Model train set of Union Station built from scratch by Altadena resident Rob Caves. ((Fiona Ng / LAist)) A miniature model of the L.A. River lined with model train tracks ((Fiona Ng / LAist)) ...

The model train display first started in the garage — and quickly outgrew the 400-square-foot space. Rob Caves standing next to one of the many train sets he and his fellow hobbyists built. Fiona Ng ...

Model trains are measured using: Scale, which tells you the ratio of your model train compared with a real one. An O scale model train is 1:48, so 1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on a real train.

RIDGELY – The Town of Ridgely has a new display of its historic railroad station. Bob Anderson, 86, built a model of the Ridgely Train Station, a part of the town’s unique charm that dates ...

In non-model train speak, he explained, think of one scale mile as "if you were a tiny figure on the layout, and you walked 30 miles on the layout." Basically, a lot.