Before HO scale became the standard for model railroading, O scale was the dominant size, with a ratio of 1:48. However, in the early 20th century, a growing demand for more compact model trains ...

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.

Wyatt Saponaro, center, who’s 1 1/2 years old, joins his father, Tyler, and mother, Abby, in watching a model train run on June 1 during Railroads in the Park at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. The ...

It's nostalgic," said Ken Bianco, Jr., who's the third-generation owner of TrainLand and TrainWorld, the largest retailer of Lionel Trains in the country. He points towards the model trains.

Join the Trains.com staff visiting the Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The club, established in 1934, boasts the country’s longest-running model railroad in the same location ...

A Long Island model railroad club is all aboard for its largest-sized open house yet. The group spent 16 months crafting a 6,500-square-foot display from scratch, placed alongside an iconic, blood ...

The trains went into storage since Erhardt was no longer able to devote time to the hobby. “At that point I had two engines, quite a few cars and a lot of track,” Erhardt said.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — All aboard for the Bluegrass Model Railroad Club's third year of educating and selling model trains and their set-ups at the Oleika Shriners Temple in Lexington.

The model trains are running Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. through the end of the year. Admission is free.

Landro says the museum's main goal is to promote the hobby of model railroading in the Boston area. A street car runs down a reproduction of Roslindale Square at the Bay State Model Railroad ...

Model trains circle the room as Steve Grant adds another to a track Saturday at the Rock Quarry House in Columbia. Grant has passed on his passion for model trains to his son, Darin Grant, who is ...

Time is running out to see the model trains at EnterTRAINment Junction in West Chester Township.The family-friendly attraction is closing its doors for good on Jan. 5, but there is some good news ...