New York Society of Model Engineers, Inc.

06/03/2026

Check out this monster intermodal train pulled by a NYSW wide cab and two Canadian trailing units. Double stacks were once a common sight on the Susquehanna twenty plus years ago but changes in ownership and rail mergers in the region brought an end to these types of trains. Lucky we still have the models! Video by Jeremy Zablocki

05/28/2026

Can you identify this loco? We catch a train on the HO layout crossing the bridge and on to the viaduct the back wall of the railroad.

05/25/2026

Some Milwaukee Road grain train action!!

05/25/2026

Remembering those who, "gave the last full measure of devotion" so that our nation could exist and endure. Their sacrifice has allowed us the ability to enjoy this tremendous hobby of model railroading. Happy Memorial Day!

05/24/2026

Another view of the Santa Fe war bonnet RDCs. These are some great looking HO models!!! video by Juan Manuel Alvarez

05/24/2026

Here are some RDC Budd cars painted in the war bonnet scheme for the Santa Fe.

05/24/2026

Now for your reading pleasure! Check out the article about NYSME written by Andrew Brusgard. Thanks to Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine for profiling us for our 100th anniversary!

JUNE 2026: NOW EXPANDED TO 108 PAGES! This month, we celebrate the New York Society of Model Engineers, Inc.'s 100th anniversary with a visit to its expansive HO scale Union, Hoboken & Overland. Andrew Nelson models an unusual movement of Coast Guard boats in N scale, while Jonathan Jones explores the details of a skewed truss bridge on Jersey Central’s Newark Branch. Chris Adams demonstrates straightforward techniques for creating mud and dust effects on a diesel switcher, and Ken Harstine shows how to make more realistic rock castings. All this and more in the June issue of Railroad Model Craftsman!

05/24/2026

Erie triplex moving through the slip switches at NYSME! An impressive engine moving through equally impressive switch work.

05/24/2026

Check out this mini box cab critter! The brainchild of Andrew Brusgard , this unique loco can really catch people off guard, looks almost like a boxcar is pulling the train. We are sure there is a story that goes with this engine!

05/24/2026

Double headed steamers pull the HO scale beer train across the bridge scene on the UH&O. Some great sound on these locos!