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

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. Gauge, which indicates the ...

The second floor’s 800-square-foot display features HO scale trains, which are the most popular in the country. Viohl says HO trains are designed to re-create actual railroads.

This model of a West Virginia Pulp & Paper Shay steam locomotive will be running on the Mid-Ohio Valley Model Railroad Club’s HO scale modular layout at the group’s 29th Annual Fall Train Show ...

The über model built in HO scale—which is the most popular scale of model railway in the world, and works out to 3.5mm to 1-foot—supports 39,000 feet of track, and requires 46 computers to ...

With eight miles of track and 100 trains, the 52,000-square-foot display over 16 acres at Northlandz is the Guinness Book of World Records’ largest model railroad. Even the walkway that takes ...

Life in scale: Model trains are alive and well in the Quad-Cities. Anthony Watt Dec 20, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 ... “Oh, yeah, it was a Marx steam freight set,” he said.

In addition to the houses and public buildings along the holiday house tour, Robert Szwajkos will display his G-Scale model railroad at his 107 Penn Street home.The Newtown Garden Railroad was cons… ...

Model train clinics and demonstrations were also featured, as well as a special “Making Trains Fun/Kids on Track” clinic. A highlight of the show were steam-operated locomotives, sponsored by ...

An O scale model train is 1:48, so 1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on a real train. Gauge, which indicates the length between the train track rails. The gauge of an O scale train is 1.25 ...