There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...

Pacific Grove >> “This is what happens when the boys’ toys get out of hand,” said Ken Burns, while standing next to a miniature live steam locomotive Sunday at the American Tin Cannery. A retired ...

Most men of a certain age can remember playing with model train sets, perhaps received from under the Christmas tree or as a ...

The Broadway Limited Imports EMD SD45 HO scale diesel locomotive is the featured model in this latest product review video ...

As the locomotive rolled past a gritty urban scene, engineer Lavon Stauffer smiled. “Now watch this,” he said. He increased the throttle, blew the airhorn and rang the locomotive’s bell ... all from ...

Live ice carving, the annual model train show, a snowmobile showcase and more return to Loudonville's Mohican Winterfest on Jan. 10.

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 ...

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There’s just something about miniature worlds — they’re just so relaxing to look at and ponder. Think you don’t have ample room for a model train layout at your place? You may not be thinking small ...

Rick Bartko remembers waking up to the sound of the Freedom Train in the late 1940s, blaring its loud horn as it roared by his childhood home. "It woke me out of a deep sleep," he said. "I said 'Woah!

Idea person: Glen Rosenbaum, a partner at the law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP. Big idea: Showcase history through model train room. Where it came from: In the early '50s, when Rosenbaum was three or four ...