Model railroad manufacturers Model railroad manufacturers The A. C. Gilbert Company was an American toy company, once one of the largest toy companies in the world. It is best known for introducing the Erector Set (a construction toy similar to Meccano in the rest of the world) to the marketplace. ...more on Wikipedia about "A. C. Gilbert Company"
Accurail Inc. is a producer of HO scale injection moleded plastic freight car models. Accurail was founded in 1986 in Elburn, Illinois. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accurail Inc."
Airfix is a UK manufacturer of plastic model aircraft and other kits. In Britain, the name Airfix is synonymous with the hobby, a plastic model of this type is often simply referred to as "an airfix" even if made by another manufacturer. Nowadays the Airfix brand is a subsidiary of Humbrol Ltd which was a company that produced paints and glues for scale models. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airfix"
American Flyer was a popular brand of toy train and model railroad in the United States in the middle part of the 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Flyer"
Founded in 1906 by Karl Arnold in Nürnberg, K. Arnold & Co. began its life producing tin toys and related items. They produced an extensive line of model ships, doll house items and other toys. In 1935, K. Arnold & Co. hired Max Ernst as their managing director. Ernst, not to be confused with the German realist artist of the same name, was a significant factor in the future of Arnold. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arnold (models)"
Athearn makes model railroad equipment and is a subsidiary of Horizon Hobbies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Athearn"
Bachmann Industries (originally Bachmann Bros.) is a company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania specializing in model railroading. Today it is the largest seller, in terms of volume, of model trains in the world. Bachmann primarily specializes in inexpensive entry-level train sets sold in the mass market. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bachmann Industries"
Bassett-Lowke was a toy company, based in the Northampton, England founded by Wenham Joseph Bassett-Lowke in 1898 or 1899 that specialized in model railways, model boats and ships, and construction sets. Bassett-Lowke initially started as a mail-order catalog business and primarily remained so, although it sometimes designed and even manufactured some of its own items. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bassett-Lowke"
Bing was a German toy company founded in 1863 in Nuremberg, Germany by two brothers, Ignaz and Adolf Bing, originally producing metal kitchen utensils. They began toy production in 1880 and by the early 20th century, Bing was the largest toy company in the world, and Bing's factory in Nuremberg was the largest toy factory in the world. Although Bing produced numerous toys, it is best remembered today for toy trains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bing (company)"
Graham Farish (Grafar) produces large quantities of British outline model railway equipment in N gauge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Graham Farish"
Hornby Railways is the leading brand of model railway in the United Kingdom, and its company roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hornby Railways"
The Ives Manufacturing Company, an American toy manufacturer from 1868 to 1932, was the largest manufacturer of toy trains in the United States from 1910 until 1924, when Lionel Corporation overtook it in sales. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ives Manufacturing Company"
K-Line Electric Trains is a brand name of O gauge and S gauge model railway locomotives, rolling stock, and buildings. Currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, K-Line's 2005 bankruptcy petition stated that its annual sales are between $7 and $8 million. ...more on Wikipedia about "K-Line"
Klein Modellbahn is an Austrian model railway manufacturer producing in HO scale only. Covered prototypes are mainly German and Austrian cars and locomotives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Klein Modellbahn"
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LGB is the standard acronym for Lehmann Gross Bahn - the "Lehmann Big Train" in German. Made by Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk in Nuremberg, Germany, since 1968, it is the most popular garden railway model in Europe, although there are also many models of U.S. and Canadian protoypes. It is also a leading brand of garden model railroad in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "LGB (Lehmann Gross Bahn)"
Lionel Corporation was an American toy manufacturer, specializing in toy trains and model railroads. Its trains, produced from 1901 to 1969, are the most famous toy trains in the United States and among the most famous in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lionel Corporation"
Lionel, LLC is a designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads, based in Chesterfield Township, Michigan and currently in bankruptcy. Its roots lie in the 1969 purchase of the Lionel product line by cereal conglomerate General Mills. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lionel, LLC"
Märklin (or Maerklin) is a German toy company, founded in 1859. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys. In some parts of Germany, the company's name is almost synonymous with model railroads. From 1919 to 1999, the company produced mechanical construction sets similar to Meccano and Erector. ...more on Wikipedia about "Märklin"
MTH Electric Trains, formerly Mike's Train House, is an American toy train and model railroad designer, importer, and manufacturer, based in Columbia, Maryland. It is a privately held company. ...more on Wikipedia about "MTH Electric Trains"
ROKAL, acronym for RObert KAhrmann Lobberich, manufacturer of metal castings that produced a line of model railway equipment in TT scale from 1947 - 1969, based in Lobberich 80km north of Cologne, Germany at the dutch border. The Rokal product line was then sold to Willy Ade of Röwa. Röwa issued at least one catalog that included items from the Rokal product line, but apparently only sold existing inventory from the Rokal purchase rather than manufacturing these items. Ade later sold his company to Roco of Salzburg, Austria and the Rokal TT line was not issued again. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rokal"
Williams Electric Trains is an American toy train and model railroad manufacturer, based in Columbia, Maryland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Williams Electric Trains"
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