August 18, 2025 Central Ohio N-Trak 2025-08-18 | CONTrak - KATO Minidiorama Circus Module Introduction Video for STEM programs and community activities. Filmed at the Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend Show & Swap Meet 2025 at the LaNtrak & CONTrak combined T-TRAK layout.
TTrak Saturday Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-05-16 | Andy Bell and Paul Limmer share a little bit about the combined TTrak layout that the 2026 Ohio N Scale Weekend.
Friday Timelapse Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-05-16 | Join us on Saturday, May 16, 2026 for the Ohio N Scale Weekend! Here's a "quick" video of our setup!
2026 Ohio River & Western Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-04-02 | This is a final look at CONTrak's permanent layout, the Ohio River & Western Railroad. We found ourselves moving to a new location in March of 2026. Unfortunately, we could not take the layout with us.
2026 Central Ohio NTrak Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-03-12 | Our 2026 Central Ohio NTrak video tells what we are all about. We have two modular layouts we use to visit shows, perform community outreach, and our signature event, the Ohio N Scale Weekend!
Ohio N Scale Weekend Railfan Video Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-03-11 | A preview of railfanning opportunities in Marion, Ohio during the 2026 Ohio N Scale Weekend, May 15-17, 2026. Come join us for N scale trains, vendors, clinics and much more!
GTS 2026 FreemoN Layout Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-01-15 | Ohio FreemoN Layout at the 2026 @GreatTrainShow. Demonstrating a "Saw-By" switching maneuver.
GTS 2026 Ntrak Layout Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-01-15 | Joint NTrak Layout at the @GreatTrainShow with Dayton N-Track.
Great Train Show 2026 T-Trak Layout Central Ohio N-Trak 2026-01-13 | CONTrak's T-Trak Layout at the 2026 @GreatTrainShow featured a Union Pacific Coal Train, a Circus Train, a TGV train and our signature wind turbine module!
Ohio N-Scale Weekend - 12x14 Serving Tray T-TRAK Module Assembly Central Ohio N-Trak 2025-05-07 | Ohio N-Scale Weekend - 12x14 Serving Tray T-TRAK Module Assembly. In this video we illustrate the build process for creating your first single T-TRAK module, complete with adjustable feet, track, and starting landscaping, using one of the kits available for purchase at the workshop during our event!
Great Train Show Columbus 2025 Central Ohio N-Trak 2025-01-15 | Highlights from CONTrak's layouts at the 2025 Great Train Show in Columbus.
Great Train Show 2025 Preview Central Ohio N-Trak 2025-01-07 | Join us at the Ohio Expo Center this weekend, January 11-12, 2025, 10 AM-4 PM each day, for the Great Train Show. We'll have our NTrak and TTrak layouts, as well as co-hosting with Dayton NTrack and Central Ohio FreeMoN.
Happy Holidays 2024 Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-12-25 | Happy Holidays from all of us at Central Ohio NTrak! Hope you enjoy a little snowfall on our layout!
Coal Train Night 2024 Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-12-20 | So you missed being at Central Ohio NTrak for our Coal Train Night? Looks like you're on the Naughty List. But by watching this video, you can get back on the nice list before the Big Day!
Coal Train Night Promo Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-12-11 | Join us this coming Tuesday night, February 17, 2024 at 6:30 PM for our annual coal train night. We help supply Santa with coal for everyone on the Naughty List!
CONTrak December 2024 Show Weekend Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-11-30 | Join us with our layouts at two shows on December 7, 2024!-Our NTrak layout will be at the Buckeye Model Train and Artifacts Show, at the Ohio Expo Center, 9 AM-4 PM.-Our TTrak Layout will be at the Marion Train Show, at the Marion County Fairgrounds, 10 AM-3 PM. Join us for one or both shows!
CONTrak Passenger Night 2024 Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-11-27 | Celebrating the busiest travel weekend of the year, here's some highlights from 2024's Passenger Train Night!
CONTrak & LANTrak T-TRAK Layout at Fostoria Rail Festival 2024 Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-10-06 | Last weekend Central Ohio Ntrak had the pleasure of joining LaNtrak: Lansing Area N-Trak and T-TRAK Model Railroad Club at the Fostoria Rail Festival 2024 show in Fostoria, Ohio for a large joint layout. We share in this video some new modules and the Inglenook Siding Puzzle
CONTrak at 2024 Wings Rails Wheels Model Expo - Rolling Trains Footage Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-09-04 | Take a look at the train consists CONTrak was displaying at the 2024 Wings Rails Wheels Model Expo hosted by the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, OH!
2025 Ohio N Scale Weekend Summer Teaser Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-08-02 | Save the date! May 16-18, 2025 at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Marion, Ohio! All N Scale by N Scalers! Featuring N Scale Dealers, as well as N Trak, T Trak, and N scale Freemon layouts.Also new this year, how-to clinics about N Scale as well!Visit us at www.centralohiontrak.org for more details.
CONTrak & LANTrak 3,510 Pictures of Trains Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-07-30 | We thought it would be fun to setup a Timelapse recording of one of the “T” junctions in our CONTrak and LANTrak club joint T-TRAK layout at the 2024 Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend. This resulted in 3,510 pictures of trains. Enjoy! Video production by Matthew Anderle.
CONTrak & LANTrak T-TRAK Layout Tour Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-07-29 | Andy Bell and Matthew Anderle take you on a tour around the joint CONTrak & LANTrak club T-TRAK layout at the 2024 Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend show. The LANTrak club created a unique “H” configuration with three isolated lines and two large rail yards providing plenty of staging and running space for all members at the show. Video production by Matthew Anderle.
CONTrak & LANTrak Talk DCS Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-07-29 | Andy Bell and Mike Shollack talk about travel DCC Command Stations and important components to consider in the command box, connecting throttles and phones, and delivering quality signals and power to member modules around the layout. Video production by Matthew Anderle.
2024 Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend! Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-07-28 | CONTRAK & LANTRAK club members at the 2024 Van Wert Railroad Heritage Weekend!
Best Of March 4th, 2024 Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-03-06 | We have new signage for our club entrance, a couple of our members discuss waybill operation, and no night is complete without a long train!
ComiNg soon! 2024 N Scale Weekend Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-03-02 | The 2024 Central Ohio N Scale Weekend is just around the corner! Join us May 17-19, 2024 at the Union County Fairgrounds in Marysville, OH. For more information go to http://www.centralohiontrak.org/p the-2024-ohio-n-scale-weekend-show.html or scan the QR code in the video.
Best Of 02/27/24 Central Ohio N-Trak 2024-03-01 | Another feature from our Tuesday night run session.
Tuesday Night March 28, 2023 Central Ohio N-Trak 2023-03-29 | Video by Josh McKeever showing all three trains running on our layout during one of our Tuesday run sessions. Feel free to join us on Tuesday nights here in Columbus!
Belmont Shore Model Railroad Club visit, September 2022 Central Ohio N-Trak 2022-11-02 | Back in September of 2022, member @rrcrazycols had an opportunity to visit the Belmont Shore Model Railroad Club. Belmont Shore was instrumental in creating NTrak as we know it today.Their current layout takes about 45 minutes to make a complete circuit. Dan mentioned that he was a member of Central Ohio NTrak and immediately got an invite to run a train on the layout! Dan would like to thank BSMRRC members Cam Cast and Frank Hinojosa for guiding him around the layout the first weekend. The next weekend Dan brought his SD40-2's with him and ran a train around the layout...delivering cherries from the fictional Cherryland Railroad of Traverse City, MI, and returning with fresh California fruit.We hope you enjoy this tour of the Belmont Shore Model Railroad Club!
CONTrak Run Night Traffic Jam Central Ohio N-Trak 2022-10-10 | Our latest run night at the club on October 4, 2022 had six trains operating. Those included two long double stack trains, a coal drag, a Wabash passenger train, an Amtrak National Limited, and a UP Excursion Train.Things were quite busy this evening. Including this major traffic tie up at our main junction. You'll hear some discussion about this!
NS Stack Train and Manifest Freight, Cooke Rd. Columbus, OH, February 6, 2022 Central Ohio N-Trak 2022-03-22 | Winter video in the late afternoon, February 6, 2022 at Cooke Rd. in Columbus, Ohio. Stack train with NS 7618, GE ES44DC, NS 7666, GE ES40DC and NS 8068 ES44AC. About 4:00 in, a manifest freight passes the other way, NS 9581, GE C40-9W and Ns 9562, GE C44-9W heading southbound. The lighting was perfect!Shot by Central Ohio NTrak member Dan Mejak with an iPhone XR.
CONTrak MidTrain DPU Central Ohio N-Trak 2022-03-15 | Back in 2017, Brandon Lee ran a 71 car train on our permanent layout. To do that, he employed 2 mid-train helper units. In modern prototype terms, this is known as a DPU, or Distributed Power Unit. This video shows that feat!
WGH Virtual Train Show Video 2021 Central Ohio N-Trak 2022-01-04 | This is Central Ohio NTrak's video entry into the World's Greatest Hobby Virtual Train Show in April 2021. The video features our layout as well as the various shows we visit.
NTrak in 30 Seconds Central Ohio N-Trak 2022-01-03 | On December 11, 2021, Central Ohio NTrak set up our NTrak and TTrak layouts at the Buckeye Railroad Artifacts Show at the Ohio Expo Center. Here's a quick video showing how we set up those layouts!
