• RAILBRICKS 2010 Calendar Now Available!
    Dec 05, 2009, 0 Comments

    The RAILBRICKS 2010 Calendar is here! Copies of the calendar are made available worldwide via Lulu.com. Each calendar is $15.00 USD (plus shipping). Grab yours today! Please note that we made every...

  • 2010 RAILBRICKS Calendar!
    Dec 01, 2009, 0 Comments

    All aboard! The RAILBRICKS staff is proud to announce the 2010 RAILBRICKS Calendar! Keep yourself running on schedule with a LEGO Train calendar made by LEGO Train fans. The 2010 RAILBRICKS Calendar...

  • Oh Shay Can You See - Part III
    Nov 19, 2009, 0 Comments

    Kurt Baty has built his very first train MOCs, and they're quite the debut.  His first is a fully functional, fully track compatible, power functions Shay locomotive. He accomplishes articulation by...

  • 6 or 8?
    Nov 15, 2009, 0 Comments

    How about 4?  Brickshelf user Porrey61 presents an entire gallery of 4-wide trains, complete with instructions.  I'll let the images speak for themselves.

  • Lego survey
    Nov 11, 2009, 0 Comments

    See below for an announcement from Lego. Note that they are tracking the source, so be sure to hit this link from RailBricks so that they know the train AFOLs are out there. Benn   The LEGO Group...

  • Havin Fun with Real Trains on the Western Maryland Scenic
    Nov 07, 2009, 0 Comments

    It's way too quiet here lately. I don't know what the other RB Bloggers excuse are but I've been prepping for two upcoming shows (more on that later), though I did recently have the opportunity to take...

  • Power Functions Minitruck
    Oct 16, 2009, 0 Comments

    In my article, A Power Functions Primer, I discussed using Power Functions with trains and gave an example of a geared bogie that could replace a 9v motor.  It works well, and I'll continue to use the...

  • BlueBrick version 1.5
    Oct 12, 2009, 0 Comments

    Hello Lego train and town fans!After many hours of tweaking over the weekend, BlueBrick version 1.5 is nowavailable to the masses.  This revision focused on the first (but definitelynot last), extension...

  • Oh Shay Can You See - Part II
    Oct 09, 2009, 0 Comments

    I'm really hoping that this 1912 Shay MOC I'm about to show you hasn't been blogged before.  Actually, I think the locomotive type has been blogged in this posting. However, Brickbaron now takes another...

  • Step Back In Time - 4-8-4 Hudson
    Oct 07, 2009, 0 Comments

    Steam locomotives seem to be all the rage these days.  Last night I took a step back in time, though, to July of 2002.  Before the Emerald Night, and before the steam drivers of Big Ben Bricks (based...

  • Pancho Villa Raid by Brian Williams
    Oct 07, 2009, 0 Comments

    Pancho Villa Raid by Brian Williams For his latest LEGO Indiana Jones creation, Brian Williams looks for inspiration to The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles . The five-foot-long diorama features lots of...

  • Train Tech Category 2
    Oct 06, 2009, 0 Comments

    Train Tech Building Contest Category 2 Voting: Single Engines & Wagons Voting for Category 2 of the Train Tech Building Contest has begun! Head over to Train Tech now and Cast Your Vote!    

  • Voting has begun for the TrainTech Contest entries
    Oct 03, 2009, 0 Comments

    Train Tech Building Contest Category 3 Voting: Trackside Structures It's time to cast your vote for the Train Tech Building Contest Category 3 entries, Trackside Structures. Twelve outstanding entries...

  • Anthracite and Iron Horses
    Sep 29, 2009, 0 Comments

    Reading "Iron Horse Rambles" T-1 class 4-8-4 Steam Engine and Passenger Cars Excursions were a regular part of railroading in the last days of the steam era. These rail outings were usually run "off...