The chugging engine and piercing whistle revealed the approach of the G-scale model train, even before the headlight shined ...

For more than a decade, Rob Caves has invited the public to his Altadena backyard to experience an ever-growing model train universe built by him and his fellow hobbyists in the Christmas Tree Lane ...

As part of its new railroad-themed exhibit, On the Right Track, the Elmhurst History Museum hosted a model train show Saturday in cooperation with Chicagoland T-Trak, an informal group of model ...

Rapt and in a model train moment all his own, Owen Rash of Tacoma looks over an HO scale model layout during the 2014 Model Train Festival show at the Washington State History Museum. This year’s show ...

Starting at Union Station in Los Angeles, it takes about 20 to 25 minutes to reach the end of the line at the Bakersfield rail yards. “Close to an hour round trip,” Paul Koehler said. “That’s assuming ...

Hundreds of spectators visited the North Hall of the La Crosse Center on Saturday for the 33rd annual Model Railroad Show. The event, hosted by the La Crosse & Three Rivers Railroad Club, features 23 ...

ORANGE >> Walking into the basement of the Historical Society’s Academy Building is like stepping back into a time to the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, when the railroad was a mighty force in the New Haven ...

As the soft sound of bells and a rhythmic clacking filled the air, John “JB” Breitmaier bent down to peer into a 4-inch tunnel carved into the demi-wall separating two sections of train tracks. “It’s ...

The members of a Hicksville hobbyist club are looking for a few good men, women and teenagers who are at ease fiddling with train controls and know how to keep things chugging along. For the past six ...

INDIANAPOLIS — One of Indianapolis' favorite holiday traditions is returning this year. The Eiteljorg Museum is hosting its 15th annual "Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure," running from Nov.