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Tour with Model Railroader Editor Eric White, as he discovers a diverse collection of model railroads from the 2025 National ...
The Atlas Summer 2025 HO and N catalog was recently posted on the manufacturer’s website. The 60-page PDF includes new models ...
Model trains first appeared in the late 19th century as simple tinplate toys, often crafted by hand.. Before HO scale became the standard for model railroading, O scale was the dominant size, with ...
The Anthracite Model Railroad Society invites everyone to attend the organization’s annual summer open house. The open house ...
A model train passes by a Hudson and Delaware train on an HO scale model train layout during an annual Holiday Train Show and open house by Model Railroad Club Inc. in Union on Saturday, December ...
In 2005, the James City County Library initially asked the fledgling model railroad club to arrange for a layout in recognition of National Model Railroad Month In November and an HO scale ...
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 ...
Model trains are classified by their size. "O" scale trains, such as those made by Lionel, are the most popular. "HO" trains are half the size of "O" scale trains, with "N" scale smaller still ...
Cryan began putting together the 8-foot by 26-foot HO scale model train layout 17 days ago and expects to finish the day after Thanksgiving.
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.