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

Learn more about the latest products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices for the week ending February 27th 2026.

Tour the HO scale (1:87.1) Chicago, Peoria & Western, John Brennan’s masterfully designed model railroad depicting the ...

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 ...

Youngstown Model Railroad Association officer Bruce Silvernail handles the switching operations at one of the large yards on the HO layout. The YMRA HO layout will appear in the national magazine, ...

Model trains are a serious hobby for three Willow Valley residents. George Baile, Chuck Jones and Don "Santa Claus" Williams spend many hours of their time working with the model train display at ...

Watching trains run around a large HO model railroad layout is fun, but what's even more fun is having a chance to operate the trains yourself. At the 65th annual Valley Model Railroad Club's open ...

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 ...

Model railroading's cross-generational appeal takes center stage at the San Antonio Model Railroad Association's 50th Annual Model Railroad Jamboree this month.