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The Rise of HO Scale Model Trains

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

'Railroading encompasses everything in the world': Austin history preserved with model trains

Nobody looks bored at a model train show. Some people stare intently at crisscrossing objects in motion. Others build or fix things with the analytical skills of an engineer. Still others explain the ...
Mississippi Valley Publishing

Chug on over to the annual Model Railroad open house this weekend

You may say “gobble-gobble” or “ho ho ho,” but railroad fans know it’s “choo-choo.” And that sound will be on display for the ...
WWLP-22News

Northeast Large Scale Train Show to feature operating steam locomotives

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Northeast Large Scale Train Show, sponsored by the Amherst Railway Society is coming to the Eastern State Exposition fairgrounds April 28 and 29. Just like ...
The Mirror

Pete Waterman on selling his model steam trains: It's my last chance to restore five full-size engines

I thought I knew the meaning of the word “envy”. That was before I clapped eyes on Pete Waterman’s unique collection of model steam engines. I turned as green as my Yorkshire miners’ tie gazing at ...
Daily Mail

Model train that took 10 YEARS to build and is an exact replica of the Duchess of Buccleuch is set to sell for record-breaking £200,000 at auction

It is a throwback to the era when steam trains set world records. But this model locomotive is tipped to break a record of its own when it goes up for auction. The one-eighth scale version of the ...