The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s famed 4,000-square-foot model train layout was broken up again, this time for good.

Railroads used to crisscross Redstone Arsenal with their whistles and bells cutting through the night air. On Tuesday nights in a building, tucked in the WWII-era warehouses, the sound of train ...

Retired professional golfer Ed Dougherty built a six-car garage for his home in Pennsylvania, but it contains no automobiles. None that are big enough to transport people, that is. Mr. Dougherty, 72, ...

Enter your division and build a model/poster to exhibit at the fair. It is recommended you attend at least four of the scheduled meetings. Volunteer to work the Model Railroad Exhibit running trains ...

Bill Nagel is a powerful man. With a flick of his hand, the Chandler retiree summons musicians in green lederhosen and suspenders to the deck of a German brauhaus. With another movement, he commands a ...

No matter how old some people get, trains have the ability to awaken in them a childlike delight. At least, that's the experience of the Arizona Big Train Operators, a group of model railroad ...

It has always been, and will always be, July 10, 1975 in Ralph S. DeBlasi’s basement. The basement, which DeBlasi of Camden County refers to as his “time machine,” is home to his prototype model ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUGUSTA – Stephen Burns remembers admiring trains as a child, but he’s not ...

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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 ...