When members of the Four County Society of Model Engineers decided to enter their modular train layout in the largest train show in North America, they expected to have fun. They did not expect to ...

EVERETT — Mike Scheerens has been a model train enthusiast his entire life. When he was about 10 years old, he watched his father, James, build tracks for HO-scale trains, one of the largest models ...

Bridges are one of the more impressive features found on a model railroad layout. Prototype railroads use bridges large and ...

Jeff Springer plays with model trains all day. And he gets paid for it. Mr. Springer is one of fewer than 20 people in the United States whose full-time occupation is building model train layouts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rensselaer Model Railroad Society's model train layout of the fictional New England, Berkshire & Western Railroad has been ...

TULSA, OK -- Model railroading is a year-round hobby, but it takes on a special significance at Christmas time. Hugh Keen of Tulsa is a retired mechanical engineer. Now he’s the engineer on his own ...

Pieces of the Rensselaer Model Railroad Society’s 4,000-square-foot model train layout are ready to be taken away by volunteers working with the National Model Railroad Association’s northeast region ...

MEDINA, Washington — EDITOR'S NOTE: A version of this story first aired in January 2019. The owners are now looking for a new home for the model train layout -- ideally an organization that could take ...

The Brandon Hills Model Railway Club opened its doors to the public Saturday afternoon, offering a glimpse into the world of model railroading at its open house at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan ...