| For people who aren't involved in the
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| | in the United States. The Lionel
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| model railroading hobby, there's really
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| | corporation revolutionized these model
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| no difference between "toy" trains and
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| | and they rapidly gained popularity and
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| "model" trains. After all, both hobbies
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| | sophistication.Things such as lighting,
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| involve small trains that are controlled
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| | ability to change direction and "real"
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| by some sort of power pack. There is a
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| | smoke were some of the earliest realism
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| significant difference, however, to
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| | features that were added. There was still
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| anyone who is an enthusiast. Calling a
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| | little distinction between "toy" and
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| model railroad a "toy train" is like
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| | "model" trains until the 1950's, however,
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| calling a classic piece of literature a
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| | when the modern emphasis on realism
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| "novel".Toy trains are generally
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| | really started to take hold.Today there
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| marketing to children, and are the way
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| | are various gauges of model railroads,
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| many of us were introduced to the hobby.
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| | with a vast array of accessories
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| They tend to be quite plain looking and
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| | available. They can be controlled by
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| not based on any real-life trains. Model
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| | computer and entire railyards can be
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| trains, on the other hand, are often a
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| | operated exactly the way they would be in
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| true art form with scale reproductions of
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| | real life. Many model railroading
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| real or potential trains and layouts (a
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| | enthusiasts spend thousands of dollar and
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| technique known as prototyping).Some of
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| | hundreds of hours creating prototypes of
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| the earliest toy trains were available in
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| | actual railroad lines, both past and
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| the early 19th century. They often had
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| | present.There are clubs and associations
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| wind-up motors or even steam-powered
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| | that offer resources for beginners and
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| locomotives and were generally made from
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| | experienced railroaders alike. The
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| cast iron.In the 1850's a German company
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| | internet has also helped to make it
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| named Marklin, who made dollhouse
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| | easier to find information on model
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| accessories, introduced a box set of a
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| | railroading, as well as a much larger
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| train and track to try to broaden its
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| | selection of trains and accessories than
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| market to include boys as well as girls.
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| | the average hobby store could hope to
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| They also made extra tracks, rolling
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| | stock.Bill Murphy writes about DCC
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| stock and building that were available as
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| | control, analog control and other model
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| accessories.Electric trains followed soon
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| | railroading topics for the Model
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| after, commonly believed to have been
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| | Railroader website.
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| introduced by Carlisle and Finch in 1897
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