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

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Learn more about the Athearn HO EMD SD40-2 and watch it operate on Model Railroader’s East Troy project layout.

Craig Martyn’s father, Paul, can’t remember a time when his son was not interested in trains. Whether it was wooden Brio trains or highly detailed HO scale models, trains have been a large part of ...

Track selection is among the first decisions you'll have to make when you get started in model railroading, second only to scale. In HO (1:87.1), the two most commonly used track sizes are code 100 ...

For people who build their own model trains there are a range of manufacturers from whom a power bogie containing the motor and drive can be sourced. But as [Le petit train du Berry] shows us in a ...

FISHERSVILLE — It was a fine spread for model train enthusiasts and visitors who feasted on realistic, but scaled down, trains and track layouts at the Augusta Expo. Hobbyists meticulously recreated ...