TRAIN SCALES**:

1. Z Scale - Extremely small Trains, they make several Briefcase type trains. Primarily Made by Marklin and called Mini Club.
2. N Scale - Slightly Larger than Z- Scale and much more popular. Manufactured by many different complains such as Trix, Atlas, Auhagen, Life-Like, Con-Cor and Bachmann.
3. HO Scale - Very common trains size the is "Half O" gauge. This size became popular because it was easier to find room to set up the smaller trains.
4. Marklin HO scale - Actually uses a hidden contact system in the middle of the track which looks like little points in between the rails.
5. S Scale - S Scale was adopted by American Flyer and was promoted as real looking track, compared to Lionel's Popular O gauge track which has three rails.
6. O Scale - The most common Train size found,  made by Almost all Toy Train Manufacturers.
7. Standard or Wide Gauge - Large Track Used for Standard Gauge Trains made by Lionel and American Flyer Wide Gauge trains.

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