Z Scale Model Trains

I became interested in Z scale model trains several years ago.

The picture to the right compares model trains
from the G scale to the Z scale, along with a US
quarter to the right of the N scale locomotive.
(Run your cursor over the image to see a
close-up of the smaller engines.) The Z scale
model trains are 1/220 the size of the real
thing - one inch in Z scale equals 220 inches
(over eighteen feet) in real life.

The Z scale locomotive at the bottom is about
two and three fourths inches long. The G scale
locomotive at the top is over 21 inches long.

The pages in this section are really here to help me to keep track of what I learn about these tiny trains. If what I learn helps you, that's great too.