The beloved model-train layouts in the basement of Union Station have reached the end of the line. Back when two developers were competing for the contract to redevelop the facility, both promised ...
FULL TIME JOB TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY. THIS IS HIS NON PAYING ONE, THE ONE HE’S WORKED AT FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. IT’S A HOBBY THAT HELPS ME KEEP WHAT LITTLE SANITY I HAVE. IT’S A GREAT ESCAPE FROM THE ...
Since we broke the sad news yesterday that the two model-train layouts that have been in the basement of Union Station for decades — eight decades, in one case — will not be there when Union Station ...
It looks like trouble down the track for the biggest little railroad in San Francisco. The railroad - officially the Golden Gate Model Railroad Club - operates in the basement at the city-owned ...
For many baby boomers, and some younger folks as well, the December holidays are synonymous with model trains. Many in the postwar generation grew up with Lionel or American Flyer rolling stock ...
Pastor Ben Grove adjusts an engine that has gone slightly off track on his model railroad replica of the Altoona region in his home basement. His layout features famous Altoona area landmarks such as ...
APPLETON - If you’ve been to Pierce Park or Jefferson School, you’ve glimpsed my model railroad. If you’ve been to the History Museum at the Castle, you’ve walked where my little people walk. If ...
“This is basically a layout under construction,” he said. There’s no hurry. Besides, he said, no model railroader really wants a layout to be done. The joy for him is in building it. As Yelen speaks, ...
It might appear to just be the boiler room insie 28 Marine Avenue in Bay Ridge, but behind a door lies a massive model railroad layout that takes up the whole room. It's the headquarters of the Bay ...