| The world has progressed through different eras | | | | accessories to meet the demands of the would |
| in time, people of different races, cultures and | | | | be railroaders or hobbyist. |
| nation witnessed most of the significant changes | | | | The model train feeds the dreams and |
| at the turn of the millennium. However, not all | | | | imaginations of the hobbyist and offers the |
| individuals have cherished memories of eventual | | | | realism needed to relive or create such eras or |
| changes like the rise of the gigantic machines, the | | | | unforgettable experiences it has affected. It avails |
| trains and locomotives. These huge commuters | | | | valuable quality time with parents and children of |
| that have brought people, business, economic | | | | all ages in the assembly, setting up, building of |
| development and progress through various parts | | | | layouts and in the running operation. Even by the |
| of countries opened new frontiers and boundaries. | | | | mere experience of watching it goes through its |
| With model trains now available in the market in | | | | railway line it has never wavered to amaze both |
| so many parts of the world, one may relive | | | | the young and the old. |
| these memorable events. | | | | When caught spellbound by this remarkable |
| The model train caught the attention of the | | | | miniature machine, one must decide to be or not |
| American public way back in the 1900s. Particularly | | | | to be a model train railroader. There are certain |
| with the case of one Joshua Lionel Cowen casually | | | | questions a person may ask such as, how does |
| strolling by a toy store and caught a glimpse of a | | | | one begin to be a hobbyist. If the answer is |
| miniature push train in side the display window | | | | having a model train, then one has taken a step |
| along with other goodies to serve as an | | | | toward that motivating dream. He must then |
| attraction. He imagined the push train running its | | | | choose a model of his liking. The most popular |
| course around the showcase, speeding and | | | | ones and having the widest array of locomotives |
| turning, easily taking curves with its own power. | | | | and cars and accessories are the O scale and HO |
| Thus, with this vision, he created and developed | | | | scale models. There are also others available in |
| the model train of today. Not for long, soon began | | | | the market namely the G scale, N scale and the Z |
| the legend of the Lionel model train. | | | | scale. The O scale is 1:48 of the actual life size |
| He catered to individual dreams of people from | | | | and the HO scale is 1:87. While the G scale is 1:25 |
| different walks of life giving birth to train | | | | mostly used for outdoor layout and the N scale is |
| enthusiasts. The Lionel model train manufacturing | | | | 1:60 in any suitable space. The smallest of them all |
| company came out with a long line of collectible | | | | is the 1:220 Z scale. |
| sets of trains, cars, building structures, layouts and | | | | |