It has always been, and will always be, July 10, 1975 in Ralph S. DeBlasi’s basement. The basement, which DeBlasi of Camden County refers to as his “time machine,” is home to his prototype model ...

Train enthusiasts were in their element Saturday — but in small scale. The National Model Railroad Association’s Mid Central ...

Building an elaborate model railroad looks like a legitimately relaxing and rewarding hobby, but if you don’t have an entire basement to dedicate to a sprawling countryside layout, take inspiration ...

Jim Jacob has railroad tracks running right through his back yard. He isn’t kept awake by the commotion of passing trains, though. He just turns the power off. Jacob is the proprietor of the Roaring ...

HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity ...

Frees City is like any other small town in America, or more likely the ones you remember. There’s a deli, and an auto shop, and an old cannon that’s been there for God knows how many years, and of ...

Sunlight glints off the chrome of classic cars parked outside Frank’s Diner. A cat pads past a green and yellow building.

An old Western town has taken over Gary and Jonette Lee's backyard. Tiny Baker City, with its barbershop, cabins and stores, is part of a development crisscrossed by train tracks. Chugging through ...

Most of us would be pretty happy with ourselves if we made one of those neat “epoxy river” types of art for our home. Not so with prolific maker [Peter Waldraff]. [Peter] is a skilled craftsman with a ...

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Goliath swung one foot over the railroad tracks and laughed as the train chugged between his legs. He began marching ahead of the train, stomping just in front of the engine. Finally, he cut it too ...