The rise of model railroading clubs and publications dedicated to HO layouts further cemented its popularity. By the 1970s, manufacturers like Bachmann, Wm. K. Walthers Inc., Atlas Model Railroad ...

The club, which has been around for 68 years, has layouts in O and HO scales. Lou's article focuses on the latter, a 24 x 47-foot freelance model railroad set in northeast Ohio between 1950 and ...