The mission of the HO-Scale Trains Resource is to provide information relating to the history of ready-to-run model trains. Specific product lines are presented with their own individual websites that provide the viewer with a look at what each company offered the model railroading hobby. Launched in 2000 with the “TYCO Trains Resource,” The HO-Scale Trains Resource has for over a decade been dedicated to being the foremost online resource of information regarding ready-to-run 1/87th model trains in the world.
Locomotives, Athearn, Athearn Locomotives
Athearn Baldwin S-12
Athearn adds its only Baldwin diesel prototype to its line in 1974 with the release of the S-12 switcher.
Rolling Stock, Cox Trains Rolling Stock, Cox Trains
Cox’s 40-foot Boxcar
In the 1970s, every line of model trains included a 40-foot boxcar and Cox was no exception. This is the Hong Kong version of the sliding-door boxcar cataloged beginning in 1974.
TYCO, Train Sets, TYCO Train Sets
The Silver Streak from TYCO
Introduced in the late 1970s, this popular TYCO HO-scale train set was the beginning for many hobbyists into the world of model railroading.
Explore the world of White River Productions
