For even more ideas on model trains for the 19th century, I'd encourage you to check out articles by the late Don Ball. He modeled the Stockton & Copperopolis circa 1895 in HO scale and regularly ...

How small is too small? The most common scales for model trains and sets are O scale and HO scale. In this post, we'll walk you through the differences and point you to the scale that's right for ...