HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading ... and American manufacturers like Lionel and Athearn ...

The popularity of Christmas trains has varied over the years ... The most popular train sizes are O scale and HO scale – HO stands for “half-O”. Lionel specializes in O scale trains.

The scale of HO trains and locomotives ... in store windows around Christmas. These are higher-end products. Imagineering: Imagineering train sets are the type Lionel recommends for preschool ...

“In the 1950s, Lionel was the biggest toy company in the world and everyone wanted one for Christmas,” said Tom McComas, owner of I Love Toy Trains in ... “However HO-gauge is more popular ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Big little trains might sound like an oxymoron, but you’re not likely to find these oversized models running around under your Christmas ... “N-scale” and “HO-scale ...

That’s not all you’ll find at the home of model-train club Scale Rails of Southwest ... when he was 5 years old and got a Lionel train set for Christmas. “It was under the Christmas tree, ...