A train approaches the Lehighton Station on the new upper level of the West Island Model Railroad Club. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas The club has more than 65 members and welcomes new ones.

Although model train kits can still be purchased, most club members buy their locomotives, cars, track and other accessories already assembled from various model companies or through websites like ...

Using laser scanners, they can accurately document real-life locomotives and rail cars. Using CAD software and 3-D printers they can print the parts as kits at a variety of scales.

The 20-year-old expo in the heart of Old Greenwich will feature more than 100 tables of model trains, locomotives, ... be on hand to teach fledgling hobbyists how to assemble model train kits, ...

Club member Michael Curtin, 76, of Fort Myers is relatively new to the hobby, too. He started building an N-scale layout in his enclosed lanai about three years ago using pre-packaged Kato-brand kits.

An O scale model train is 1:48, so 1 inch on the model equals 48 inches on a real train. Gauge, which indicates the length between the train track rails. The gauge of an O scale train is 1.25 ...

Boldly go where no man has gone before with this model kit of Star Trek‘s U.S.S Enterprise.The kit is a re-issue of one that was released in the 1980s, with a few small tweaks to it.

Model train store in Malden says it's the largest in America 02:36. ... For half a century, it has been the go-to spot for miniature locomotives. Charles Ro is the store's namesake and owner.

Wild Wild Train was reviewed with version 1.0. Verdict Great puzzle action, a goof of a story, and it looks good -- the only way I would have had more fun is if the game lit up like a pinball ...

A Columbia model train manufacturer has filed the latest in a series of patent infringement lawsuits aimed at a longtime competitor, alleging he and his company made unauthorized use of technology ...

The Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad came to Sanford in 1870 along with a new depot.