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 ...

Bridges are one of the more impressive features found on a model railroad layout. Prototype railroads use bridges large and small to cross everything from simple streams to massive canyons. While ...

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 ...

Beginner to expert: Track plans exist for all skill levels, from simple 4x8 starter layouts to expansive multi-level systems with complex operations. Small space solutions: Creative O scale and N ...

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.

When the Museum of Science and Industry unveils its model railroad exhibit this fall, Chicagoans will be able to look down on a miniature Loop, complete with operating elevated trains clattering over ...

The beloved model-train layouts in the basement of Union Station have reached the end of the line. Back when two developers were competing for the contract to redevelop the facility, both promised ...

The magic word at the Clarendon Park Community Center on a recent Saturday was “triangles.” The instructions “add more triangles” could be heard all over the room. “Triangles are really, really strong ...

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 ...