The 58th annual Railroad Hobby Show will take place this weekend at the Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds in West Springfield, featuring over 300 exhibitors, 60 full-size model railroads, and ...

Pacific Grove >> “This is what happens when the boys’ toys get out of hand,” said Ken Burns, while standing next to a miniature live steam locomotive Sunday at the American Tin Cannery. A retired ...

At Maker Faire this weekend. tucked in between a building full of homegrown foodstuffs and a rock polishing booth is the Bay Area Garden Railway Society (BAGRS). They’re running a few live steam ...

Provo • Train bells sound from a Highland home as Jim Smeltzer cruises on railroad tracks through his driveway atop a green locomotive. Though having many bells and whistles of its own, the train is ...

A few times a week, in a small unassuming white building in North Fort Myers, a group of friends — some former presidents of large concrete and trucking companies in Chicago, others investment ...

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As the locomotive rolled past a gritty urban scene, engineer Lavon Stauffer smiled. “Now watch this,” he said. He increased the throttle, blew the airhorn and rang the locomotive’s bell ... all from ...

The trains are owned and operated by members of the Anthracite Model Railroad Club, which is hosting its annual holiday open house at the club headquarters, 1057 Hanover Court, Hazle Township, located ...

During the 2014 Nebraska State Fair, the model railroad in the Nebraska Building was a favorite with many fairgoers. The model railroad is back at the 2015 State Fair but not in the Nebraska Building, ...