Small train moving through tunnel

Mistakes on My First and Second HO Scale Model Railroads that Taught Me What Not To Do

My purpose in sharing these thoughts and photos is to assist you in the development of your HO scale model railroad. If there is a set of rules for model railroaders, I haven't seen it. Rule number one should be, Do Not Hurry! No matter how bad you want to see trains rolling by at …

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The tail deck of a vintage passenger car

Memories of the Steam Train Festival in 2009 at the Steam Railroading Institute

I think I was born about fifteen years too late. I would have loved standing along the tracks watching huge steam locomotives roll by, pulling long lines of freight or passenger cars. Steam was almost completely replaced by diesel by the time I was born. There were still a few steam engines working in various …

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