Model Manufacturers
DCC
Locos and Kits
Scenery and Track
Brass Time!
100

This company was founded in 1900 and really popularized O scale trains.

What is Lionel Trains.

100

This company has a major foot hold in the DCC market, making all kind of motion decoders and light boards, most famous for thier "power cab" dcc system.

What is NCE

100

This company made famous freight car kits packed in mostly "blue boxes" offered nice detail and call be found at a low price.

What is Athearn.

100

Bachmann HO EZ track with black roadbed uses rail made out of this metal, making it prone to rust.

What is steel. 

100

What is the full name of this Brass importer, NJCB.

What is Nick and Jack's Custom Brass

200

This company was founded in 1833 making products from ivory, they now have a major foot hold in the HO scale market.

What is Bachmann

200

In a DCC install, all lighting are common together under what color and electrical polarity.

What is Blue (positive)

200

This was bachmann first locomotive offering in their Spectrum line. A finely detaled diesel switcher from the GE catolog.

What is the GE 44 tonner.

200

This USA company manufactures high-quality products for hobbyists to create realistic model scenery for model railroads. 

What is Woodland Scenics.

200

This website calls themselves the #1 resource for brass model trains. 

300

Founded in 1920 they started making clock work trains in England, now they are the leader in OO scale trains.

What is Hornby.

300

This unit is needed to program the sounds and fuctions on Lok sounds deocders.

What is the Lok Programmer.

300

This famous PRR electric class was made by a number of model manufactures in plastic, die cast and brass.

What is the GG1. 

300

This home improvement retail store has a wide range of ready built buildings for your layout. They also make alot of O scale products.

What is Menards.

300

This brass importer shares its name with the american locomotive company.

What is Alco Models.

400

Over 150 years of model train making are under this Manufacturers belt, founded in Germany they mainly use 3 rail track.  

What is Märklin

400

When on the progamming track this CV will give you the Manufacturer ID of the decoder.

What is CV 8.

400

This company still makes freight cars kits today.

What is Accurail. 
400

These model trees made by Scenic Express are on the pricey side, but are considered the best you can buy.

What is SuperTrees. 

400

The maker of fine brass detail parts for all of your hobby needs.

 What is Precision Scale.

500

Founded in 1958 in Brazil as a toy factory by Galileu Frateschi, this company started making model train products in 1967. 

 What is Frateschi

500

Sound traxx Tsunami 2 decoders have feature that use motor load and rpm to adjust the chuff intensity/diesel RPM, what is this feature called. 

What is D.D.E (Digital Dynamic Exhaust)

500

This was MTH's final locomotive release in HO scale before closing the company.

What is the Little Joe electric.

500

This system allows cars run around the modelers layout with no track in site.

What is the Faller Car System.

500

This company is one of the earilest brass importers of japenese brass in the states.

What is Pacific Fast Mail (PFM).

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