• Winter is Here
    Dec 22, 2010, 0 Comments

    Now that it's officially Winter where I live, I thought I'd share this awesome Hi-Rail Plow Truck from Brian Lyles.  I actually stumbled across this one a couple of months ago, but was waiting for an...

  • The North Pole Limited
    Dec 13, 2010, 0 Comments

    This time, opening the company vault as revealed the blueprints to the North Pole Limited, Sava Railway's premier train straight to the North Pole and Santa's Workshop.  These blueprints can now be...

  • Sava Railways Scenic Tours 2011 Calendar
    Dec 03, 2010, 0 Comments

      Help support RAILBRICKS, the brick railroading magazine, with this gorgeous 13 month calendar. Each month features photos from Anthony Sava's Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series, showcasing trains...

  • Going Full Circle
    Nov 16, 2010, 0 Comments

    What you see here is a long journey coming full circle. Back in February of 2009, my LUG, TexLUG, set up a train layout at the World's Greatest Hobby on Tour show in San Antonio. At the show, the layout...

  • 'Tis the season... for thrifty shopping
    Nov 05, 2010, 0 Comments

    It's November, and the holiday shopping season is nearly upon us. So, I'd like to take a momentary diversion from the world of LEGO trains to editorialize on the subject of holiday shopping... for LEGO...

  • LEGO Model Scaler
    Oct 27, 2010, 0 Comments

    Sometimes it really pays to watch what non-train LEGO fans are up to. Spotted tonight over on the TechnicBRICKs blog, the Model Scaler Tool by Sariel. This tool is super simple to use.  Find an image...

  • Big Tim
    Oct 25, 2010, 0 Comments

    Okay, it is a little off topic, but this cartoon gives a nice slice of railroads in the US in 1949 as they were transitioning from steam to diesel. It was a promotional piece for Timkin roller berings...

  • Train Building - Great videos
    Oct 22, 2010, 0 Comments

    nickname2002 recently posted a video on building the latest LEGO Hogwarts Express train. But that's not all, and this LEGO Builders collective also posted a nice video review of PFS cargo train (7939)...

  • Only the speed is good enough
    Oct 13, 2010, 0 Comments

    We love high speed trains. But LEGO trains have limitations - power and  track geometry. French AFOLs, during events such FanaBriques, make use of modified tracks (seamless) and professional power supply...

  • RAILBRICKS Issue 7 is out!
    Oct 13, 2010, 0 Comments

    Thanks to our new senior editor, Elroy Davis, a new issue RAILBRICKS is here! Inside you'll find articles for beginners, lessons on how to photograph your trains, more RCX/PF train experimentation, new...

  • Coal Hopper Instructions
    Sep 29, 2010, 0 Comments

    While doing some late-night browsing, I came across a nice coal hopper by Brickshelf user TahuNuva91.  The hopper uses brick-built trucks, features a tipping body, and best of all, has really well done...

  • Stephenson's Rocket
    Sep 19, 2010, 0 Comments

    Eurobricks user Kris Kelvin posted his gorgeous rendition of Stephenson's Rocket, an 0-2-2 locomotive built in 1829.  Using Big Ben wheels and a bright yellow color scheme, the model itself is fantastically...

  • Public Transit Never Looked So Good
    Sep 14, 2010, 0 Comments

    Jonathan Lopes is no stranger to RAILBRICKS. This time however he's turned out some of the nicest commuter rail MOCs I've seen.   NY/NJ Path Train The details and the splash of Dark Blue make this...

  • 8-Wide M44 "Bobo"
    Sep 12, 2010, 0 Comments

    Tibor Lakatos's 8-wide diesel locomotive, the Hungarian M44 "Bobo", was brought to our attention by RAILBRICKS reader Csaba Szilágyi.  My favorite portion of this build is the cheese-slope striping...

  • EJ&E Rail Crane
    Sep 04, 2010, 0 Comments

    I admit that I don't browse MOCpages nearly as often as I probably should.  I'm glad that I did, however, when I came across Eric Starr's Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Crane. Eric's self-propelled...