HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity of model trains with the rise of a convenient, tabletop scale like HO.

Annual Holiday Train Show and open house by Model Railroad Club Inc. in Union and an annual Holiday Model Railroad Exhibit by New York Society of Model Engineers in Carlstadt on December 3, 2022.

Model trains are measured using: Scale, which tells you the ratio of your model train compared with a real one. An O scale model train is 1:48, so 1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on a real train.

But with smaller-sized HO trains, at 1/87 scale, ... More than 30 buildings — including a 1950s-1960s diner with a hot rod parked in front — are part of Harter’s model train platform.

The most popular scale in America is "HO," sometimes rendered as "H0," or 1:87, meaning the layout and rolling stock are reduced from 1 foot in life to 3.5 mm in model format.

Jaxon Phipps, 5, of Normal, checks out a HO-scale model train during a model train show on Sunday at Normal Public Library. The modules and train set with 30 coal cars was prepared by Andrew ...

The club showcased two intricate model train layouts: a smaller N-scale set and a larger HO-scale set, delighting visitors of all ages with detailed craftsmanship and realistic settings.

The Humboldt Bay and Eureka Model Railroad Club will hold its Veterans Day weekend open house Saturday and Sunday at the clubhouse, Seventh and A streets in Eureka. The club operates an HO-scale ...

Model Railroad Show. Other highlights include seeing the museum’s vintage train cars, watching a blacksmith forge custom metal pieces and a special screening of the "Polar Express" in the Dome ...

Peter Dolimpio is the owner and creator of a massive double HO Scale Model Railroad layout in the basement of his home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Both this layout and others can occasionally be ...

The train layout has been in the works for more than a year by members of the club. ... "It's an HO-scale layout, and it represents (what) could be anywhere in northeast Pennsylvania.