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Confused? A lot of people are. But for those who are first and foremost focused on O scale, nothing else matters. For these enthusiasts, replicating the detail of a full-scale train in an equally detailed layout is the only goal.
An O scale model train’s tracks, as it turns out, are a key part of creating a sense of realism. When an O scale train is run on three-rail O gauge tracks (the middle rail delivers the power to the locomotive) such as those made by Lionel, the train rides higher off the surface than it would in real life, thus shattering the illusion. Model railroaders who run O scale trains on three-rail tracks are known as hi-railers. It’s not quite a put down, but it isn't really a compliment, either.
Toy manufacturers in the early part of the 20th century originally embraced the O scale so they could offer customers model trains that took up less space than their standard-sized counterparts. Because they were smaller, these trains were also less expensive. At one time or another, Märklin, Lionel, MTH, Williams, Atlas, and Weaver, among others, all offered O scale trains. Fans of brass model trains are also frequently O scale acolytes because the earliest, most collectible brass trains made in postwar Japan were usually O scale.
The smaller scale took off in the 1930s, when affordability trumped most other concerns thanks to the Depression. The scale also benefited from its adoption by industry leader Lionel, which sold two O gauges for its O scale trains. Lionel’s regular O gauge track was the same width as its O-27 gauge track (1 ¼ inch), but the O-27 had a lower profile than regular O, and its thinner rails allowed all but the longest O scale model trains to make tighter turns (a circle of O-27 tracks has a diameter of 27 inches instead of 31).
Today, neither appeal to O scale purists who put accuracy and authenticity above mere convenience. There is even a vocal contingent of two-rail O scale enthusiasts who advocate for the conversion of model trains designed to run on three-rail tracks to model trains that will run on just two. This often requires changing a train’s trucks (the framework for the axles and wheels) as well as a layout’s wiring (from AC to DC), but the lower profile that results makes an O scale model train look a lot less like a toy and more like the real thing.
Here are some of my "O" sca…
Mixed scale train engines and rolling…
700e & 700t Boxed Set Near Mint! No Reserve!!!
Lionel Post-war 2379 Rio Grande F-3's With Master Carton, Mint+, Un-run, W/ob's!
Brass On3 Psc Westside Lumber #3 Heisler F/p No Reserve 
Vriginia & Truckee Baldwin Mogul 2-6-0 Smr Trains
Ives Corp. Pre-war 1932 Set 1611 With Set Box, Mint -, Test-run, Ob's, Scarce!
Lionel Pre-war Rare Gun-metal Set 6504e, Mint, W/setbox,boxes, Paperwork,scarce!
Lionel 12820 Virginian Fm Set, Circa 1965 Complete Mtob's "no Screw Cracks Fm"
Lionel Jlc Series 28085 N&w Y6b 2-8-8-2 - Ln/ob
Lionel 6-30066 C&o Empire Builder Train Set Ln+/box
763e 2226wx Black Prewar Hudson 1939 - 1941 Super Nice One
Pennsylvania Rr K4s 4-6-2 - Sunset - High Iron - O Scale - 2 Rail - Brand New
Lionel #638081 Allegenny Locomotive & Tender Plus K-line #k616-1251 C&d Caboose
Lionel 1956 Congressional Passenger Cars
Mth Triplex Steam Engine Erie Locomotive 2-8-8-8-2 Die-cast Protosound O Gauge
763e 2263w Gunmetal 768w Two Tone Green State Cars 2613,13 2614 2615-1 Yr Only
Brass O Psc Great Northern Sw-1 F/p No Reserve 
Lionel N&w Class A 2-6-6-4 Articulated Steam Locomotive & Tender #6-28052
Lionel 6-28085 Jlc Norfolk & Western Y6b Steam Loco & Tender Nib Odyssey Tmcc
1929 Ives Train Set W/ Box-490r-1122 Engine Locomotive-freight 121 To 128-lionel
Lionel 28028 Virginian Allegheny Never Run Mint In The Box With Shipping Box
Lionel Southern Pacific Ac-9 2-8-8-4 6-38031
Huge Mth Premier 20-3069 Erie 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex Proto 2 Mint In Box No Reserve
Lionel 2321 Lackawenna And 12 Cars,and Caboose
Mth O Scale 20-3040-1 New York Central 4-6-4 J1e Hudson Gold Millennium Series
Mth Rail King Triplex 2-8-8-8-2 Steam Engine 20-3069-1
Lionel 6-11212 Nickel Plate Berkshire #765
Vintage Lionel Train Set Extra Nice
Lionel 763e Prewar Hudson 4-6-4 & 2263w Tender
Lionel # 58 Great Northern Motorized Unit, Never On The Track! Mtob
Mth Premier 4-8-2 U1f Class Canadian National Steam Engine Cab # 6076 In 
Bing Live Steam Black Prince 1902 Locomotive & Tender 0 Gauge ?
Mth 20-3180-1 Premier Prr 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Loco With Proto 2 
Marx Prewar Army Train Set #5926 In Original Box Excellent Condition
**rare** Ives Trains Green Mountain Limited In Original Box!
263e 2263w 2613 2614, 2615 Prewar Blue Comet Set Fantastic
Lionel 4-8-4 Sp Daylight Gs-2 Cab # 4410 Steam Engine With Tmcc/railsounds 5
Lionel Steam Freight Set No. 2127ws From The 1947 With Original Boxes
Mth O Gauge Train Santa Fe F-7 Aba Diesel Engine Set Sounds 2.0 Mib 20-20055-1
Lionel Trains Blue Comet Steam Engine & Car 7pc Set 8801 O Scale
Lionel 6-27539 New York Central 50ft Ps-4 Flat Car W/load 2r
Huge Lionel Trains 28051 B&o Articulated 2-8-8-4 Em-1 All Diecast Noreserve
Lionel 2354 New York Central Nyc F3 Aa .. Mint In Ob's
Vriginia & Truckee Caboose Combine No. 9
Mth Gs-4 Bnsf 4-8-4 Steam Engine W/proto 2 Dap 20-80003a. Lionel K-line
Lionel Prewar No# 300 Hell Gate Bridge (std).!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Huge Mth Premier 20-3054 Great Northern R-2 2-8-8-2 Proto 2 Mint No Reserve
Brass Prr Class K 4-4-0 D6 By Smr Trains 2 Rail O Scale
Lionel Hi Grade 2344 Nyc F3 Aa Set Unrun Wow!
Mth Premier 20-2222-1 Mr Milwaukee Road Alco Dl109 Dl110 Ab Hiawatha Diesel Set
Lionel Post-war 3356 Horse Car And Corral Set, Mint+,ob's, Un-run,complete,boxes
Lionel 726 Berkshire W/ 2426w Tender 1946 Version Nice, Nr!
Rare Williams Huge Brass U.p. 4-6-6-4 Challenger Mint In Box Nice No Reserve
New York Central L-3a Mohawk 4-8-2 By Lionel (command Equipped) Stock #6-18064
O Scale Union Pacific 2 - 8 - 2 2-rail Brass
Psc Brass Detail Custom Lighted Nyc Heavyweight Observation Car New York Central
30-1433-1 Rail-king Silver Bullet Train Set W/proto-sound 2.0 - Coors Light
Lionel Empty Box For Post War No. 2363c Illinois Central "b" Unit. Vg+ Cond.
Box Cab Electric Loco By Car Works - O Scale Brass
Pre War Bing Pennsylvania O/h Electric Passenger Set Vg Conditon
Mth 20-3107-1 6-4-4-6 S 1 Duplex Steam Engine (o Scale)
