Sometimes, an idea for a layout strikes like a bolt of lightning. You can see everything, from the benchwork to the yard design to the topography. All you have to do is build. Occasions like that, ...

There are many different skills that go into model railroading, said nearly lifelong train enthusiast Dave Peterson I.

Near Felton, the First State Model Railroad Club is hosting train displays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30. The club’s ...

One of the first things that you must do when building a model train layout is decide which style of benchwork you will build for the layout. A common starter style of model railroad benchwork is just ...

Every November, a group of model train enthusiasts descends on the Milton House Museum, taking hours to set up track on which ...

Looking for a unique gift for the train aficionado in your life? An Oliver, B.C., resident is selling his model railway layout, a one-of-a-kind design that took hundreds of hours to create. “Holy ...

Jeff Springer plays with model trains all day. And he gets paid for it. Mr. Springer is one of fewer than 20 people in the United States whose full-time occupation is building model train layouts.

If you love trains, there’s a local event rolling into town this weekend that you won’t want to miss. The Zane Trace National ...

CROCKETT — Extensive model railroad layouts will be operating and on display to the public during the fourth annual Crockett Railroad Days fom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 and 25. Two model train clubs ...

The Peoria Train Fair drew families, collectors, and rail enthusiasts to Illinois Central College this weekend, offering ...

SIGOURNEY - I should have brought binoculars. That's the only way to see from one end of Lyle Dumont's new model railroad to the other. It's 90 feet long, nearly a third of a football field. "This IS ...

Of the 18 museums in Balboa Park, only one is in a basement. The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is the successor to a rich ...