Railroad modeling has been around since the railroads themselves and there isn`t a person on earth that is not mesmerized when it comes to trains. Getting into Model Railroading is fairly inexpensive and can be a great past time for you and your family, it requires a minimum space and can be expanded to anything you anything you can imagine.
Involvement in modeling ranges from possession of a train set to spending hours and large sums on a large and exacting model of a railroad and the scenery through which it passes, called a "layout". Layouts vary from a circle or oval of track to realistic, real places modeled to scale.
Choosing a specific railroad to focus on can make the hobby much more economical. Your railroad can be modern day like the Union Pacific, BNSF, or Canadian National. Or it can be a "fallen flag", a railroad that's been taken over by a larger company. Many modelers choose the railroad whose trains they watched passing by as a child. The size of engines depends on the scale and can vary from 700 mm (27.6 in) tall for the largest ridable live steam scales such as 1:8, down to matchbox size for the smallest in Z-scale (1:220). The most popular scales for model trains are: G gauge, Gauge 1, O gauge, S scale, HO gauge with HO being the most popular. While some modelers do build railroads in multiple scales, or build multiple layouts in different scales, for most of us one is enough. The size of the trains you choose will go a long way toward determining many of the subsequent standards you'll want to follow in your plan. Layouts will vary from a circle or oval of track to realistic, real places like cities modeled to scale. Take your time when deciding what and where you want to start with model railroading and build your train and city with time as you learn from fellow modelers.
We could go on forever but, hopefully I have spurred on your imagination and possibly even given you some ideas to make your model train layout special to you and those who get the opportunity to watch your trains in action. Remember, choose the model train layout and size that best fits your personality and let your imagination do the rest. Good luck and happy model railroading.
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