What started out as an activity to keep him occupied on a family trip turned into a lifelong passion for Stephen Thein – ...

Model train collecting is a hobby that families have shared together over the generations — dating back to the time the popular model train manufacturer, Lionel Corporation, started producing ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Robert Urquhart loves trains. In fact, the 75-year-old North Kingstown resident owns several model trains and has a set of tracks laid out in his backyard.

Interest in model trains has varied over decades, even during Christmas. Since the 1950s, television, slot cars, plastic models and other diversions have diluted the attraction of model trains.

Will Flesch, vice president of the Quad City Model Railroad Club, works on coupling the trains Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at Major Art & Hobby in Davenport. MEG MCLAUGHLIN/ Facebook ...

Clockwise from top: 1902 Military, 1905 Military, 1902 Sporting and 1902 Pocket Model pistols designed by Browning. This article, written by Patrick F. Rogers, appeared originally in the December ...