model™ feature, we’re showcasing Sam Foster’s videos of Canadian National’s Heritage & Military Units. Filmed earlier this year, Sam caught four trains on the CN’s Waukesha Sub with some of Canadian National’s heritage and veterans locomotives. Here are the locomotives he…

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The Reason Why I Run Tunnel Motors

  • 03/24/2021
  • Customer Article, Editorial, Railfan Spotlight

An Article by Christopher Bamberg The story behind me getting a pair of ScaleTrains.com’s SD40T-2s isn’t as simple as having a liking for the prototype. Rather, it’s a more personal and deeper connection. Years before I got back into HO Scale, I was modeling G…

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Mainline Miracle: Pevler Blue N&W SD45s + C39-8s

  • 03/11/2021
  • Customer Article, Railfan Spotlight

An Article by Todd Arnett Whenever I hear the phrase “That would have never happened.” I always perk up. It seems that soon after that phrase is uttered a photo or document surfaces to prove otherwise. Would one reasonably think that an N&W SD-45, still…

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Memories of Milwaukee with Blair Kooistra

  • 02/16/2021
  • Customer Article, Railfan Spotlight

It’s pretty exciting to see a manufacturer like Scale Trains announce they’re bringing the SDL39 to market! For years, it’s been a model that die-hard Milwaukee Road modelers would have to walk through fire to end up on their layouts: shell out the big bucks…

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Family Ties: Building My First HO Layout

  • 01/21/2021
  • Customer Article, Railfan Spotlight

An Article by Bradyn Terrell I’ll admit that the roots of my railroad interest began with that blue tank engine that everyone loved as a toddler. But, I give most of the credit to my amazing grandfather. Even before we were doing model trains, he…

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Q&A With Modeler Evandro Luiz

  • 11/19/2020
  • Customer Article, Railfan Spotlight

Evandro Luiz is an N Scale modeler from Sao Paulo, Brazil. We first met him last year at the National Train Show in Salt Lake City, Utah where he shared his passion for N Scale model railroading with us. Evandro loves our Rivet Counter line…

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Time to Model: Isaiah Bradford’s Railfan Journey

  • 10/15/2020
  • Railfan Spotlight

A Story by Drayton Blackgrove For many of us, the passion for trains begins at a young age. For Isaiah Bradford, this was no exception. At 14, going on 15 years old, Isaiah is still quite young. In fact, he’s so young that he can’t…

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