Don't miss it: Category "Model Railroading" on Jeopardy! tonight (1/4/22) in the first round

Nailed it!

For $200 - The term for the ratio of the size of a model train to the size of the real thing; for HO sets, it's 1:87

For $400 - The world's largest model train store located in Colorado, was named for this car, which was sadly fitting when it recently closed.

For $600 - Build your own model of the railroad on the island of Sodor with James and the other friends of this BBC TV engine.

For $800 - A popular type of bridge in model railroading is this one named for the X-shaped pilings that support it.

For $1000 - [picture of train shown with a black, rusted engine having an "L" on its nose] Seen here is the 1935 Commodore Vanderbilt, a model train from this manufacturer, a favorite for 120 years.

Thanks for posting the questions, Bruce. I would have scored 100% in that category, but most certainly would have had my butt whipped in just about every other category.

@Bruce Brown posted:

For $200 - The term for the ratio of the size of a model train to the size of the real thing; for HO sets, it's 1:87

For $400 - The world's largest model train store located in Colorado, was named for this car, which was sadly fitting when it recently closed.

For $600 - Build your own model of the railroad on the island of Sodor with James and the other friends of this BBC TV engine.

For $800 - A popular type of bridge in model railroading is this one named for the X-shaped pilings that support it.

For $1000 - [picture of train shown with a black, rusted engine having an "L" on its nose] Seen here is the 1935 Commodore Vanderbilt, a model train from this manufacturer, a favorite for 120 years.

Didn't see the episode.  so my answers would be

scale

Caboose ( I have no idea what store they are referring to)

Thomas

Trestle?

Lionel

@jhz563 posted:

Caboose ( I have no idea what store they are referring to)

@jhz563,

Excellent job on all clues, but you forgot to phrase your responses in the form of a question, so you end up with $0.

BTW -- Caboose refers to Caboose Hobbies.

Mike

@Mellow Hudson Mike posted:

@jhz563,

Excellent job on all clues, but you forgot to phrase your responses in the form of a question, so you end up with $0.

BTW -- Caboose refers to Caboose Hobbies.

Mike

Duh!  ( palm to forehead emoji! )

I think this is kinda like when Cliff from cheers was on and the categories included the US Post Office, and The History of Beer!

My wife called me telling me that she got 4/5.........she had no idea about Caboose Hobbies.

I’m very proud of her!

Peter

I watch the show every night. I got them all except the one about Caboose Hobbies.

  I don't blame most people for not getting the Caboose hobbies question.  It was a great place to spend hours there doing nothing but look at trains. Even had shopping carts.

  If the question was about one of the smallest train stores in New York City would you have the answer ?

   I experienced both and miss them everyday.

We watched this last night, and I was pleased to see this category.  I got 'em all right but not before the folks on the show beat me by a fraction of a second as usual even though it was a rare category I knew the answers to.