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Finding your perfect model train scale match

Choosing between HO and N scale is a key decision that will shape your entire model railroading experience. The scale you pick impacts how much space you need, the level of detail you can achieve, and ...
The Southern Illinoisan

Large-scale model train hobbyists are on the same track

Many people remember a childhood with an electric train set. Perhaps it was an HO-scale layout on a sheet of plywood in the basement or a brand-new Lionel set first discovered under the Christmas tree ...

From plan to reality: The Reading Co. Shamokin Division layout

A move to a new home gave me a chance to start fresh with a new layout. This would be my third layout and – at 30′-6″ x 40′-0 ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

An elaborate scale model railroad layout chugs its engine in a Leominster, Mass. home

Peter Dolimpio is the owner and creator of a massive double HO Scale Model Railroad layout in the basement of his home in Leominster, Massachusetts. Both this layout and others can occasionally be ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

An elaborate scale model railroad layout chugs its engine in a Leominster, Mass. home

♪ >> PETER DOES WORK A FULL-TIME JOB SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. THIS IS IS NONPAYING ONE, THE ONE HE HAS WORKED AT FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. >> IT IS A HOBBY THAT HELPS ME KEEP THE LITTLE SANITY I HAVE. IT’S ...