Over nearly 40 years I've built seven train layouts. I started out with N scale, then discovered large scale trains. I've built both indoor and outdoor large scale layouts over the years.

The main challenge here was the extremely limited space available: the track in N-scale layouts is 9 mm wide, meaning that the whole system had to fit in just 23 x 20 mm 2, the frontal area of a ...

The N scale Alco RSD5 from Atlas is now offered with an ESU LokSound V5 sound decoder and an upgraded chassis.

When space is limited, choosing a smaller model train scale is often the best option. HO and N scales are popular choices among compact layouts. HO scale trains, which are about half the size of ...