Love affairs with trains typically begin like this: A tyke watching in awe as a Lionel train set choo choos around a Christmas tree. Fast forward some number of decades, and you have John Campbell, ...

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration ...

Tom Galvin, background, shows his grandchildren the model railroad layout at the Metro East Model Railroad Club’s annual open house Saturday. A replica of the mid-20th century Glen Carbon water tower ...

Youngstown Model Railroad Association officer Bruce Silvernail handles the switching operations at one of the large yards on the HO layout. The YMRA HO layout will appear in the national magazine, ...

Barry Swartz of Springettsbury Township has built his model railroad layout for 77 years, ever since his father bought him his first O gauge Lionel train when he was just months old. Unfortunately, ...

The lure of model trains holds no barriers for those who build them and those who come to admire them. Whether the entrancement is triggered by memories of the lonesome whistle or admiration of the ...