Learn more about the Rapido Trains HO Rio Grande steel riveted caboose in this review from Model Railroader magazine ...

HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity of model trains with the rise of a convenient, tabletop scale like HO.

Learn more about the latest products to arrive at the Model Railroader offices for the week ending March 20th 2026.

Q: I'm getting back into model railroading after a 50 year hiatus. I'm having trouble with knuckle couplers that won't connect. I have new rolling stock from Athearn, Walthers, ScaleTrains, and ...

The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club will hold its Spring Model Train Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 12.

Anyone who is familiar with H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos knows the fictional town of Arkham. Now you can see it realized as a town created by an HO-scale train enthusiast building the Miskatonic ...

Trains have been traditional gifts for young and old alike. The Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club would like to share their toys ...

Invariably, playing with toy trains, like collecting dolls or miniature cars, is something you're expected to grow out of -- just don't try telling that to Gerald McClellan. Every morning over coffee ...