 HO Scale 50 Single Door Box Car Union Pacific 554225 Athearn 70777 $16.98 
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 Custom Weathered Ho Scale Railbox Box Car With Graffiti And Safety StripingRBOX $50.00
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 HO scale Athearn 1310 Burlington 50 double door box car $3.99
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 Athearn 7055 HO Scale Wisconsin Central 50 Railbox Box Car RD SSAM 254201 $14.55
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 HO scale Athearn 3110 Burlington 50 double door box car $3.99
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 Athern HO Scale PEABODY HOPPER CAR $1.99
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 HO Scale Single Dome Tank Car Union Oil 10260 Athearn 76672 $19.98
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 HO Scale 50 Youngstown Plug Door Box Car Rio Grande 60829 Athearn 74805 $18.98
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 Athearn 7051 HO Scale Golden West 50 Railbox Box Car RD VCY 767513 $15.51
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 HO SCALE TCX TEXACO TANK CAR 9390 BONUS 2 TYCO TEXACO TANKERS $7.99
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 ATHEARN TRAINS HO SCALE 50 CANADIAN NATIONAL FLAT CAR WITH STAKES 1435 $20.99
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 BRAND NEW ATHEARN TRAINS HO SCALE 50 EXPRESS REEFER BORDENS BOX CAR 05348 $24.99
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 Athearn HO Scale New Haven Educational and Safety Car for Planned Progress $24.99
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 Athearn G4263 HO Scale United Sugars 56 Covered Hopper Car Rd SOO 121832 $27.56
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 HO Scale 40 Flat Car Handmade Wood Lumber Load for Athearn Flat Cars Others $29.95
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 11 HO Scale Athearn Freight Cars Rio Grande Great Northern Rock Island ATSF $90.00
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 Vintage HO Scale ATSF Flat Cars W Santa Fe Piggy Back Trailers Set Of Two $27.95
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 HO SCALE ATHEARN NORFOLK WESTERN VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE PASSENGER CAR $46.75
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 HO scale FOUR FREIGHT cars $7.98
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 HO SCALE GREAT NORTHERN OB BOX CAR $5.99
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 HO Scale Athearn CSXT Lot of Cars and GE B Box Gondola Tank Cars $73.00
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 HO Scale Athearn NMRA 50th Anniversary Special Hopper Car $8.99
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 HO SCALE FRUIT GROWERS REEFER CAR KIT $5.99
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 HO SCALE SANTA FE BOX CAR $5.99
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 Athearn HO Scale Wisconsin Central 50 OB Box Car NOB Built $6.00
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 HO Scale Athearn MKT Double Door Box Car $4.99
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 Vintage Athearn HO Scale 21889 Santa Fe 40 Grain Loading Box Car 2094 kit $18.95
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 Vintage Athearn HO Scale 50 Auto Car KCS 20895 KCS Lines Southern Belle 5031 $17.95
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 Vintage Athearn HO Scale 40 Box Car 19260 Silver Meteor Seaboard 5001 kit $15.95
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 Athearn Ready to Roll Union Pacific 40ft and 50ft box cars HO Scale $13.99
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 HO scale 40 Shell 3 Dome Tank Car SCCX 2005 Athearn $13.95
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE HEAVYWEIGHT PASSENGER DINER CAR ATSF 7853 $34.95
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 Ho scale Athearn SSW Cotton Belt Route 50 Box Car $5.00
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 HO scale Athearn 5344 Santa Fe 50 Box Car $5.00
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 N SCALE 60 BOX CAR TRACK DETAIL MTL INTERMOUNTAIN ATLAS FVM 25 WEATHERED LOT $15.49
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 Great Northern Caboose Car Athearn Train in Miniature HO SCALE $12.40
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 N SCALE 60 BOX CAR TRACK DETAIL MTL INTERMOUNTAIN ATLAS FVM GT WEATHERED LOT $20.50
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A ATLANTIC COAST LINE 40FT BOX CAR NO 20707 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A BALTIMORE OHIO BOX CAR NO 19813 $0.99
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 Athearn HO Scale Pennsylvania Box Car 29083 $8.99
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 Athern Ho Scale Great Northern 55400 Cattle Stock Car $7.99
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 N SCALE HOPPER CAR TRACK DETAIL MTL INTERMOUNTAIN ATLAS FVM ATSF WEATHERED LOT $11.49
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 N SCALE HOPPER CAR TRACK DETAIL MTL INTERMOUNTAIN ATLAS FVM CN WEATHERED LOT $19.99
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A CBQ 50FT AUTO BOX CAR NO 48213 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A CANADIAN PACIFIC 40FT BOX CAR NO 241039 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A GMO 40FT AAR BOX CAR NO 21130 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A ILLINOIS CENTRAL 40FT AAR BOX CAR NO 30125 $4.00
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 N SCALE HOPPER CARS TRACK DETAIL MTL INTERMOUNTAIN ATLAS DRGW WEATHERED LOT $29.99
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A ILLINOIS CENTRAL BOX CAR NO 30125 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN BOX CAR NO 18289 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A MKT 50FT AUTO BOX CAR NO 46132 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A NORFOLK WESTERN 40FT BOX CAR NO 361513 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A NEW YORK CENTRAL DD BOX CAR NO 47063 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A SOUTHERN PACIFIC S DR BOX CAR NO 81952 $4.00
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE MODEL OF A ST LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN 50FT BOX CAR NO 46239 $4.00
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 LOT of 3 TRIANGLE PACIFIC THREE 51 Box Cars 71049 HO Scale Trains MINT $29.97
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 Athearn HO scale New Haven State of Maine Products 40 Box Car Weathered $14.99
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 Athearn HO scale model railroad AMTRAK passenger car in box $9.99
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 N SCALE ATHERN AEPX 48 BETHGON COALPORTER OPEN HOPPER CAR WITH COAL LOAD MTLS $5.99
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 HO scale Athearn kit SL Passinger car STD Observation 5633 $11.00
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 HO scale Athearn kit SL Passinger car STD Pullman 1865 $11.00
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 Custom Weathered HO scale Athearn Vermont Railway Box Car w knuckle couplers $14.99
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 NYC New York Central Refrigerator Car O Ga Scale Wood Metal Athearn All Nation $32.95
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 LOT OF HO SCALE FREIGHT CAR TRUCKS $5.00
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 Athearn HO Scale 1773 Texas Pacific 40 Stock Car 24094 NOS $9.95
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 Athearn HO Scale IMPACK ENDS 2 unit car KIT Southern Pacific SP 90053 $9.99
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 Athearn HO Scale 40 ft Box Car Grain Loading Burlington CBQ 52656 New 12 68 $9.99
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 ATHEARN HO SCALE TRAIN CAR USPS 50 SINGLE DOOR BOXCAR Massachusetts $19.00
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 RARE Athearn HO Scale Painted Unlettered Trinity 57 All Purpose Spine Car $60.00
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 Athearn HO Scale CM PRR 5679 Flat Car with Stakes $9.99
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 Athearn HO Scale Pennsylvania RR 301161 Small Gondola Car $9.99
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 Athearn HO Scale Great Northern 55400 Stock Car $4.99
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 Athearn HO Scale Custom Weathered Lackawanna 51969 Box Car $9.99
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 Athearn HO Scale Custom Weathered Michigan Central 350623 Gondola Car $9.99
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 Athearns HO scale Burlington Route Freight Train Set w Flat Car Pipe Load $125.00
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 N SCALE METROLINK PASSENGER SET W F59 DIESEL ENGINE AND 6 CARS IN ORIG BOXES $99.99
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Athearn Genesis 844 pulling passenger cars and track inspection car
HO Model Train Scale - A Closer Look
HO model trains are probably the most popular model train scale in the model train industry. There are many reasons why this scale is popular, one of them being its size.
For beginning hobbyists, it has the most available accessories, and replacement parts. Its scale is just right for depth, so you can create a great number of different layouts, and as far as space goes, the sky is the limit.
You won't have any trouble finding a HO sets either. There are basic sets, with standard oval track, and an engine, even a few different cars can be provided, a hopper, and a tanker for example.
Some may even include a caboose, and there are several options. You also will find that many basic track sets are very reasonably priced.
For example, Athearn has an excellent beginner train, the HO Warbonnet Express Train Set, Santa Fe. It includes the power supply, a classic F7 style locomotive, as well as three freight cars and a matching caboose.
It also comes with enough E-Z track for a 36"x45" oval layout, with a gray roadbed. It has a brand new packaging design with a carry handle for easy transportation.
It is recommended for children over 8, is a beginner's set, and can be erected in less than an hour. Because it is an electrical hazard, and has small parts, it should only be used in a parent's supervision.
This set lists at only about $110, but can easily be purchased for well under this price. You can also pick up many different kinds of track layouts, complete with switchbacks, and all the track you need for many large designs.
When it comes to scenery, HO model train scale can't be beat. Makers of HO scenery take lots of time and effort recreating scale models of all sorts of items, from vehicles, people, buildings, and any kind of other city or town like settings.
But they don't stop there either, and can recreate just about any kind of setting you can think of. If your focus is on trains that haul logs in a mountain setting, then you can find all kinds of mill buildings, lumberjack figurines, and enough vehicles and equipment to rival a real setting.
There are a number of sets of scenery for HO model trains, and depending on the setting, you can get all kinds of prefabricated buildings, train crossings, trestles, and all sorts of other important items.
All you have to do is follow the directions and you can say you made it yourself. There are lighting sets holiday items and novelties, the list goes on. Some of these sets include real working clock towers, lampposts, buildings that play holiday music, all that just plug in or that take batteries.
If you are interested in HO model trains as a hobby, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with some of the terms associated with model training, and go to your local hobby shop to get some hands on experience. Because HO is such a common scale, chances are they will have a quality beginners set right in the store.
About the Author
Clint Spille is a model trains enthusiast who enjoys blogging about the World's Greatest Hobby. Stop by his blog where you can read his many articles on the model railroading hobby or watch the videos he provides on topics such as n model railroad, model train track and much more!
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