100 years of O scale trains & NYSME 1926-2026
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2026 3:16 pm
Hello all
2026 celebrates 100 years of O scale model trains and the NYSME (New York Society of Model Engineers )
March 1926 NYSME was formed ... first public open house Feb 1928 with a loop of O scale ... each following year bigger and better by 1938 over 20,000 attended their open house over the 2 week period.
August 1926 Paul Egolf of Philadelphia first advertisement for a 1/4 scale electric model train $50 Reading Pacific 3' radius
to see an Egolf engine pulling an ex NYSME (Egolf) coach running see link
https://youtu.be/25oT1YKMvhU?si=w-xlqpb128-ZE00T
Cheers Carey Williams
2026 celebrates 100 years of O scale model trains and the NYSME (New York Society of Model Engineers )
March 1926 NYSME was formed ... first public open house Feb 1928 with a loop of O scale ... each following year bigger and better by 1938 over 20,000 attended their open house over the 2 week period.
August 1926 Paul Egolf of Philadelphia first advertisement for a 1/4 scale electric model train $50 Reading Pacific 3' radius
to see an Egolf engine pulling an ex NYSME (Egolf) coach running see link
https://youtu.be/25oT1YKMvhU?si=w-xlqpb128-ZE00T
Cheers Carey Williams