O Gauge Trains

3 O-scale trains meet at the Greenberg Train Show on January 3, 2009, at the Garden State Expo Center in Somerset, NJ. Train 1: BNSF Intermodal: BNSF Warbonnet GP60′s in A-B-B-A form pulling a 20 car intermodal of double-stacks and RoadRailers Train 2: Delaware and Hudson passenger train consisting of 2 PA-1′s and 5 Smoothside [...]

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If you are new to O Gauge trains then it’s well worth taking a look at this document which lists 7 mistakes to avoid when starting out with model train sets. Of special interest to O Gauge’rs perhaps is the section on distinguishing scale from gauge and also the warning about making sure your trees [...]

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O Gauge Trains and O Scale The proper definitions of O scale and O gauge are sometimes confused so let’s get this sorted out at the beginning: Scale refers to the proportions of the modelled superstructure, relative to the prototype, ie., to the actual full size loco, building, etc. being represented Gauge defines the actual [...]

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Of all the different scales available to model railway collectors my personal favourite is the O scale also referred to as the O gauge trains and sometimes simply as “large scale”. O gauge trains are rarely cheap but if you can afford the investment then they are usually well worth aquiring both in terms of [...]

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