Model train store in Malden says it's the largest in America MALDEN - It's a year-round hobby that really shines around the holidays - model trains. One shop in Malden does trains better than ...

The gauge of an O scale train is 1.25 inches or 1¼ inches. The most popular train sizes are O scale and HO scale – HO stands for “half-O”. Lionel specializes in O scale trains.

On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Bricks & Minifigs, a Lego-themed store in Portland, put limited-edition TriMet MAX Light Rail Train kits up for sale. They were sold out by 11:02 a.m.

The Vallejo brand brings model builders a non-toxic paint set option for model kits and miniatures. Coming in a pack of 16 assorted colors, this set was made for use on both metal and plastic ...

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.

Here are some more holiday train displays this season: • The Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown will show off their model train display this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. and Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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.

If you're a fan of trains, maybe even slightly obsessed with them, Jim Sullivan of the Black Hills Railway Society wants you to know that you're not alone.

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 ...

A model railroad junkie, Ron Rosenberg is always hoping to track down the "holy grail of trains." "When I see it, it'll know me!" said the Harrison, N.Y., resident. Rosenberg might have some luck ...

A display set up at the Sanford Centennial Museum for Model Train Day in 2016. The event returns this year from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at the museum, 2222 Smith St. in Sanford.