HO scale model trains arguably allow for the most creative of layouts compared to other trains. The H stands for Half and the O is for O gauge train. The HO scale model train is half the size of the O gauge train. Due to the size of the smaller HO model train, it allows [...]
Every kid looks forward to getting his first Christmas train set. Christmas train sets are as much a tradition during the holiday season as decorations and Christmas trees. There are literally thousands of Christmas train sets from which to choose in buying just the right Christmas train set can be a daunting challenge. Depending on [...]
Athearn locomotives have been the benchmark for the model train industry. In 1938 Irv Athearn built his own O track which he later sold for ten thousand dollars. This was a large sum of money back then and gave him the vision and the courage to begin his own company. Athearn locomotives have evolved over [...]