Howard Zane has been working on the railroad for thirty years--building a massive model train set complete with 150 locomotives, thousands of feet of track and more than 6,000 figures. He's expanded ...

POCATELLO — The Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday in Union Pacific Railroad brick building 59 south of the UPRR depot and just ...

Today's trains and tracks don't seem to produce that same unique sound that once made railroad traffic easily identifiable. But step into the back of the Wakefield Depot Museum and close your eyes.

Model toy trains are extensively loved by children, mainly boys. Somewhere in the first half of the early 19th century, the earliest toy trains were made of lead and had no such moving parts. Only a ...

Kevin Doherty remembers playing with model trains along with his dad and brothers since he was a young boy. The Chardon father said he hopes to get his son Matt more involved with the hobby. “It’s ...

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 rattling of model trains clacking over tracks filled the Rock Quarry House on Saturday, as the Central Missouri Chapter of the Train Collectors Association held their model train show. Visitors ...

HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity of model trains with the rise of a convenient, tabletop scale like HO.

Model trains are a serious hobby for three Willow Valley residents. George Baile, Chuck Jones and Don "Santa Claus" Williams spend many hours of their time working with the model train display at ...