Model railroading connects us with history in a very tangible way. The railroad changed the US forever by connecting our coasts. It helped create our American identity. Model railroaders recreate an earlier time and place with painstaking detail.
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4 June, 2009, 9:44 am
Here’s a peek into last year’s iHobby Expo in Chicago with Actor Michael Gross, who’s grandfather and great-grandfather were railroaders. He worked his way through college as a diesel locomotive fireman on the old Chicago Northwestern.
22 May, 2009, 11:08 am
As with a real railroad, the track a model train runs on is a critically important component. The model railroader needs a track cutter that is effortless to use and delivers a precise cut each and every time. Xuron’s 2175M Track Cutter does both.
24 April, 2009, 7:27 am
HO Scale Trains refers to the size and scale of model train that is the most popular in most of the world. The scale used is 3.5 mm to one foot or one to eighty-seven. The name comes from the fact that the scale is half that of 0 scale which in turn comes from [...]
12 March, 2009, 9:28 am
If your street is in a village or city, add a curb along the edge of your road surface using a scale 6 x 6″ styrene strip painted a concrete color. If the track is between two lanes of traffic, make sure to add appropriate grade crossings and signs where streets cross.
12 January, 2009, 1:19 pm
The Holiday Express Train in Richardson, Texas isn’t your everyday model train. No, Joel Occhuizzo didn’t know a thing about model trains until about eight years ago. “It would be a lot less expensive to build now,” he laughs, “now that I know what I’m doing!” The entire experience has been trial and error.
8 January, 2009, 11:30 am
With a lot of perseverance and elbow grease, his average-sized backyard has become a magical play land for children all over the city.
21 November, 2008, 4:09 pm
Ten dollars doesn’t buy you much these days, but it will get you into one of the most rewarding exhibitions you will ever see. Trainfest 2008 turned out avid model railroaders from every age group, and every size model train layout. The blogging is still going on! If you’ve never heard of Trainfest, let me “clue you in!” There’s quite a bit to know for next year.
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