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Jersey Girl
Central Railroad of New Jersey 1940’s Commuter Train in LEGO This is my LEGO model of a 1940’s Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train. This train is typical of those that made up the CNJ’s short...
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Classics of Modern Railroading
CSX SD40-2 and Gunderson 60′ High Cube Boxcar by Aaron Burnett I love coming across new (or maybe just new to me) train builders when perusing through flickr, or one of the other LEGO® train hangouts...
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Duluth, Missabe, & Iron Range “Yellowstone”
It been a while since we’ve seen a big articulated steam locomotive from LEGO® train builder Anthony Sava. But the wait is over as Anthony’s long planed model of the Duluth, Missabe, & Iron Range...
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It’s 1976 All Over Again
Every year on July 4th, we here in the United States celebrate the birth of our nation. But in 1976, upon the 200th Anniversary, we threw one heck of big a party. For the US Bicentennial every one in...
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Trains in BrickJournal Magazine
Brick Model Railroader is in issue 46 of BrickJournal magazine. Issue 46 cover of BrickJournal. Cover photo by Cale Leiphart. For those of you not familiar with BrickJournal, BrickJournal magazine is...
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BrickFair Virginia 2017
BrickFair Virginia 2017 was the last of the big AFOL convention I was planing to attend this year. Taking place last weekend, August 2nd to 6th, it was an awesome event filled with trains and fun....
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Steam Giants of the Norfolk & Western Railway
I hope you, our dear readers, will allow me to indulge myself once again as write about my own LEGO® train building. Today I finally bring you my two most recent articulated steam locomotive models,...
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A Tail Of The Blue Comet: The Seashore’s Finest Train In LEGO by Cale Leiphart
My first encounter with the Blue Comet was at the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg Pennsylvania. It was an O scale model of the train made by MTH, sitting on a display shelf in the main display...
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When is a LEGO® Train Not A LEGO® Train Anymore?
Crossing The Purity Line. If you you’ve been following the LEGO Train Fan Club Facebook group recently you probably have seen the ongoing discussion on Mike Moon’s 3D printed car bodies for LEGO...
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Our AAR 53′ 70 Ton Flat Car Premium Instructions are now on sale, plus Restocks!
Our fourth premium instructions, for the AAR 53′ 70 Ton Flat Car are now available for purchase in our store! See our video review here From the 1940s to the 80s and beyond the AAR 53′ 70 ton flatcar...
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Calling in the “Big Hook” A Bangor and Aroostook Wrecker from William Dumond
The Wrecker, or railroad wreck crane/derrick was once a common part of a railroad’s Maintenance of Way fleet in North America. They we’re kept at the ready in railroad yards in a wreck train waiting...
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Brick Model Railroader and PennLUG Travel to the 2018 World’s Greatest Hobby...
PennLUG, and Brick Model Railroader visited the World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour’s first stop of 2018 this past weekend in Monroeville, just outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Both myself and Glenn...
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NELUG and Brick Model Railroader will be at the 50th Amherst Railway Show...
On Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 January, the New England LEGO Users Group will be displaying their amazing Lego train/city layout at the 50th Annual Amherst Railway Society Railroad Hobby Show at The...
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2018 Amherst Train Show Report
Every year late in January or early in February, the Amherst Railway Society holds its Railroad Hobby Show at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds (The home of The Big E) in West Springfield,...
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Premium Instruction Restocks and New Decals Added to the BMR Store
Premium Instruction Restocks Many have been asking when we will be restocking our first four Premium Instruction Kits, and we’ve been listening. Previously, we’ve made a batch of kits to sell, and when...
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Electrifying European Locomotives
Most of you know me as a steam guy, and while steam is my first love, I do appreciate all trains. While going through the LEGO Train MOCs group on Flickr, a trio of Electrics from Europe caught my...
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Nebraska Brick Days LEGO Fan Expo
Lincoln/Omaha LEGO User Group will host Nebraska Brick Days at the Mid-America Center near Omaha, Nebraska on March 10th and 11th. LOLUG will be joined by NILTC, ArkLUG and KC Brick Lab and all four...
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Cabooses or Cabeese? Brick Model Railroader April 2018 Update
Hello out there to all you LEGO® train fans. I know it’s been pretty quiet on the BMR website lately but it’s only because things have been very busy behind the scenes, so here is an update of what’s...
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Northeastern Caboose Premium Instructions are Open for Preorder
It’s taken a while but our first Premium Instruction Kit of 2018 is ready to preorder. We will be taking orders for this kit until April 30th. Once ordering is closed, we will go into producing kits...
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The Spirit of the Union Pacific – MOC Builder Interview
This is something new BMR is piloting, interviews with builders of exceptional MOCs. Provided there are enough new builds, we hope to have several of these every month. The builder for our first...
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