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Roco HO Scale Model Railroads & Trains
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Roco is a manufacturer of model railroad products based in Salzburg, Austria. The company, founded in 1960
by Heinz Röessler, first started producing HO and N scale model train freight cars in the mid-'60s. These first
products were manufactured for other model railroad companies such as Trix, Atlas, and Walthers. They also
branched out into TT scale. Roco produced a line of European model train cars under their own name in 1967 and
experienced great success with the product line, especially in Germany.
Roco produced their first locomotives in 1976. They were well known for their accurate and detailed models.
When Heinz Röessler passed away in 1978, his widow ran the company until 2002 when she sold the business. Roco
was purchased by Modelleisenbahn GmbH and was reorganized in 2005 as a part of Modelleisenbahn Holding
GmbH, which also owns the Fleischmann company.
Roco continues to operate out of Salzburg today as a subsidiary of Modelleisenbahn Holding GmbH. The
company has a tradition of focusing on innovation in the hobby. Their latest offering is Next Generation, an app for
smart phone or tablet that interacts with a model train set during various model railroad games and tasks.
Quick Facts
When the Roco company was founded in 1960, it originally manufactured plastic military minitanks.
This toy series is now produced by the German model car company Herpa
Roco model railroad products are imported and distributed in the United States by Roman & Company of
Elburn, Illinois. This company also distributes Fleischmann model railroad products
Besides HO and N scale model trains, Roco also produces Hoe, a narrow gauge version of HO
scale