Model Railroad Articles

Model Railroad Layout Kits
A model railroad layout kit would not be complete without the rail tracks. They are considered as the lifeline of the trains. However, take note that when you buy kits, these come in separate pieces, so if you are a beginner, you might need help from a professional or at least have a little patience...

Lionel Model Trains
Today, Lionel Model Trains are incorporating old traditions to new technologies to provide the perfect train models in the industry. From the turn of the previous century to the dawn of this new one, they certainly continue to keep the tradition alive!

Antique Model Lionel Trains
Today, the Liberty Lines 600E model locomotive is truly one of a kind antique model Lionel trains. In fact this same model locomotive has been hailed as the primary rival of yet another priceless locomotive the Lionel Super 381E...

HO Model Trains
HO model trains were noted to have first appeared in United Kingdom around 1930. They were said to have replaced or at least were alternatives for OO scales.  They were then introduced to America where they became a sensation...

Model Railroad Scenery
Simple popular layouts for model railroad scenery consist usually of just a straightforward oval track. There might be several curves and lattices for aesthetic reasons but the bottom line is it always returns to its original starting point...

Z Scale Model Railroad
A typical engine stock of a Z Scale Model Railroad can be as heavy as 20 grams, and that’s still well less than 1 oz...

Becker’s Model Railroad Supply
Becker’s Model Railroad Supply, though not yet a big name in the industry, at least in New Brighton, Minnesota it is making a name on its own. It is one of the leading suppliers and distributors of railroad model in the area...

Model Railroad Track
For a good number of modelers, paying special attention to the model railroad track is as important as the train modeling, sometimes more so than the actual train and its working stock...

Model Railroad Structures
Ambitious projects such as these require more accuracy in model railroad structures, such that it might be too overwhelming to novice hobbyist as most of the model railroad structures for these might not be available and need to be made personally...

HO Scale Model Railroad
The HO Scale Model Railroad was unsuited for an already thriving English market of OO Scale Model Railroads; likewise it also proved unsuitable for modeling British locomotives...

Vintage Lionel Model Trains
Vintage Lionel model trains are unquestionably, the most enduring toy train brand of all times in the US. Even if you look at basements and attics, there you shall see a toy box and at least one Lionel made toy train...

Steam Model Trains
Just like ordinary railroad replications, there are a lot of manufacturers for Steam model trains. Not only are they available for just for mere variation but also for the preservation of traditional trains...

Model Railroad Software
In a fast paced technologically driven world, the Internet is by so far one of the best resources of model railroad software. Here you can find software for lay outing, designing, and railroad details, applicable to all scales and can be used in major computer operating systems like Windows and Macintosh...

Electronic Model Railroad Scenery
Electronic model railroad scenery is one of the most famous exhibitions of scale modeling. It features not only the trains, but the buildings, tunnels, model figures (person), and etc...

Model Trains Hobbyist Guide
Model railroading or model trains as it is widely known, are reduced or miniature models of trains and railways. Its scale structures include locomotives, street cars, rolling stock, rail tracks and signaling...

Model Railroad Scale
To this date there are several model railroad scales, each with their own attractions. Smaller model railroad scale obviously requires lesser space and thus more options for expansion projects later on...

Lima Model Trains
Lima Model Trains were the envy of some manufacturer because they can operate on a small scale but still earn bigger. Lima was capable of minimizing their cost by doing 500 small production runs compared to their toughest competitor, Hornby, who would require at least 4000...

N Scale Model Railroad
Most model railroad layouts on public displays, such as what you will see on the San Diego Model Railroad Museum or on the Golden State Model railroad Museum are on the N Scale Model Railroad...

Old Lionel Model Trains
Old Lionel model trains was crafted to last up to decades and they even have existed this expectation because these babies are more than a hundred years old...

Kato Model Trains
Kato model trains are originally based from Tokyo, Japan. They take train modeling to a whole new notch. Japan is obviously known for being a worldwide leader in technology...

Hornby Model Trains
Hornby Model Trains was founded by Frank Hornby way back 1901. He applied for a patent for Meccano toys which he possibly tagged as a revolution in toys and educational devices for young citizens...

Advantage Electric Model Trains
Electric model trains utilize electricity to give power to the locomotives to pull chains of trains vehicles. There are a lot of variations and different types of engines that are used to accelerate these electric model trains...

About Model Railroading
Model railroading becomes the epitome of the game experience you can derive and enjoy on games like SimCity and/ or Railroad Tycoon. If you hold a fascination on actual working stocks, steam engines and such, no other hobby will give you enough satisfaction than model railroading...

Lionel Train Model Railways
Lionel Train Model Railways started operation in 1900 in a small and cramped 3rd floor office in NYC. They started with few employees but they never thought that the advantage was on their side because they hired skillful workers...

Atlas Model Railroad Company
Atlas Model Railroad Company, Inc. is a highly reputable family-owned business which was run by the same family for more than 50 years now. The original enterprise was based in New Jersey...

Gauge 1 Trains
Gauge 1 trains were the smallest among the three that was found and was therefore widely used. It features a 1.75 inch rail track, a 39 mm distance between the track and the wheels, and the wheel measurement was set at 7.5 mm...

Model Railroad Electronic Throttles
To further elaborate on model railroad electronic throttles, by the term powerhouse what I meant is that it is a device or a mechanism to where the speed of the train is regulated either by decreasing it or increasing it...

Model Railroad Supplies
And speaking of model railroad supplies, these are the essentials which serve as the foundation into building the ideal train layout...

Micro Trains
Micro Trains® started way back in 1940. It was founded by twin brothers Keith and Dale Edwards and was originally named Kadee®...

Model Railroad Building Kit
A Model Railroad Building Kit may include a single train, a train set, or even in a luxurious model scale (including landmarks, buildings, etc.) In these articles, we will be tackling with some guidelines that may be very useful for your scout...

Building Model Railroad
Building model railroad is not that easy. You need to design a feasible layout: curves should be design in a way that allows your locomotive to run without derailing; you need to watch every grade lest it might be too much for the locomotive engine to climb and travel...

Model Railroad Kits
The unique joys of model railroad kits I find are the fitting and dressing of the parts. If you have seen the animated ad Model Railroader ran many years ago, you’d understand what I am referring to...

Control Electronic Model Railroad
Famous manufacturers control electronic model railroad designs up to its distribution. Historic forms of trains have certainly outgrown their aged simple features and are rapidly coping up with the latest technology and to add to that, almost all of the newly manufactured models are electric...

Model Railroad Electronic
This is a peculiar model railroad electronic design at first glance, though if understood made clear sense as older model railroad electronics are hampered with insulation problems...

Model Railroad Museum
On model railroad museums you’ll see American history, her coming of an age, her path to become the finest in the world. On model railroad museums you’ll see scale models of those railways created the industrial America...

Model Railroad Club
For the novice model-railroading aficionado, it is important for them to join a model railroad club. Joining with this kind of club can be both practical and beneficial...

Model Railroad Manufacturers
A lot of model railroad manufacturers have existed in the industry for more than a century now. Since, transportation is an essential part of our everyday life; they saw this as an opportunity for a good business, and they were indeed correct...

Model Railroad Books
Perhaps if you’re busy enough to go to a book store and manually scan through hundreds of books, you can just shop for model railroad books online...