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

Scale-model trains are a functional pastime for hundreds. ... Last year we had 130 pieces of motive power — locomotives — and we lost count at 300 of rolling stock.

They are allowed to run one of the up to 20 HO-scale trains around the huge layout, which has about 900 feet of track. (HO scale is 1/87 of the size of a real train and is smaller than the O-scale ...

For those who know their model trains, large scale includes S-scale, O-scale (Lionel size), G-scale (often found in garden railroads), F-scale, 7 ¼ gauge, and 7 ½ gauge models. Some large-scale ...

We visited this huge O scale model railroad museum said to be the country's largest. ... O scale trains are 1:48 size models. ... That allows independent control of individual locomotives.

ADVANCE FOR MONDAY, FEB. 6, 2017 - In this Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 photo, Jane Sanders shows the model train display built by her husband Stephen in their Dallas home.

Lionel trains turns 125, celebrating more than a century of holiday magic. From historic models to smartphone-controlled locomotives, these iconic toy trains continue to captivate kids and ...

Rare 'unrivalled' model locomotives at auction sell for price of second-hand car. The two scratch-built trains were in good condition and came with original documentation adding to their rarity.