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About Vintage Model Trains

Model trains first became popular when department store owners incorporated them into Christmas displays in the 1920s, and they have been a fixture of childhood (and beyond) ever since. Vintage model train collectors and hobbyists tend to specialize by scale or gauge (HO scale, O scale, N scale, G scale), by manufacturer (Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, Marklin) or type (brass, tin, steam, etc).


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Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT

Tech Model Railroad Club of MIT

MIT's model railroad club, as one might expect, has one of the best websites for learning about how people play wit…  [more]

Railroadiana Online

Railroadiana Online

If you've ever wondered how to tell real from fake railroad china, or how brass baggage tags originated, this extre…  [more]


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