2010 National Train Show

Model Railroad Hobbyist interviewed many vendors and took video footage of some of the layouts at the 2010 National Train Show in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Check out the free videos from the train show - we hope you enjoy watching this video footage as much as we enjoyed shooting it!

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Interviews from the train show ...

Atlas (4:20) - Rob Pisani tells MRH about what happening with HO scale intermodel equipment, a steel coil car, and the long awaited Gen Set locomotives at 2010 Milwaukee National Train Show

Visit the Atlas Model Railroad Co web site.

BLMA (8:02) - Jeff Shultz talks with the folks at BLMA about new freight cars at the floor of the 2010 National Train Show

Visit the BLMA web site.

CMT (4:00) - Tom Tomblin of Canadian Model Trains tells MRH about their upcoming caboose, a CN Pointe St. Charles, that will be manufactured by Rapido.

Visit the CMT - Canadian Model Trains web site.

Exact Rail (13:11) - Jeff Shultz talks with the folks at Exact Rail from the floor of the 2010 National Train Show

Visit the ExactRail web site.

Imagine That (8:11) - Mark Williams of Imagine That Laser Art shows off their Chicago El(evated) components and an new super detailed structure they call (appropriately) La Wow, at the 2010 National Train Show in Milwaukee.

Visit the Imagine That web site.

iwata-medea (8:18) - Leslie Eaton and John Smith of iwata-medea talk airbrushes and accessories with MRH

Visit the iwata-medea web site.

NMRA / Tony Koester (19:45) - Tony Koester tells Joe Fugate about the new stuff happening in the NMRA from the floor of the 2010 Milwaukee National Train Show

Visit the NMRA web site.

North American Railcar Scale Models (9:24) - Donald Smith tells MRH about the PORTER system which allows modlers to receive notifications of new models, place orders, and schedule delivers of new releases.,

Visit the North American Railcar web site.

North Coast Engineering (1:45) - Larry Larsen of NCE shows off the new engineer's throttle with a LED display.

Visit the North Coast Engineering web site.

Rapido Trains (9:55) - Jason Shron, founder of Rapido, shows off his latest stuff for 2010.

Visit the Rapido Trains web site.

SoundTraxx (9:54) - Jared Ireland tells MRH about the UP turbine sound decoder, some soundless decoders, and the exciting Blackstone line of HOn3 equipment at the 2010 Milwaukee National Train Show

Visit the SoundTraxx web site.

Tangent Scale Models (9:24) - David Lehlbach tells MRH about their new HO scale open top hopper and ACF gondolas at the 2010 Milwaukee National Train Show

Visit the Tangent Scale Models web site.

Walthers (7:03) - Jeff Shultz talks with Stacey Walthers Naffah, consumer marketing manager for Walthers, outside a Milwaukee Road Hiawatha dome car at the Milwaukee Amtrak depot brought in by Walthers during the 2010 National Train Show

Visit the Walthers web site.

Train show Layouts ...

Cincinnati Northern (5:14) - Check out this moderate size, HO scale, (un)modular layout that won the First Place Modules award!

Visit the Cincinnati Northern web site.

North American Free-mo Layout (9:31) - Tim Moran and Mike Slater talk with Model Railroad Hobbyist's modular layout editor, Les Halmos, about the 40 x 110 ft layout the North American Free-Mo group has setup here at the 2010 National Train Show hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ten Free-mo groups from across the USA and Canada participated in bringing this layout to life. Check out the size of this layout - and some great modeling too!

Visit the North American Free-mo web site.

Mod-u-trak (5:50) - Check out this incredible N-scale modular layout featuring smooth scenic transitions from module to module and some great modeling (it makes use of N-scale's size to model a railroad instead of cramming more stuff together). This layout took home the RMC layout prize. 

Visit the Mod-u-trak web site.

Clinics / User Groups ...

Digitrax User Forum   (1:56:00) - The Digitrax User Forum at the 2010 NMRA National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Zana and A.J. Ireland. Find out the latest stuff from the factory in Florida. Divided into 10 video clips.

Lenz User Group   (58:00) - The Lenz Gmbh user group meeting at the 2010 NMRA National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with Debbie Ames. Divided into 5 video clips.

Extra stuff ...

Canadian Pacific  (7:11) - A Canadian Pacific freight, led by CP 8826, rolls through the Milwaukee depot shortly after we finished talking with Stacey from Walthers. So we video taped it!