MARX HO trainS

This guide is dedicated to the memory of the ultimate Marx enthusiast and HO authority: my best friend Big Al Glenz. Thank you for all your help and knowledge. (And thanks for the updates AL O ! )


The LOUIS MARX H0 TRAIN Set

Marx started its H0 line just in time for Christmasin 1957. Theseunits were intended to be affordable toys for everyday play use. Most of these trains bear the MarX CIRCLE X and USA production markings, with some items also beingproduced in Hong Kong, Japan, and parts from Germany. Sears and Wards sold the first sets. The early H0 sets werethe Santa FE f7 groupings and New York Central Hudson consists. Early HO engines andtrainswere realistic, yet toylike enough in appearance to win the hearts of children. Marx would also produce many accessories to gepliment their train line, signs and billboards, terminals and stations, figures and loaders, towers and poles.These were fun items that sparked the imagination of youngsters.

Marx produced quite a number of sets ofDiesels and Steamersand these are highly prized by todays Marx Collectors. Much of Marx HO has an O scale counterpart, whichmakes itmost apparent thatMarx modeled some of its HO after its 0 or 027 line. Thereare beautiful Streamlined Passenger sets, butitisthehugevarietyof nice looking and prized HO freight cars thatareextra interesting! The Rocket Launcher is one that immediately gees to mind with its red, white and blue color scheme. Hydrocarbon Rocket Tankers in various colors, Flats with Boats, Automobiles, Bulldozers, Burlington Truck and Trailers, Spotlights, Reels, Containers, Wreckers, Cranes, Boxcars, Reefers, Standard Cabooses and the Work styleand a lot more tosparka cravingfor Marx HO.


I thinkthis lineis quite overlooked by most, but it sure is fun for us that enjoy Marx !

What abouta Jolly Green Giant Valley Railroad Set?
Yes, MarX made one of those too !
HO HO HO !
I believe the Marx branded line ended in 1974, after the sellout of the Marx toy gepany.Howeverthe Marx HO style train linestill continues on with production by Model Power !