About Ross

I am one of the owners at Trackside Model Railroading and I have been into model railroading since I was very young. I model the Burlington Northern in HO Scale but also love the idea of building a narrow-gauge O scale layout one day.

New DVD and Blu-ray videos from Trackside Model Railroading

If you haven't heard, we now have our Blu-ray videos available. This video shows a bit more about the process. We will be producing more of these indepth tours, which feature thorough coverage of just one layout. Thanks again, Trackside These first five are in HO, Sn3, and N scale and [...]

July 2018 Free Edition Model Railroad Videos

Log in to view the free lite edition online magazine: CLICK HERE Want the download of the full feature magazine? CLICK HERE Want the best we have to offer? Get our 2 hour narrated DVD video with all our available content: CLICK HERE Cascade County Narrow Gauge Proto-Freelanced Layout in On3 Duration: 6:08 Modoc-Southern Pacific [...]

By |2019-04-09T16:38:22-07:00July 20th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on July 2018 Free Edition Model Railroad Videos

June 2018 Free Edition Model Railroad Videos

Trackside Model Railroading is the magazine for model railroad enthusiasts who want an in-depth view of layouts. We cover two layouts each month, including all fine scales. Our railfanning style includes video of the trains running on the layouts as well as an article and many photographs of each layout we share. You can [...]

By |2018-08-29T22:19:17-07:00June 20th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on June 2018 Free Edition Model Railroad Videos

The May 2018 issue of Trackside is ready!

Mount Hood Railroad in HO Scale This month we visit a freelanced pike that travels through the Cascade Mountains, the High Desert, the Blue Mountains, and the Palouse to connect Portland, Oregon and Spokane, Washington. The railroad has an interesting story and hauls quite a variety of freight with an emphasis on logs [...]

By |2018-10-20T14:54:21-07:00May 20th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on The May 2018 issue of Trackside is ready!

April 2018 Free Edition Videos.

Be sure to read this months magazine, we have a special feature this month that is time limited. Great Northern Cascade Modelers' Layout in HO Scale: Follow the GN as it crosses Stevens Pass over the Cascades Railfan the Wenatchee Valley Museum layout in HD Video. Disasterville in HO Scale: Watch for [...]

By |2018-05-20T17:40:36-07:00April 20th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on April 2018 Free Edition Videos.

Northern Pacific Stampede Railway in N Scale

Northern Pacific & Stampede Railway in N Scale Our second layout tour this month is Mike McGee’s freelanced Northern Pacific & Stampede Pass, also in N scale. The layout models Lester, Washington at Stampede Pass in the Cascade Mountains. It is based on the Northern Pacific in the summer of 1969. [...]

By |2019-04-09T16:44:03-07:00March 19th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on Northern Pacific Stampede Railway in N Scale

Columbia River Gorge in N Scale

Columbia River Gorge Model Railroad in N Scale Visit the Columbia River N Scale Club’s layout modeling the Columbia River Gorge with us this month. The layout includes parts of the BNSF main line in Washington and the Union Pacific main line in Oregon and features beautiful scenes along the river. [...]

By |2019-04-09T16:44:05-07:00March 19th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on Columbia River Gorge in N Scale

Spokane Train Show 2018 360 VR Video

  Spokane Train Show 2018  Free-Mo HO Scale Club   We were at the Spokane Train show last weekend and thanks to Joe we were able to place our 360 VR car on his Chessie System manifest while it ran around the local Free-Mo club. Follow the model train on the club [...]

By |2018-03-31T15:23:25-07:00March 10th, 2018|Model Railroading, Model Train Videos, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on Spokane Train Show 2018 360 VR Video

This month in Trackside we will be upgrading a bulkhead flatcar from Athearn.

We will glue wood veneer “boards” over the plastic boards and weather the car to make it look realistic. Next month, we will show you how to build a custom pipe load using this same car. To customize a car like this one, you will need wood veneer that you can purchase online or at [...]

By |2019-04-09T16:44:26-07:00January 4th, 2018|Model Railroading, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on This month in Trackside we will be upgrading a bulkhead flatcar from Athearn.

January 2018 is here, Happy New Year

January 2018 Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine The two layout features this January are: Lee Bishop's Stoney Creek and Southern Railroad Lewis-Clark Model Railroad Club's Camas Prairie Railroad Order Download or DVD On30 Scale HO Scale Upgrade and Weather a Bulkhead Flatcar Layouts in the January 2018 Issue Stoney [...]

By |2019-04-09T16:46:01-07:00January 2nd, 2018|Model Railroading, Trackside Model Railroading Digital Magazine|Comments Off on January 2018 is here, Happy New Year