In American OO gauge virtually the only models that were sold ready-to-run were by Lionel, and even Lionel offered OO in kit form. Thus, anyone
UPDATE 2021: This is bonus content on Skyline; the longer, overall article on this line of buildings was included in my book on OO. Ed
One phenomena seen more often than I would like among old die castings is what I loosely call “rot.” The more formal term for this
I came to OO from HO, not from Lionel. All of my locomotives until roughly five years ago were permag, including my one Lionel 4-6-4
As noted in part one, February of 2009 marks the 75th anniversary of an important feature article on OO, “Oh! Oh! Here’s OO,” published in
February of 2009 marks the 75th anniversary of an important feature article on OO, “Oh! Oh! Here’s OO,” published in the February, 1934 issue–volume 1
The January, 2009 issue of The Train Collectors Quarterly includes part 106 of the great series of articles, “Who Done It?” by John S. Newbraugh.
I have for years and years used Kadee HO couplers in OO. OO gaugers have used these pretty much since they were introduced as they
Besides the big, bronze locomotives, Myron P. Davis among his other Cussewago Valley post-war products in OO were two types of circus cars. Dick G.
Lionel when they went into OO in 1938 was very aware of HO and the battle of the gauges. On page 28 of the 1939
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