“Trains brought everything from visiting relatives to all the goods in town,” says Tony Cook, editor of Model Railroad News. “The train under the tree maybe signals the path by which the ...

In 2008, he hired a full-time staff to start building what is now a multimillion-dollar, historically accurate model train display ... Nelson did the wiring, and the topography, complete with ...

They trained over a year for this. A Long Island model train club is all aboard for its largest-sized open house, having spent 16 months crafting a 6,500-square-foot display — placed alongside ...

When you think of Christmas, you might picture a model train looping around a Christmas tree, and there's a good chance the train is made by Lionel. The company is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

The model train display first started in the garage — and quickly outgrew the 400-square-foot space. " It was completely wall to wall, five decks of trains," Caves said. " So we decided it's ...

OT&W’s 34th annual Model Train Show returns April 4 from 3 to 9 p.m. and April 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. inside the fairgrounds’ indoor tennis courts. “At the last minute, we had to move it ...

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum on South Street in Roslindale is a non-profit that's run entirely by unpaid volunteers. Inside, you'll find some of the most detailed and intricate model ...