MADISON — Dr. Alan Friedler loves spending countless hours perfecting his model train layout. And this is a passion he never outgrew from when he was a kid. An onlooker might feel like a kid again ...

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, ...

Detroit may be the birthplace of the Model T — but it's also a special place for lovers of model trains. They go together, in a way. Kids at heart who love industrial design, engineering and the ...

Deep in Frisco’s Discovery Center, a man’s life is laid out in model train tracks in a 3,000-square-foot room. When no one is around, the room is quiet and dark. As the project nears completion, the ...

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The Central Arkansas Model Railroad Club will host a free train open house event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 18 at the McGee Center in Conway. Included at the event will be the “Gee Whiz!” HO-scale ...

The image generates cozy and nostalgic thoughts: a miniature train chugging among snow-covered houses underneath a Christmas tree. Perhaps you don’t have a model train layout as part of your holiday ...

Train lovers of all ages can enjoy the Great Northeast Model Train Show at the Holiday Inn Scranton East, 200 Tigue St., Dunmore, on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. hosted by Bernie Macavage, owner of ...