Custom-run model trains—special editions produced for specific retailers, clubs, or organizations—are becoming a major segment of the hobby, with companies like MTH and Lionel reporting significant ...

The only difference between men and boys, the saying goes, is the size of their toys. The Greater Baton Rouge Model Railroaders beg to differ. For the roughly three dozen club members, their toys are ...

Growing up in the 1950s in Duncan, Okla., south and west of Oklahoma City, Keith Johnson watched the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway — the Rock Island Line — pass through town. The Rock ...

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 ...

Railroads used to crisscross Redstone Arsenal with their whistles and bells cutting through the night air. On Tuesday nights in a building, tucked in the WWII-era warehouses, the sound of train ...

Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience. But the youngsters weren’t the only ones enthralled by ...

At 91 years young, Al Boos may be the oldest kid in the San Antonio area who still plays with model trains. Not toy trains, mind you. These are exacting replicas of the real thing. Hyper-detailed, ...