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

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Many people remember a childhood with an electric train set. Perhaps it was an HO-scale layout on a sheet of plywood in the basement or a brand-new Lionel set first discovered under the Christmas tree ...

A scale test car was recently released by Wm. K. Walthers Inc. The HO scale model, part of the manufacturer’s Proto range, features die-cast metal construction, prototype-specific details, and ...

Peter Dolimpio is the owner and creator of a massive double HO Scale Model Railroad layout in the basement of his home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Both this layout and others can occasionally be ...

Tour the HO scale (1:87.1) Chicago, Peoria & Western, John Brennan’s masterfully designed model railroad depicting the flatlands of Illinois in September 1940. Housed in a dedicated 35 x 45-foot ...

Robert Lafferty sat back as he took control of his steam locomotive in the back of the main display hall at the Augusta ...

When you enter the Ocala Model Railroaders Historic Preservation Society headquarters, you may think you hear the conductor's cry to board an early steam or modern diesel electric locomotive driven ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Seashore Trolley Museum’s new Maine Central Model Railroad building is now ...

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