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

Laurence Lau sounds an electronic whistle as children study a fictionalized version of an urban train interchange. The ...

Roanoke’s railroad “Glory Days” may be well in the past. But one aspect of the railroad community is alive and well.

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

An O scale model train is 1:48, so 1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on a real train. ... The most popular train sizes are O scale and HO scale – HO stands for “half-O”.

The HO scale is about 1:87 and the club’s entire display measured 40-by-28 feet, he said. Each section is owned by a different club member. At shows like this one, the modules can be assembled ...

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum is a haven for a growing number of fans eager to view scaled-down versions of their favorite trains. ... HO and O scale trains, ...

Started in 1999, the current layout contains over 365 feet of total HO-scale track — that's "half-O scale," or 1 foot represented by ¼ inch, and it is the most popular model railway in the U.S.

The train layout has been in the works for more than a year by members of the club. ... "It's an HO-scale layout, and it represents (what) could be anywhere in northeast Pennsylvania.