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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

”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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many, getting that first train set from Mom and Dad is a fond childhood memory. The lucky ones might even be able to dig the set out of their parents' attic, piece things together, and watch the ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the greatest strengths of model railroading is the diverse, multifaceted nature of the hobby. History, woodworking, electrical engineering, and many other disciplines can all be pursued toward ...

The Golden Age of railroads, which lasted from the 1880s until the 1920s, may be a thing of the past, but don’t think for a minute the popularity of live railroads and model railroading is waning.