You’d probably expect caskets to be in the basement of a typical funeral home — but not this one. Hidden beneath a trap door sits an expansive model railroad th ...

EVERETT — A small-scale version of grand past railroads in the Puget Sound area is planned at Everett Station. The Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Association, a model railroad group, signed a lease ...

The Berkshire Eagle feature about my friend, Jack Trowill, and his model train collection inspired this baby boomer memory. One of the favorite Christmas or Hanukkah gifts that my friends and I ...

Wilkes-Barre Township resident John Cunius is seen with the 4-by-8-foot Lionel train layout he has been working on at night during the pandemic. Nick Pittman works on his New Jersey-themed 4-by-8-foot ...

Did you know Milwaukee is the birthplace of model railroading and continues to dominate in the hobby today? It's true, thanks to W. Walthers, Inc., a family-owned local business that was started in ...

”I`m not embarrassed to say it. I like to play with trains,” said Wayne Wesolowski of Elburn. Wesolowski`s involvement with model trains is far from child`s play, however. Together with his wife, Mary ...

Nobody looks bored at a model train show. Some people stare intently at crisscrossing objects in motion. Others build or fix things with the analytical skills of an engineer. Still others explain the ...

INTRODUCTION 0000 Wayne becomes HO scale and visits Marengo FREIGHT YARD 0240 Wood is not limited to buildings CARPENTER SHOP 0310 Scaleddown carpentry KIT EVALUATION 0740 Wayne tells you how to ...

Model railroading clubs will be cranking up the steam engines and diesels in late spring and summer. The Back Mountain Railroad Club and the Anthracite Model Railroad Society in the Hazleton area have ...

The biggest model railroad club in the Northwest has hand-built everything from Union Station to Multnomah Falls in meticulous detail — with the occasional whimsical flourish (we see you, Bigfoot).

MOBILE, Alabama -- The Great Train Expo, a model railroading show, returns this weekend to the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds, at 1035 North Cody Road in Mobile. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to ...