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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

We visited this huge O scale model railroad museum said to be the country's largest. Here's a look inside at the trains.

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

That show returns this weekend with more than 85 tables of new and used model-train equipment in various scales, plus a raffle of an HO-scale train layout built by club members. More than 1,000 ...

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 ...