Every holiday season, Christmas Tree Lane turns into a must-stop destination for model train lovers, all thanks to one man who took his hobby to new levels. Rob Caves started building model train sets ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In digging through the issue again today, I found that the January issue had many points of interest, including an article about ...

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 ...

The Texas-based program coordinator, now in his early 60s, runs a 128,000-subscriber YouTube channel where he tests train ...

PLAINS, Pa. — Depending on your point of view, model railroad scenery can easily make you feel like you're somewhere you've seen before. "A danger sign on the fence is sort of like, 'What's the point ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Tom Crosthwait, John Lowrance and Alan Vincent with the San Antonio Model Railroad Association at the Bob Clarke Rail ...

Pieces of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s 4,000-square-foot model train layout are ready to be taken away by volunteers working with the National Model Railroad Association’s northeast region ...

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Seashore Trolley Museum’s new Maine Central Model Railroad building is now open year-round. Stop by to visit this new exhibit Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., ...

If you've followed Model Railroader's Facebook page, you'll probably know that periodically over the past several years, I've made posts called "Lunchtime Reading," which are simply my musings on ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...