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.

Five men have been working on a new HO model railroad layout for four months and now are hoping their new creation will be ready for the return of The Ford’s Colony Model Railroad Show to James City ...

You never know where change will lead you. What started out as an attempt to fine-tune my existing HO scale layout ended with a new house and a 2,600 square-foot, four-deck model railroad – the Sunset ...

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 ...

♪ >> 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 ...

Creating a new railroad from the ground up may strike some as difficult, but W. Allen McClelland is famous in the annals of model railroad history for creating the Lilliputian Virginia & Ohio Railroad ...

Robert Lafferty sat back as he took control of his steam locomotive in the back of the main display hall at the Augusta ...

If you’ve followed Model Railroader’s Facebook page, you’ll probably know that periodically over the past several years, I’ve made posts called “Lunchtime Reading,” which are simply my musings on ...