A model railroad club seeks a buyer for the New Jersey house that’s been its home for six decades. The pitch: Inherit 3,500 ...

One day after evacuation, Rob Caves and his partner went back to Christmas Tree Lane to protect their home — and ended up ...

In December 2017, I was reading the then-current issue of Model Railroad Planning, which featured the Winston-Salem Southbound Tar Branch layout. I began to wonder if I could re-create this model ...

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And for true model railroad enthusiasts, the layouts and trains become more elaborate, more expansive and offer worlds and scenes that we dreamed of riding through when we played with our model ...

Part of Chicago's Pullman neighborhood this weekend is being transformed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 'The Polar ...

“The more people we can get involved, the better the club is.” The model train layouts don’t just entertain; they also educate. The designs often reflect historical scenes, offering a glimpse into ...

They then built displays housed inside — complete with train tracks, scenic backdrops, landscapes, structures and whatever else you can think of. "The whole idea behind the layout was to model ...

Just about the only thing separating the adults from the kids Friday at the 28th Model Train Festival was height. Young or old, they all stared in rapture as trains disappeared into tunnels ...

of the Northeast Region of the National Model Railroad Association to make the layouts come to life. "The model's details are really awesome and if anyone has lived in the city, you will notice ...

Firecrown, which also includes the Chattanooga-based Freightwaves transportation news outlet, is to make the model railroad layout part of "an ambitious new transportation museum," it was stated.

A group led by Craig Fuller, founder of Firecrown, plans to purchase and preserve much of the display, including the 25,000-square-foot layout, the Thomas Museum, and the Thomas Outdoor Train.