Creating realistic scenery transforms a model train layout from a simple track loop into a miniature world full of life and storytelling. From shaping terrain with foam and plaster to adding weathered ...

For decades, they have been an essential holiday decoration, ranking right up there with mistletoe, garland and over-the-top bows and ribbons. It seems that no classic Christmas scene is complete ...

Railroad scenes in the HO scale have been set up at Mahon Library, and trains in the N scale are operating at Groves Library to introduce Lubbock-area residents to the meticulous detail of model ...

LEGO trains have evolved into a serious modeling hobby, blending creativity, engineering, and realism. From custom builds to detailed track ballasting, enthusiasts push the limits of what bricks can ...

Ryan Kunkle, supervisor of visitor services at the Railroad Museum of Pa., can remember lying in bed as a little boy as the not-too distant echoes of train whistles lulled him to sleep. "The trains ...

MiraCosta College freshman John Gerdes remembers how his father and brother sparked his interest in model trains when he was 4. “My brother would carry me in his arms and put me on his shoulders so I ...

The Berkshire Eagle feature about my friend, Jack Trowill, and his model train collection inspired this baby boomer memory. One of the favorite Christmas or Hanukkah gifts that my friends and I ...