Model trains first appeared in the late 19th century as simple tinplate toys, often crafted by hand.. Before HO scale became ...

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 ...

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 ...

HO is the most popular model train scale in the U.S. and Canada. Out of that meeting, the new members constructed a 5-foot by 10-foot portable layout for the Railroad Community Committee of the ...

Five men have been working on a new HO model railroad layout for four months and now are hoping their new creation will be ready for the return of The Ford’s Colony Model Railroad Show to Jam… ...

'That's a real workout for an HO scale train.' By 2009, Model Railroad Dreams became a full-time job. Ferreter has customers nationwide, with concentrations in the Chicago area and Iowa's ...

The Athearn Genesis HO EMD GP38-2 is offered in six paint schemes, including Milwaukee Road with billboard lettering ...

James Smith, 7, (middle) shows excitement as trains move on the HO-scale model railway layout built by the Brandon Hills Model Railway Club in five years at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan ...

Seashore Trolley Museum’s new Maine Central Model Railroad building is now open year-round. The exhibit is open Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this winter and spring. The ...

Model trains are measured using: 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.