"O" scale trains, such as those made by Lionel, are the most popular. "HO" trains are half the size of "O" scale trains, with "N" scale smaller still, and "Z" scale the smallest.

Then, he thought minuscule. The creator of a Z scale model railway—a ratio of a mere 1.385mm to 1 foot—and village named James River Branch, Smith included within the village a hobby shop.

And finding common ground through trains. The G-, HO-, N-, O-, and Z-scale model trains grinding around the tracks are part of the Central Ohio Model Railroad Club’s holiday open house.

“The diorama is built using Z scale model trains which are a scale of 1:220 and even though they are tiny, we cannot build the grade truly to scale because the room in the depot is not big enough.

Visitors were able to look over various O Scale and Z Scale model trains as they traveled over 600 feet of track on different layouts many representing bygone days in the area and also look over a … ...