Large Scale Model Railroaders from across the region are at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield for the Northeast Large Scale Train Show. The show features S, O and G scales and larger, ...

Richard Dobler is a railroad baron in the manner of Henry Flagler, though on a less ostentatious scale. Adjacent to his home between Lake Wales and Dundee lies an 18-acre model train domain that he — ...

A recent gift of a stash of old model trains provided a true N scale nostalgia trip. It’s hard to believe that N scale has been around for more than six decades, first appearing in Model Railroader in ...

Growing up in the 1950s in Duncan, Okla., south and west of Oklahoma City, Keith Johnson watched the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway — the Rock Island Line — pass through town. The Rock ...

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 ...

Tiny trains Crystal Lake 'pocket layout' hobbyist creates miniature world with small scale models The biggest part of working with model trains is the smallest part of working with model trains for ...

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 ...

LANSING — A model train exhibit opens Saturday at Impression 5 Science Center. "Trains: Full STEAM Ahead" is a traveling exhibit showcasing a fully functioning model train network. The Capital Area ...

For many American families, Christmas isn’t Christmas without a tree decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel – and an electric train circling merrily beneath. No one knows precisely when the train ...

Modeling a railroad is hard. Railroads are large, linear pieces of civil engineering. So many modelers are drawn to the smallest scale they can use. Recently a new scale, named T, at 1:450 has been ...