There are about nine model train clubs on Long Island, but apparently only the West Island Model Railroad Club in Hicksville allows visitors to run its trains at open houses. And at this year’s ...

Why spikes matter: Sudden voltage surges from derailments or shorts can fry sensitive circuit boards in modern locomotives. Protection options: TVS diodes and surge protectors on each transformer ...

From the gritty patina of weathered locomotives to landscapes shaped with era-appropriate details, realism transforms model railroads into miniature worlds. By mastering techniques like terrain ...

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 ...

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 ...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - Life is a journey, and for Bob Baldwin of Scott City, Missouri, that journey has always followed rails. “He loved trains since he was eight years old,” said his wife, Cyndi ...

Take a step back in time to an era when trains dominated central and northcentral Wisconsin.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model of the Tom Thumb ...

The Anthracite Model Railroad Society will host a Mother’s Day Open House from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, ...

Just about the only thing separating the adults from the kids Friday at the 28th Model Train Festival was height. Young or old, they all stared in rapture as trains disappeared into tunnels, went over ...