In the 1950s and 1960s, HO scale became the go-to choice for modelers as innovations in plastics made trains more affordable and accessible. The rise of model railroading clubs and publications ...

The most popular scale in America is "HO," sometimes rendered as "H0," or 1:87, meaning the layout and rolling stock are reduced from 1 foot in life to 3.5 mm in model format.

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

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

HO is the most popular scale and is approximately one half the size of the post World War II Lionel O gauge (1:48 scale) trains that were favorite Christmas presents when I was a youth. And, yes ...