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I went to Wal-Mart today to see if they had any HO scale (1:87) vehicles for my soon to come layout. I checked near the Hot Wheels cars and to my suprise they had HO scale vehicles!! They had the following: $1.67 cars Pontiac - Firebird BMW - assorted Shelby - Cobra Dodge - Viper Porshe -...

Has anyone here ever purchased something, or heard good or bad things, about Discount Trains Online? I am thinking about purchasing $200 worth of stuff from them. Thanks!

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For those of you who are not sure about eBay, here are some nice things to know. I was browsing eBay 4 days ago, and spotted hoppers for sale by a hobbiest. He was cutting down on some of his rolling stock, so he was passing around great deals. I managed to get 4 brand new 4 bay hoppers (HO...

How many cars can an HO scale Atlas Dash 8-40CW locomotive pull without struggling or not acting "realistic"?

What is everyone's favorite traincar?

I cannot view a whole discussion, just 4-6 posts of a discussion. What's up?

What is better with deisel? Atlas or Athearn? Thanks!

Hey guys. Over the past month I have been collecting some G scale stuff for my outdoor layout. Now, they are just going to be on the shelf because I am doing HO instead. I am gonna share with you some nice photos though! Also on a side note, everything is made by Bachmann!! :D It's roadname...

I am looking for an HO scale Tugboat for my soon to be built HO scale layout. Who makes them and where can I find them? I am awful at custom building. Thanks in advance!

What is the "scale" of HO? Is it 1:64?

After looking at the costs and UPKEEP of G scale railroading, I decided to switch back to HO, which I modeled about 7 years ago. So, I am looking for track plans. Does anyone know of a website that has good HO scale plans? I am looking for a 3' x 8' or 3' x 9' layout. Thanks in advance!

What is the best thing to use for G scale outdoor railways for the track to rest on? I have heard so many different things and I wanted to know what you all knew.

I returned back home yesterday from a 7 day cruise to the Western Carribeans. It was an awesome experience! I cruised with Carnival, making this my second cruise with them. The 3 ports of call were Key West, Florida, Belize City, Belize, and Cozumel, Mexico. My favorite port was Key West, just...

Has anyone purchased something from wholesaletrains.com before? They have a locomotive I have been looking for for $80 cheaper than Tower Hobbies.

What is better, brass or steel? Is steel worth the extra money? What are the advantages and disadvantages with either of them? Does Ariso-Craft track do alright outdoors? Thanks in advance!

If I have 75 feet of track, how many G-scale train cars should be run on it with a 27" long locomotive? The cars average about 19" long each. Thanks!!!!!

Here are lots of photos of most of my 0-27 scale trains. Everything is pictured except for my SOO Line Diesel locomotive and it's freight cars. If you have any questions or comments, please post them!

For my outdoor railway I am getting an Aristo-Craft CSX SD-45 locomotive. It needs 8 foot diameter curves. What is the degree of curve for that?

What brands of G-Scale track will work outside for a garden railway?