Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate ...

Most modelers can pinpoint the photos, people, events, books, or stories that inspired them to build their model railroads.

The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout is breaking up again, this time for good.

Deep in Frisco’s Discovery Center, a man’s life is laid out in model train tracks in a 3,000-square-foot room. When no one is around, the room is quiet and dark. As the project nears completion, the ...

MADISON — Dr. Alan Friedler loves spending countless hours perfecting his model train layout. And this is a passion he never outgrew from when he was a kid. An onlooker might feel like a kid again ...

An Oxford couple is among those opening their backyard this weekend to showcase elaborate model railroad layouts. Allan and Liz Pantle have been working on the Midwestern and Rainbow Tunnel Railroad ...

Correspondent photo / Sean Barron Grant Taylor, 18, of Boardman, busily connects two cars on the model train layout he designed that was part of the show. CANFIELD — Grant Taylor isn’t hesitant about ...

Smiles come easy to the leadership of the Hawkeye Model Railroad Club these days. That’s because the group of local die-hard train lovers will soon move into their own new 3,200-square-foot building ...