Eddie Degan’s fascination with toy trains started when he was a kid playing with wooden Lionel sets. Though he first gave up ...

The biggest model railroad club in the Northwest has hand-built everything from Union Station to Multnomah Falls in meticulous detail — with the occasional whimsical flourish (we see you, Bigfoot).

Billed as the largest monthly event of its kind in the world, the Great Midwest Train Show lived up to its name Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. With more than 500 tables of new ...

GRAND MEADOW — Wheels chug into motion. Steam pumps through model cylinders. A “piercing” bell switches tracks to “whistle talk.” It’s Wednesday morning train time with the Rail Runners Model Railroad ...

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SULPHUR, La. (WVUE) - There is just something about a model railroad that can bring a little town to life, and maybe even give us a glimpse into what it was like at some other place and time. Tommmy ...

One would never know it, but hidden in Boise’s downtown is a little train haven, featuring engines and boxcars and cabooses — all chugging seamlessly along 50 scale miles of track and 210 switches.

The Central Texas Area Model Railroaders will host their 43rd annual Temple Model Train & RPM Show this weekend, inviting all train enthusiasts to join them for a nostalgic ride. The all-ages event ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...