Layout visit to the N scale Modutrak display, as presented at Trainfest 2025 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...

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 ...

You wouldn’t think the town of Pueblo, Colorado, would fit into a 2,500-square-foot building in North Fort Myers. But it does. And so does San Bernardino, Castle Rock, Denver and several other ...

There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small ...

Model railroaders typically observe their project from high above. It would be neat to see what the world looks like to the residents of your little town, but getting down to their point of view is ...

The Model Railroad Club’s Holiday Train Show and Open House in Union County is set to transport visitors back in time to the railroads of the 1950s. Running on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Nov.

When you enter the Ocala Model Railroaders Historic Preservation Society headquarters, you may think you hear the conductor's cry to board an early steam or modern diesel electric locomotive driven ...