St. Helena’s Bill Young builds award-winning model railroad bridge By Mary Zunt SPECIAL TO THE STAR Jun 14, 2007 0 ...

Frank Messina, president of the Schuylkill Historical Model Railroad Club, explains the club’s plan for a countywide model at the Masonic Hall building in Pottsville, Saturday, April 12, 2025.

With more than a mile of track and under construction for more than two decades, there's nothing miniature about the model railroad that occupies the basement of Bob Bandy's Colorado Springs home.

The town fills a 22-foot by 10-foot room and the Bascule Bridge was to be the entrance into the room. “If the bridge was up, you’d be able to walk in. Down? Well, there’s no access.” ...