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, ...

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 ...

MUSKEGON, MI— A nonprofit organization that preserves the railroad heritage of the Muskegon area has opened its annual holiday-themed event. Formed in 1983, the Muskegon Railroad Historical Society, ...

Tucked between a residential neighborhood and a school athletic field in Malden is a large, red brick building that looks a little like an old train depot. That’s fitting. Four words in large ...

Many of us dream of a model railroad empire on a massive scale. While the time, space and resources required usually dictate whether or not that dream becomes a reality, it never hurts to be inspired.

The Shelburne Museum’s model train set can be operated by museum visitors at the push of a button, without staff present. Credit: James Buck Morning light streamed through the antique windows of the ...

Some build them in their basements. But Dick Shellenberg's train set takes up most of his backyard. The retired elementary school principal has turned model train conductor in the town of Corning.