Most men of a certain age can remember playing with model train sets, perhaps received from under the Christmas tree or as a treasured birthday present. As the years went on, most of those trains were ...

Many people remember a childhood with an electric train set. Perhaps it was an HO-scale layout on a sheet of plywood in the basement or a brand-new Lionel set first discovered under the Christmas tree ...

Ryan Kunkle, supervisor of visitor services at the Railroad Museum of Pa., can remember lying in bed as a little boy as the not-too distant echoes of train whistles lulled him to sleep. "The trains ...

Most of us would be pretty happy with ourselves if we made one of those neat “epoxy river” types of art for our home. Not so with prolific maker [Peter Waldraff]. [Peter] is a skilled craftsman with a ...

Adults who love model railroading say it sometimes makes them feel like kids again. Their concern is to make sure that today’s kids, and the generations of kids to come, will follow in their footsteps ...

Mentoring kids is challenging, rewarding, and fun. There is no doubt in my mind that Model Railroading can provide a solid ...

The 58th annual Railroad Hobby Show will take place this weekend at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, featuring over 300 exhibitors, 60 full-size model railroads, and ...

Ride the rails of nostalgia as we explore the world of model railroading. The Big Bend Model Railroad Association provides nostalgia and enjoyment for generations old and new. WFSU's Mike Plummer ...

When Robin Claxton was seven years old, his father built him and his little brother a model train layout with a 4’ by 8’ sheet of plywood and some old tracks and engines at the family’s home in Sharon ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana NTRAK, Montana's N Scale model railroading club, will set up its train layout in the ...