Electric model trains not only can bring out the youngster in us, but also adds a refreshing element of interior decor...

call it shelf appeal... to the home as well.

Below are defintions of __ Track Gauge __ or width.

Please Note...these track gauge measurements __ do not __ define or identify 'scale' sizing.

For those model railroad buffs, truly into sizing of scale and gauge, it can become a pretty refined and defined issue.

This guide is a rough outline to the track gauge...other definitions and refinements will come in another guide.

Gauge --- the measurement between the rails on the tracks.

Scale --- defines the scaled-down or proportion of the model railroad car to the real train.

HO Gauge

Measurement:      .65 inch wide track...inside rail to inside rail.

Standard Gauge

Measurement:      2.25 inches wide track

Background:         earliest of train track...World War I to the 1930s, Lionel, Ives,

G Gauge

Measurement:      1.77 inches wide track

O 027 Gauge

Measurement:      1.25 inches wide track

S Gauge

Measurement:        .87 inch wide track

N Gauge

Measurement:      .35 inch wide track