The Berkshire Eagle feature about my friend, Jack Trowill, and his model train collection inspired this baby boomer memory. One of the favorite Christmas or Hanukkah gifts that my friends and I ...

”I`m not embarrassed to say it. I like to play with trains,” said Wayne Wesolowski of Elburn. Wesolowski`s involvement with model trains is far from child`s play, however. Together with his wife, Mary ...

Wilkes-Barre Township resident John Cunius is seen with the 4-by-8-foot Lionel train layout he has been working on at night during the pandemic. Courtesy John Cunius Nick Pittman works on his New ...

Like a lot of baby-boomer kids, Jack Smith had model trains growing up in the 1950s. But unlike most children of the era, he never drifted away from the hobby. Smith, 71, still has his original Lionel ...

Did you know Milwaukee is the birthplace of model railroading and continues to dominate in the hobby today? It's true, thanks to W. Walthers, Inc., a family-owned local business that was started in ...

The Lake County Model Railroad Club will celebrate 52 years of model railroading with its spring open house. The club was formed by six model railroaders who were frustrated with the lack of space ...

MOBILE, Alabama -- The Great Train Expo, a model railroading show, returns this weekend to the Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds, at 1035 North Cody Road in Mobile. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to ...

INTRODUCTION 0000 Wayne becomes HO scale and visits Marengo FREIGHT YARD 0240 Wood is not limited to buildings CARPENTER SHOP 0310 Scaleddown carpentry KIT EVALUATION 0740 Wayne tells you how to ...

The Anthracite Model Railroad Society is hosting its annual holiday open house through Jan. 4, 2026, at the society’s home, 1056 Hanover Court, Hazle Twp. The Anthracite Model Railroad Society was ...

Multiple generations of adults can vividly recall waking up on Christmas morning to find a model railroad train set circling around the holiday tree. The allure of model trains followed the growth of ...