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A Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 diesel locomotive, based on a Phase III prototype, is now available from Rapido Trains. The HO scale ...
Before HO scale became the standard for model railroading, O scale was the dominant size, with a ratio of 1:48. However, in the early 20th century, a growing demand for more compact model trains ...
A model Illinois Central Railroad train moves along the HO scale layout during an annual Holiday Train Show and open house by Model Railroad Club Inc. in Union on Saturday, December 3, 2022.
The Maine Central Model Railroad is the state of Maine’s largest HO-scale model railroad. The exhibit originated from the home of Helen and Harold “Buz” Beal, from Jonesport.
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 ...
(Aaron Gold, PMRRC) Take a journey through California’s railroad history at the Pasadena Model Railroad Club, which maintains this 5,000-square-foot HO scale model railroad.
The Greater Cincinnati Modular Railroad Association will share its love of model trains with the community at Spooky Nook in Hamilton.
DeLawter said one foot in HO scale represents 87 feet in real size and that N scale is about half of HO. He described how current model trains can use digital command control to manage train ...
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.
Most of the model display is in the popular HO scale, which comes in at 1/87 the size of the real deal. Other less popular scales are also represented in portions of the layout.