Model Trains & Railroads Tips

The G scale train is probably the most popular outdoor or garden railroad train. Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk introduced the G scale in 1968 under the LGB name. They were considered to be top manufacture of G scale in Europe. The LGB trains were considered to be the company that made garden railroads popular. The company is now part of the Marklin Company now, after Lehmann went bankrupt. But,    .. more …

The HO scale train has become the most popular train scale in the world. The HO stands for half of O, which is 1:87 scale and having a track gauge of 16.5 mm(0.650in). The HO scale was born out of the Great Depression. The scale first appeared in the United Kingdom. The train being half the size of O could be produced for less allowing more people to purchase the train than that of O scale. The HO    .. more …

The first N scale model were introduce in 1962 by the Arnold company. The N scale model trains are very small compared to most other scale trains. The scale is the second largest modeled train scale in the world. The N scale is almost half the size of the HO scale trains, having a track gauge of 9 mm. Therefore the N in N scale stands for Nine millimeters from rail to rail. This means that it is    .. more …

Before you start building a model train layout you will need a lot of information. You have a lot of decision to make about your layout. Model train information can be found several different ways. You can subscribe to magazines on train modeling, or go to the library. Most libraries have model magazines you can read for free. Also you can find model train books on any type or gauge of model train    .. more …